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Healthcare workers’ demo disrupts vaccination, medical services

Health services and vaccination programmes are facing disruption as several sections of medical professionals continue their demonstrations to press home their separate demands.

Drive against old vehicles: Transport leaders threaten strike from August 12

Transport owners and workers yesterday threatened to enforce a 72-hour nationwide strike from August 12 to press home their eight-point demand, including halting the ongoing crackdown on outdated vehicles and extending the economic lifespan of such vehicles by five to 10 years.

Now, Palli Bidyut Samity workers threaten strike

Palli Bidyut Samity leaders to meet with REB, Power Division chiefs

HarperCollins union begins strike, citing wages, diversity

In recent years, entry- and mid-level employees throughout publishing have been increasingly vocal on social media about their unhappiness with wages, workloads and diversity.

Import-export thru’ Benapole port suspended for 5 days

The export-import operations through Benapole Land Port in Jessore remain suspended for five days due to an indefinite strike in the Indian side.

Food transporters begin indefinite strike in Rajshahi, Rangpur

Rajshahi Divisional Food Transport (Road) Conductors’ Association announces an indefinite strike from Sunday demanding increase of their transportation cost.

Football: Argentine games suspended as players strike

Footballers in Argentina pushed ahead with a strike on Friday over unpaid wages, forcing the year's first league games to be suspended despite a $22 million government payout, officials said.

Football: Strike possible as US women fight for equality

Members of the reigning Women's World Cup champion United States national team vow to push their case for equal pay to the US men's team as far as it takes.

Anticipation high for England

The Tigers are going through gruelling training sessions and eager to return to Test cricket.

March 4, 2017
March 4, 2017

Football: Argentine games suspended as players strike

Footballers in Argentina pushed ahead with a strike on Friday over unpaid wages, forcing the year's first league games to be suspended despite a $22 million government payout, officials said.

November 21, 2016
November 21, 2016

Football: Strike possible as US women fight for equality

Members of the reigning Women's World Cup champion United States national team vow to push their case for equal pay to the US men's team as far as it takes.

August 17, 2016
August 17, 2016

Anticipation high for England

The Tigers are going through gruelling training sessions and eager to return to Test cricket.

May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016

Barisal medical interns call off strike

Interns at Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital call off their indefinite strike following an assurance of fulfillment of their demand from the hospital authorities.

May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016

RU teachers postpone strike till May 28

Teachers at Rajshahi University have postponed till May 28 the ongoing strike they enforced soon after the murder of Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee. The decision came following the assurance from three ministers and IGP of taking steps to arrest the culprits.

May 15, 2016
May 15, 2016

Superstore owners keep shutter down protesting ‘harassment’

Owners of nearly 100 superstores keep their shutter down in Dhaka and other parts of the country since this morning, protesting “harassment through implementation of discriminatory policy and misuse of law”.

May 6, 2016
May 6, 2016

Transport workers’ strike in Ctg Monday

Bangladesh Road Transport Worker’s Federation announced to enforce a 24-hr strike for Monday in greater Chittagong to meet their six-point demand.

April 15, 2016
April 15, 2016

RMCH interns strike protesting ‘attack’ over dead patient

Intern doctors of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) observe a three-hour strike protesting alleged attack on them by the police and others.

April 11, 2016
April 11, 2016

Khulna jute mills workers block road, rail routes

State-run jute mills’ workers of Khulna have blockaded the road and railway in the district to press for their five-point demand. The blockade is running parallel to a strike they are observing since April 4.

April 10, 2016
April 10, 2016

Rangpur medical interns postpone strike

Interns at Rangpur Medical College Hospital postpones their indefinite strike after a meeting with the hospital authorities.