2023-11-11 1b68b5b5c8e7c9ae1c830b808865778afd2de713 /feed/2023/11/11/about-150-garment-factories-in-ashulia-and-gazipur-bangladesh-close-indefinitely-after-violent-protests-demanding-high About 150 garment factories in Ashulia and Gazipur, Bangladesh, close indefinitely after violent protests demanding higher minimum wages result in the police filing charges against 11,000 workers. 1699755526 2023-11-11 32ab264f12c20da34ab19b549cdbeeaade992193 18 Ashulia 13 /wiki/ashulia Bangladesh 70 /wiki/bangladesh Gazipur 36 /wiki/gazipur garment factories 1 /wiki/textile%20industry%20in%20bangladesh minimum wage 115 /wiki/minimum%20wage police 171 /wiki/bangladesh%20police Ashulia Bangladesh Gazipur garment factories minimum wage police Garment factories 2023-11-7 b48c7276b0a17b4484cb4b3225b7ffad3cdd5034 18 Bangladesh garment factories minimum wage 3 /feed/2023/11/7/bangladesh-increases-the-minimum-wage-for-garment-workers-by-nearly-56-to-12500-link-yes-us-113-per-month-a-move-tr Bangladesh increases the minimum wage for garment workers by nearly 56% to 12,500 link=yes (US$113) per month, a move trade unions find insufficient against their demand for a 23,000 ($208) threshold amid rising costs of living and inflation. 2022-01-13 a32b9c85c73b4441379225fa5dc880acd8a30e91 /feed/2022/01/13/bangladesh-bans-all-public-gatherings-restricts-the-capacity-of-public-transport-to-50-capacity-and-mandates-face-mas Bangladesh bans all public gatherings, restricts the capacity of public transport to 50% capacity, and mandates face masks to be worn anywhere in an effort to curb the transmission of COVID-19 amid the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. 1642122359 2022-01-13 ddf956592d90fdb695dca23f7ee06dee949f7d3e 27 Bangladesh 1 /feed/2022/01/13/bangladesh-bans-all-public-gatherings-restricts-the-capacity-of-public-transportation-to-50-and-mandates-that-face-ma Bangladesh bans all public gatherings, restricts the capacity of public transportation to 50%, and mandates that face masks be worn in all public places in an attempt to reduce the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. 2021-10-18 eddeaae935ddc33367f40576d24ce859b3b20cf7 29 Bangladesh police 2 /feed/2021/10/18/at-least-300-suspected-members-of-a-muslim-mob-are-arrested-for-the-killing-of-two-hindu-men-three-days-ago-at-a-temple At least 300 suspected members of a Muslim mob are arrested for the killing of two Hindu men three days ago at a temple in Noakhali, Bangladesh. The violence occurred after an alleged Quran desecration at a Hindu temple in Haziganj Upazila. Several Hindu temples were also damaged in the clashes. Four members of the mob were also killed when Bangladesh Police personnel opened fire in Chandpur. 2020-04-18 6022b2472b82b3c0ccffd8570b5e0f70074e0107 /feed/2020/04/18/hundreds-of-garment-workers-march-in-chittagong-bangladesh-demanding-factory-owners-pay-them-last-month-s-wages-followi Hundreds of garment workers march in Chittagong, Bangladesh demanding factory owners pay them last month's wages following delays. 1587301210 2020-04-18 fe1e9b3de0977de863bcb22314b362563ffeeced 3 Bangladesh garment factories 2 /feed/2020/04/18/hundreds-of-garment-workers-march-in-chittagong-bangladesh-demanding-factory-owners-pay-them-last-month-s-wages-follow Hundreds of garment workers march in Chittagong, Bangladesh, demanding factory owners pay them last month's wages following delays. 2019-12-15 5490515f124614e92a1e3c4ff93f8b0407e87a0e 6 Bangladesh Gazipur 2 /feed/2019/12/15/at-least-ten-people-are-killed-by-a-fire-at-a-fan-factory-in-gazipur-bangladesh At least ten people are killed by a fire at a fan factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh. 2016-07-7 61ebb95163a9ac580e96654e707e5aa6b27334a7 1 Bangladesh police 2 /feed/2016/07/7/a-group-of-radical-islamists-hurl-homemade-bombs-at-police-officers-in-the-kishoreganj-district-in-central-bangladesh-ki A group of radical Islamists hurl homemade bombs at police officers in the Kishoreganj District in central Bangladesh killing at least one officer and injuring several others. 2013-04-11 296e3bbcc82827712f9ff45cd9cfcaf74a979285 21 Bangladesh police 2 /feed/2013/04/11/the-bangladesh-police-hold-editor-mahmudur-rahman-from-amar-desh-an-opposition-newspaper-in-custody-on-charges-of-se The Bangladesh Police hold editor Mahmudur Rahman from "Amar Desh", an opposition newspaper, in custody on charges of sedition, illegal publication of Skype conversations of a judge in Bangladesh's ongoing war crimes trial, and inciting violence in recent protests. 2013-02-22 03feaff12bacf3543a52f9d60d476bbe1f85a854 3 Bangladesh police 2 /feed/2013/02/22/at-least-four-people-are-dead-in-bangladesh-following-clashes-between-the-islamists-and-the-police At least four people are dead in Bangladesh following clashes between the Islamists and the police. 2010-07-31 42163a73c18b68d4677d453a2fff0a57e7d27c46 12 Bangladesh police 2 /feed/2010/07/31/police-fire-rubber-bullets-to-disperse-rioting-garment-workers-as-protests-spread-beyond-the-capital-dhaka-to-other-bang Police fire rubber bullets to disperse rioting garment workers as protests spread beyond the capital Dhaka to other Bangladeshi cities. 2010-07-30 fadce14c8686c60be8e729cd4ae94824904b4678 17 Bangladesh minimum wage 2 /feed/2010/07/30/thousands-of-bangladeshi-garment-workers-block-highways-attack-factories-and-loot-shops-in-dhaka-after-rejecting-a-mini Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers block highways, attack factories and loot shops in Dhaka after rejecting a minimum wage increase offered by the Government of Bangladesh. /feed/2023/11/11/around-150-garment-factories-in-ashulia-and-gazipur-bangladesh-close-indefinitely-after-violent-protests-demanding-hig AFP via France 24 11 b5f13ee4e27bcff50fd8ac86b75434e6f12d27cb 11 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231111-150-bangladesh-garment-factories-shut-11-000-workers-charged 2023 Around 150 garment factories in Ashulia and Gazipur, Bangladesh, close indefinitely after violent protests demanding higher minimum wages result in police filing charges against 11,000 workers and three more killed.