Daily Waadaa

BNP-nominated Eliza Zaman has been declared elected in the by-election to reserved women’s seat No. 23 in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, as she was the sole candidate for the seat. Link in comments

A Dhaka court on Monday ordered the freezing of seven bank accounts belonging to M Shamsur Rahman, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Independent Television, and his associates. Link in comments

Journalist David Bergman has criticised the National Citizen Party (NCP) for condemning media outlets that marked former culture minister Asaduzzaman Noor’s 80th birthday, accusing the party of treating unsubstantiated criminal allegations as established facts. More below

Hundreds of garment workers from several factories blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway in the Palli Bidyut area of Gazipur on Monday, demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka and the fulfilment of several other demands. More below

Shawkat Aziz Russell, son of late Partex Group founder MA Hashem, was sent to jail on Sunday after a Dhaka court rejected his bail plea in a corruption case over illegal plot allocations in the RAJUK Purbachal New Town Project. More below

A mosque committee in Mymensingh has relieved its khatib of his duties after he described ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina as an “autocrat” during a Friday sermon. Link in comments

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has strongly condemned several media outlets for publishing birthday greetings for former Minister of Cultural Affairs Asaduzzaman Noor, who is currently in jail in connection with July killings and corruption cases Link in comments

Police arrested at least five union leaders and workers as garment workers' protests over a 30,000 taka minimum monthly wage turned violent in Dhaka and Gazipur on Sunday. More below

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s Assistant Press Secretary KM Nazmul Haque has accused banned Awami League activists of attempting to use the ongoing garment workers’ protest as a means of making a political comeback. More below

The government has formed a new wage board to determine the minimum wages of garment workers amid ongoing protests demanding a monthly minimum wage of 30,000 taka. Link in comments