Sector Commanders Forum has demanded restoration and reformation of quota privileges for freedom fighters’ children, females, under representing districts and ethnic minorities and the challenged people.
Category: Manpower
Global experts, C40 cities support to IPCC climate report
Dr Cristiana Paşca-Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a member of the theNature4Climate coalition, says: “A global warming of 2°C would place many species and ecosystems with limited adaptive capacity under very high risk.
Quota protesters ask for reform, not abolition
Bangladesh general students’ rights protection council, a platform that leads the quota reform movement, on Sunday demanded reformation of quota system in civil services in the light of their five-point demand.
FF quota seekers vow to continue protest
The children of freedom fighters (FF) on Saturday vowed to continue their protest until their demands are met.
Investing in Arab and Asian youth for a sustainable future
As the youth population has increased to unprecedented levels in Arab and Asian regions, governments need to do more to invest in them.
Disabled men demo for retaining 10 pc quota in govt jobs
A group of people with disabilities formed a human chain in front of the National Museum in city’s Shahbagh area on Friday demanding that the 10 percent quota privilege be retained for them in government jobs.
FFs’ children block Shahbagh intersection for 30 pc quota
The children of freedom fighters blocked Shahbagh intersection in the city for the second consecutive day on Thursday, demanding that the 30 percent quota privileges be retained for them in government jobs.
Govt playing double standard over quota issue: BNP
BNP on Thursday accused the government of playing double standard over the quota issue and voiced doubt about the implementation of the decision of abolishing quota for the first and second class public jobs.
Gazette issued abolishing quota in 1st, 2nd class govt jobs
The government has issued a gazette notification abolishing the existing quota system in the recruitment process of the first and second class government jobs.
Govt decision on quota abolition: FFs’ wards block Shahbagh
Dhaka, Oct 3– Children of freedom fighters on Wednesday night blocked Shahbagh intersection in the city demanding that the government retain the 30 percent quota privileges for them in government jobs.
Cabinet nods quota abolition in 1st, 2nd class govt jobs
The cabinet today approved scrapping the quota system in government services accepting a high-level government committee recommendation for its complete abolition in recruiting first and second class officers.
US ends diplomatic visas for UN same-sex partners
The US has announced it will deny diplomatic visas to same-sex partners of foreign diplomats and United Nations employees.
UNHR Council resolution adopts peasant rights declaration
Geneva – Seventeen years of long and arduous negotiations later, peasants and other people working in rural areas are only a step away from having a UN Declaration that could defend and protect their rights to land, seeds, biodiversity, local…
Juggling duties, New Zealand leader brings baby to UN
Jacinda Ardern knows all about juggling her role as a mother with the requirements of her job.
Investigation report date in quota reform case deferred
Dhaka, Sept 26 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday deferred the date for submission of investigation report in the case filed for provocative propaganda in connection with quota reform movement.
Briefing at IUB: Respect, protect disabled peoples’ rights
Dhaka, Sept 24 – Bangladesh Protibandhi Kallyan Somity (BPKS) with the cooperation of independent university, Bangladesh organized an event at IUB “contribute to change life” focusing on disabled persons’ rights and development. In the program Mazeda Akter, a disabled girl…
RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for dues
At least 20 garment workers were injured as police charged baton on them after they blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Maleker Bari area demanding their salaries and other dues.
Saudi restrictions to impact 1.22m foreign-held jobs
Saudi government plans to restrict jobs in the retail and wholesale sectors to nationals could affect as many as 1.22 million expat jobs, according to reports. Under the rules, which came into effect this month, automobile and motorbike showrooms and…
Father riding late daughter’s tiny bike 200 miles for charity
A man from Cornwall is cycling on a tiny pink bike that belonged to his daughter to raise awareness of a brain tumour that killed her.
China Uighurs, inherently peaceful, despair of children’s fate
Istanbul, Sep 21 (AP/UNB) — Every morning, Meripet wakes up to her nightmare: The Chinese government has turned four of her children into orphans, even though she and their father are alive.
Indigenous students want their job quota retained
Dhaka, Sep 20 – Indigenous students of Bangladesh on Thursday demanded retention of a five percent quota for members of ethnic and religious minorities in government jobs and higher education.
Under-5 mortality rate marks sharp fall in BD: UN report
Under-five mortality rate in Bangladesh is 32 per 1000 live births, according to new mortality estimates released by Unicef, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Population Division and the World Bank Group on Thursday.
Europe must target demand to fight sex trafficking
Sex trafficking is big business. The ILO estimates that global sex trafficking generates $99 billion in profits every year for traffickers. It’s an exploitation industry that has grown rapidly in the past few decades. Sex trafficking, as understood by the…
RMG workers to continue protests for higher minimum wage
Dhaka, Sept 19 – Garment workers will demonstrate at their respective areas across the country on September 21 demanding a minimum wage of Tk 16,000 as they turned down the minimum wage of Tk8, 000 as fixed by the government.
Tk 1077cr contract for Padma erosion protection
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved a proposal to award a contract to Bangladesh Navy-run Khulna Shipyard to protect the Zajira and Naria upazilas from river erosion at a cost of Tk 1077.58 crore.
BD Govt to adopt framework on migration governance
IOM to provide technical support Dhaka, Sept 19 – BD Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque on Tuesday said there is no denying that international migration is providing unequivocal scope for Bangladesh to unlock potentials for sustainable development.
RU job quota protesters make a 3-point demand
Rajshahi, Sept 19 – The leaders and activists of quota reformist platform of students organised a demonstration at Rajshahi University making three demands including immediate publication of gazette bringing reform to the quota system in the civil service.
Quota protesters, BCL hold parallel rallies on DU campus
Dhaka, Sept 19 – Job quota protesters and ruling Awami League-backed student organization Chhatra League on Tuesday hold counter programme at Dhaka University campus over the government body’s recommendation for abolishing the quota system for class-I and class-II jobs in…
Rohingya influx environmental impacts – multifaceted: Study
Dhaka, 18 September 2018: A joint study on Environmental Impact of Rohingya Influx, by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women, supported by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change was unveiled on September 18, 2018, at…
New UAE federal rules: Expats may stay after retirement
The United Arab Emirates Cabinet has approved a number of new plans and rules, chaired by the Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.