Senior journalist goes missing in Bangladesh
Activists groups fear that Shafiqul Islam Kajol, a photojournalist who went missing a day after a police complaint was filed against him, has been subjected to enforced disappearance. He was accused of publishing false news by a member of parliament
Yet another report exposes the death trap that is Bangladesh’s ship breaking industry
26 workers died in Bangladesh’s shipbreaking industry in 2019, as per the Shipbreaking Platform Report. The country is fast becoming the top dumping site for obsolete ships which has led to many environmental and health issues
Bangladeshi workers continue to die under abysmal working conditions
Last week, a fire at an illegal plastic factory claimed the lives of 17 workers in Dhaka district.
Ten more workers engulfed in Bangladesh’s factory fires
With another incident of factory fire reported in Bangladesh on Monday, the total number of accidental deaths in the country registered in the month of December so far has risen to 27
Fatal accidents are a regular occurrence in shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh
In the past 10 days alone two workers were killed and 5 injured in two different accidents. Activists say lack of government regulation and negligence by employers are the major reasons
Protests break out in Bangladesh over death of 21-year-old student
Abrar Fahad was found dead in Dhaka university, a few days after posting comments critical of the government. The protesting students said activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League were responsible
“Sanctions on Cuba, Korea, Iran and Venezuela are a war against humanity”
At a solidarity event organized by the Workers Party of Bangladesh, speakers condemned the imperialist policies of the US which have caused chaos across the world
The horrendous human cost of Bangladesh’s ship breaking industry
At least 15 workers have been killed in different accidents in the ship breaking industry in Bangladesh this year. The incidents reveal the lack of government supervision and negligence by employers.
Unions protest against largest termination of workers in Bangladesh
The management of SF Denim Apparels announced the termination of 700 workers when they returned from Eid vacations, citing “work order shortage”
‘No more genocide!’- Rohingya mark two years of genocide day
At least a 100,000 Rohingya marched in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the largest refugee camp in the world.
Thousands of Rohingyas gather in Bangladesh to mark ‘Genocide Day’
Over 100,000 Rohingya refugees participated in a rally marking the second anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar. The community was the target of an ethnic cleansing campaign conducted by the military in 2017.
Bangladesh’s dairy farmers hit hard with milk ban
The high court in Bangladesh has banned production, distribution and sale of pasteurized milk for 14 companies and now dairy farmers have nowhere to sell their milk
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