Turning down the Tk 8,000 as minimum wage fixed by the government, readymade garment (RMG) workers on Friday staged demonstrations in the city and demanded Tk 16,000 as minimum wage.
Author: Lutfun Nahar
Fakhrul in NY at UN invitation, not to lodge complaints: BNP
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday said their party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam went to the UN Headquarters in New York at the invitation of its Secretary General to present the country’s “current real scenario”, not to make…
Bangladesh seeks larger duty-free market access to US
Bangladesh has requested the United States to expand market access for Bangladeshi goods to the American market and increase duty-free market facilities in the light of WTO’s Bali Ministerial decisions.
Global warming threatens Europe’s public health
Climate change and health experts are warning of the growing threat to public health in Europe from global warming as rising temperatures help potentially lethal diseases spread easily across the continent.
ICC decision on crimes against Rohingya offers real hope: UN
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said the decision by the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) offers real hope for accountability for the crimes committed against Rohingyas in Myanmar.
Badruddoza Chy urges youths to ‘save country’
President of Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Wednesday urged the young generation to come forward to save the country from the ‘clutch of an extreme autocratic and wayward regime’.
Launch catches fire at Chandpur ghat, 12 hurt
At least twelve passengers of a Dhaka-bound launch with 250 passengers aboard sustained injuries when trying to get down from it after a fire broke out inside its engine room at the launch ghat here on Thursday morning.
Khaleda denied bail in Comilla arson case
A court here on Thursday denied bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over the torching of a covered van in Chouddagram upazila in 2015.
Fakhrul off to New York ‘to meet UN Secretary General’
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam left here for New York, USA, early Wednesday to ‘meet UN Secretary General António Guterres’.
Experts for ecosystem-based climate adaptation
Climate experts on Thursday urged the government and policymakers to integrate ecosystem based approach to adaptation (EbA) in national climate related policies to address adverse impact of climate change.
Daily transactions thru’ mobile banking now Tk 994 cr
Mobile-phone banking generates some Tk 994 crore transactions on average a day as such banking method is getting popular day by day in the country.
Court in jail illogical, says Dr Kamal
Gano Forum President and eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said setting up any court inside a prison is illogical.
‘Minimum wage for RMG workers fixed at Tk 8,000’
The government has fixed the minimum wage for readymade garment workers at Tk 8000, said State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu.
Sustainable goals about people and will happen if they want
Today just over two billion people live without readily available, safe water supplies at home. And more than half the world’s population, roughly 4.3 billion people, live in areas where demand for water resources outstrips sustainable supplies for at least…
Hotel InterContinental Dhaka opens again Thursday
After four years of basic renovation works, hotel Ruposhi Bangla, a historic hotel for many reasons, is set to reemerge with a new name as InterContinental Dhaka on Thursday.
Exposure to toxic substances poison workers, says UN expert
Exposure of workers to toxic substances can and should be considered a form of exploitation and is a global health crisis, says a UN expert.
BNP slams govt for ‘widespread arrest of its activists’
Accusing law enforcers of detaining its over 100 leaders and activists from its token hunger-strike programme in the city, BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government has taken a strategy to arrest its opponents by giving permission for their programmes.
Tyre factory gutted in Dhaka suburb, Narayanganj
A fire that broke out in a tyre factory at Fatulla in the city gutted its valuables on Wednesday.
Monitoring cell to identify rumours: Tarana
State Minister for Information Tarana Halim on Wednesday said the government has taken an initiative to set up a monitoring cell ahead of the next general election aiming to identify rumours in social networking sites.
Riva Ganguly likely new Indian HC to Bangladesh
Riva Ganguly Das, currently in charge of Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ (MEA’s) cultural arm, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), is likely to be the next High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh.
Pakistan ex-premier released on parole for wife’s funeral
A provincial government in Pakistan has released former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son in-law on parole after Sharif’s wife died at a hospital in London.
Great recession, greater illusions
In 2009, the world economy contracted by -2.2%. Growth in all developing countries declined from around 8% in 2007 to 2.6% in 2009 as the developed world contracted by -3.8% in 2009. The collapse of the Lehmann Brothers investment bank…
Zia Charitable case adjourned as Khaleda fails to attend
A special makeshift court in Old Dhaka Central Jail adjourned the hearing in Zia Charitable Trust graft case filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia as she did not agree to appear before it on Wednesday.
Commission to find other plotters of Bangabandhu murder: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that the government is actively considering the formation of a commission to identify other conspirators behind the killing of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Job quota protesters stage rally, demand gazette
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh General Students Rights Protection Council, a platform that spearheads the quota reform movement, on Wednesday brought out a rally on the Dhaka University campus demanding immediate publication of a gazette notification on quota system.
The next crisis will be worse than the financial one
Economists have been pretty silent over the summer. It has probably been too hot to come up with new ideas. Generally speaking, most of them are more passionate about 2% inflation or ½% growth and other economic key figures than…
India SC rejects appeal to save ‘man-eating’ tigress
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal to stop forest rangers from killing a “man eating” tigress in the western state of Maharashtra.
China for enhancing practical economic ties with Bangladesh
Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Zhang Zuo on Tuesday laid emphasis on building an effective platform of discussion, sharing and mutual help to further enhance the practical economic cooperation between Bangladesh and China.
EVM project to come in next Ecnec meeting: Minister
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said the EVM project will be placed in the next meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) for its approval.
Rich rise fastest in Bangladesh: Global report
Bangladesh ranked the fastest growing country in the world in terms of its increasing rich population.