Dhaka, Oct 04 – Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Owners-Workers Coordination Council on Sunday called a 48-hour strike across the country to press home their 9-point demand including an amendment to the Road Transport Act.
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Khulna farmers strike gold with sunflower
Farmers in Koyra upazila of Khulna have been successful in sunflower cultivation on saline soils which used to lie unused after the cultivation of Aman paddy. The farmers of the upazila had, in fact, started farming sunflower on the saline…
Trump says Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ after strike
Washington, AP/UNB, Jan 08 – President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran appears to be “standing down” and no Americans or Iraqis were harmed in Iran’s missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.
Rose McGowan defends tweet apologizing to Iran after strike
New York, AP/UNB, Jan 05 – Rose McGowan’s tweet that apologized on behalf of the U.S. to Iran for “disrespecting their flag and people” in the wake of an airstrike that killed the country’s top general was not anti-American, the…
Khulna jute mill workers suspend hunger strike for 3 days
Jute mills in Khulna have suspended a hunger strike for three days after a meeting with State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan Sufian yielded assurances over their 11-point charter of demands.
Why We Strike Again
by Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer, Angela Valenzuela MADRID – For more than a year, children and young people from around the world have been striking for the climate. We launched a movement that defied all expectations, with millions of people…
Petrol pump owners suspend strike
Petrol pump owners and workers on Monday suspended their strike until December 15 after a meeting with Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC ).
Launch attacked in Patuakhali to continue strike; 3 injured
Patuakhali, Dec 1 – Three staff of a launch were injured after water transport workers, who decided to continue their strike, attacked the vessel when it reached Patuakhali from Dhaka on Sunday morning.
Water transport workers go on indefinite strike
Thousands of people suffered as water transport workers went on an indefinite strike across the country from Friday midnight to press home their 11-point demand, including increasing wages.
Water transport workers on indefinite strike for wage hike
Dhaka, Nov 29 – Water transport workers announced an indefinite strike across the country from Friday midnight to press home their 11-point demand.
Bangladesh Water transport workers’ withdraw strike
Dhaka, Nov 28 – Following a meeting with State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian at the ministry on Wednesday night, water transport workers who had declared a strike on Tuesday night withdrew their strike programme.
Lighterage vessel strike halts cargo offloading at Ctg Port
Dhaka, Nov 27 – The operation of lighterage vessels at Chattogram Port remained halted since Monday night after water transport workers went on a strike to press for a 15-point demand.
Wildcat worker strike halts launch services from Dhaka
Dhaka, Nov 27 – Launch services were suspended at Sadarghat on Wednesday morning after an organisation of workers started enforcing an wildcat strike, causing immense suffering to the commuters.
Transport strike halts Faridpur river port activities
Activities at Faridpur river port came to a grinding halt as the district’s truck workers refrained from transporting goods protesting against implementation of the Road Transport Act.
Assured, owners and workers withdraw road transport strike
Dhaka, Nov 21 – Agitating road transport owners and workers withdrew their strike early Thursday after the government assured them of considering their reasonable demands.
Road Transport strike for law amendment cripples Bangladesh
Dhaka, Nov 20 – Calling an indefinite strike, a section of transport owners and workers across the country have started to put more pressure on the government to amend the newly enforced Road Transport Act.
BD cricketers call off strike as BCB gives in to demands
Dhaka, Oct 23 (UNB) – Bangladeshi cricketers withdrew their strike on Wednesday night as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) accepted nine of their 13 demands.
BCB sees ‘conspiracy’ behind strike by BD cricketers
Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB) – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan on Tuesday said some people are conspiring to destroy the image of Bangladesh cricket abroad and instigating the country’s top cricketers to stand against the board.
Bangladeshi cricketers go on first-ever strike
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s top cricketers on Monday announced that they will abstain from all cricket-related activities until their 11-point demand, including a salary hike, is met by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The national cricketers made the announcement at a…
JU protesters on strike demanding VC’s resignation
A faction of students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University went on strike from Wednesday demanding resignation of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Farzana Islam.
Global Climate Strike begins in Asia, Greta to lead from NY
Courtesy, BBC: Demonstrations are already taking place in Bangkok and later in the day protests are planned in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Myanmar. Many of these events will be on a much smaller scale than what we’re seeing in…
Transport workers for bailable crash-arrests, call strike
Transport workers declared to enforce a 48-hour strike from Sunday morning to press home their eight-point demands.
Truck owners, workers on strike: Dissent accident penalty
Truck owners and workers went on strike in Dhaka division from Sunday morning to press home their seven-point demand, including amendment to the Road Transport Act-2018.
Petrol pump and tank-lorry owners called 7 hrs strike for Sunday
Petrol pump and tank-lorry owners and workers called a 7-hour strike for Sunday to press home their 12-point demand, including cancellation of ‘abnormal’ land lease charge.