More than 100 factories in Bangladesh's Ashulia industrial zone suspended operations amid fresh garment-worker protests, as a wage board prepares a revised pay structure without yet determining the increase.
Garment workers demanding a Tk 30,000 minimum monthly wage clashed with police in Narayanganj as protests spread across Bangladesh. The wage board has agreed on a December implementation target, with revised salaries expected in January 2027.
Spanish authorities have identified 66 of the 69 people killed in the Urda train collision, including 12 foreign nationals. Three victims remain unidentified as forensic teams continue working with families and international authorities.
Authorities have restricted access within 200 metres of an underground gas fire in Inani, Cox’s Bazar, as BAPEX investigates the gas and its possible source.
Bangladesh has secured a three-year extension before graduating from the UN’s least developed country category, giving exporters and policymakers more time to prepare for changes in international trade preferences.
Cyclone Arnab has damaged electricity infrastructure and farmland along India’s eastern coast, leaving authorities to restore essential services and assess losses after mass evacuations.
A strike by private ambulance operators at Dhaka Medical College Hospital has disrupted patient transfers as operators and hospital authorities remain at odds over parking arrangements.
Cyclone Arnab has crossed India’s Andhra Pradesh coast, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Bangladesh may see scattered showers, gusty winds and slightly lower temperatures.
Saudi Arabia executed 108 people in the first half of 2026, including 59 foreign nationals. Bangladeshis were among those executed, but a rights group’s report did not specify their number. Two more Bangladeshis were executed in October.
