City Desk : Labor leaders and advocates on Tuesday demanded the right to form unions and engage in collective bargaining for workers in Bangladesh’s Export Processing Zones (EPZs). They urged for a revision of the Bangladesh EPZ Labor Act, 2019, calling for amendments to address these critical labor issues. The event, titled “Freedom of Association and Access to Justice: Rights of EPZ Workers,” was held at a city hotel in Gulshan, Dhaka. Organized by the Solidarity Center’s Bangladesh office (SC-B)...
City Desk : Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the ongoing mild heat wave sweeping over parts of the country including the capital is likely to abate from most places in the next 24 hours from 9 am on Tuesday.“Mild heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia and it may abate from most places,” it said, reports BSS. “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary...
City Desk : Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Monday sought cooperation from the United Kingdom (UK) to bring back money laundered from Bangladesh during the previous government. “The UK is a trusted development partner of Bangladesh for a long time. The two countries have excellent bilateral relations in terms of trade and investment. It is possible to take this bilateral relationship to a higher level by working together,” he added, reports BSS. The adviser said this during a meeting...
City Desk : Professor Dr. Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah joined as the 14th Vice-Chancellor (VC) of IslamicUniversity (IU) in Kushtia. He was appointed upon approval by the President and Chancellor of the university under the Section 10 (1) of Islamic University Act-1980, a gazette notification signed by the ministry’s deputy secretary Shahinur Rahman confirmed. Prof Nakib Nasrullah previously served as an Associate Professor of Law Department of Islamic University, Kushtia and later joined the Law Department of Dhaka University. He was...
City Desk : The government has formed 10 vigilance teams to implement the anti-mosquito campaign properly across the country in the current season to prevent the nation-wide dengue outbreak. “A total of 10 vigilance teams have been formed to properly implement, coordinate and closely monitor the anti-mosquito drive to combat the outbreak of dengue intensively,” according to an official release here on Monday, reports BSS. In an attempt to tackle the dengue situation across the country, including the Dhaka South...
City Desk : Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Monday said that there is no alternative to expand sports nationwide to eliminate child marriage and child labor. He made the remark when representatives of UNICEF met him at his office, said a ministry press release, reports BSS. Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, who is also the adviser of the Ministry of Labor and Employment, said that the government will work with UNICEF to engage the marginalized children in...
City Desk : Mufti Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim, senior nayeb-e-ameer of Islami Andolan Bangladesh and also known as Shaikh-e-Charmonai to his supporters, has urged the government to suppress with firm hand separatists in the Chittagong Hill Tracts who want to declare independence. Faizul made the call as chief guest during a rally public gathering organized by the party’s Brahmanbaria unit on Sunday. A conspiracy was underway against the country, he said, adding that if necessary, the government could call on...