Workers of a garment factory went on berserk following the killing of one of their female colleagues in a road accident at Tayebpur in Ashulia on Saturday.
Tag: Manpower
Migration arrangement not a problem: Minister
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday said the decision to send workers to Malaysia on a government-to-government (G to G) arrangement cannot be a matter of confrontation between the government and the private recruiting agencies.
72 female workers to go to Hong Kong soon: Minister
Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said 72 female workers will go to Hong Kong at the end of this month as part of first phase of manpower export to the country.
‘6 million jobs lost in EU since 2008 economic crisis’
European Union economies have shed almost six million jobs since the global economic crisis struck in 2008.
Bangladeshi maids may work in Hong Kong
Bangladesh is getting the paperwork done as potential domestic helpers receive job training, with the first batch expected to reach in June.
Bahrain to recruit 20,000 workers
Bahrain is willing to hire manpower from Bangladesh under government-to-government arrangements following the footsteps of Malaysia and Hong Kong, the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister said on Sunday.
Population, graft main hurdles
DHAKA – Rising population growth and large-scale corruption are the principal barriers to the economic progress of Bangladesh, according to an American opinion poll survey.
All time record in remittance noted
Non-resident Bangladeshis have set a new annual record for remittance, sending home a staggering $14.2 billion in 2012. A top Bangladesh Bank official said on Tuesday the figure represented a 16.3 percent increase over 2011. “You can attribute this growth…