Aklakur Rahman Akash

Production at more than 60 garment factories remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day yesterday as owners kept those shuttered fearing unrest amid protests of workers, who apprehend discrimination in the new wage structure.

Six years after the Tazreen Fashions factory fire, 10 workers injured in the incident have taken their destiny in their own hands and set up their factory in Ashulia.

Marzana Akter injured her legs in 2015 when she fell off a tree, and has been unable to walk since then. She has to move around in a wheelchair now, but her dreams are much bigger than her disability.

Around 4:00pm last Thursday, Abul Kashem took his wife, Lily Begum, to Mamtaz Uddin General Hospital in Savar's Polashbari area as she was suffering from throat pain.

Bound to a wheelchair since childhood, Ali Ahmed never stopped to wonder what his life would be like if his mobility was not limited.

Students of Kakabo Government Primary School and Nischintapur Government Primary School in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka,

Savar's retired worker Sherajul Islam has never had it so good. In his late fifties, he took a brave initiative to start something new and

All they did was rescued a gang rape victim, took her to the hospital and gave her all sorts of assistance to keep her mentally strong during the critical time.

Shobita Rani has been unemployed most of the last five years despite being hired a couple of times by garment factories in Savar.

Toxic liquid waste discharged from the newly-relocated Savar Tannery Industrial Estate has been a cause of concern for the workers.

Bangladesh men's and women's teams left for Nepal yesterday to take part in the four-nation international wheelchair basketball tournament, which gets underway today.

The 12-storey dormitory built by the government for female garment workers for Tk 26.98 crore remains eerily empty despite being ready for almost a year now.

Second-year degree student Munni Akter, 21, from Barguna, needs a job in order to build a secure future. Her chances of getting a good

Influential people including some leaders of the ruling party allegedly set up at least nine illegal cattle markets across Savar upazila, on the outskirts of the capital, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.

A suburb, Savar, is roughly 22km north-west of Dhaka city. Because it is close to the capital, the area is highly industrialised and sees heavy traffic

In a recent video, two men were seen firing two blank shots in succession from the same shotgun. They used the firearm to inaugurate

The residents of different areas in Savar's Ashulia have been in the grip of perennial waterlogging for a month.

At age 12, all he knew was work. The boy never could picture a world outside of the workplace -- an electric switch factory -- until he enrolled in VERC School. Despite continuing work, Jenarul Islam has learnt how to dream.

The majority of Bank Colony area in Savar has been waterlogged for five months, causing immense sufferings to hundreds of residents.

Egg growers in Savar have been counting losses for the last three months due to its falling prices in the wholesale