Category: BDFA News
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Garments Workers Block Highway for Two Hours After Death of Woman Worker in Narayanganj
In Narayanganj, workers of Laris Fashion blocked the Dhaka–Chittagong highway for about two hours on Monday to protest the death of their colleague, 30-year-old Rina Akhter, a machine operator in the factory’s sewing section. The blockade began around 10:30 am in the Madanpur area and caused long traffic congestion in the Chittagong-bound lane, disrupting movement…
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Sharp Rise in HIV Cases Among Youth in Jessore Raises Public Health Concern
HIV infections among young people in Jessore have increased this year, according to data from the ART Center at Jessore 250-bed General Hospital. From January to October, 40 new cases have been identified, including 25 students aged between 17 and 23. Last year, the number of new cases reported from the district was 25 in…
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Housewife Found Hanging in Madaripur; Family Alleges Domestic Torture
Police have recovered the body of a young housewife, Deepti Mondal (20), from her in-laws’ home in the Badamtala Mondal Bari area of Madaripur town on Saturday afternoon. Deepti was married to Tapas Mondal, a clerk at the Madaripur court. Deepti’s family members allege that she had been subjected to ongoing physical and emotional abuse…
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