No scope to ignore disability anymore
Silvia Boarini :Despite formally adopting progressive laws, such as Law Number 4, and ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disability, Palestinian...
Editorial
Relocation of Karwan Bazar wholesale market
THE fire that gutted over 200 wholesale shops, mostly of spices in a two storied tin shed market at city center in Karwan Bazar on...
Stalemate at Ctg Port disrupting cargo handling must end
LOADING and unloading at Chittagong Port remains disrupted since April 20 because of workers’ strike at the beginning demanding wage hike and when their demand...
Safety of female students in varsity campuses
THE New Nation on Monday reported that several public and private university campuses have turned into fearful places for female students amidst rising sexual harassment...
Minimum wages should not be confused with fixing pay scale
WORKERS wages at least in one-third of all private sector enterprises remained unchanged from last six years to 33 years when inflation and cost of...
Readers’ Forum
Girls win AFC U-14 CupThe Bangladesh annexed the AFC U-14 Girls’ Regional Championship 2016 South and Central Region on Sunday outclassing India 4-0 in the...
Readers’ Forum
Girls win AFC U-14 CupThe Bangladesh annexed the AFC U-14 Girls’ Regional Championship 2016 South and Central Region on Sunday outclassing India 4-0 in the...
Readers’ Forum
Girls win AFC U-14 Cup The Bangladesh annexed the AFC U-14 Girls’ Regional Championship 2016 South and Central Region on Sunday outclassing India 4-0 in...
Progress on corporate responsibility remains modest
Paige Morrow and Jérôme Chaplier :Since the tragedy in Bangladesh, a global trend started developing towards the implementation of a legal framework compelling Western companies...
A free press helps the government more than others
Farhana Haque Rahman :Media freedoms appear increasingly under siege around the world, with concerning signs that achieving middle-income status is no guarantee for an independent...
May Day: Prevent hazardous child labour
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque and Dr. M Abul Kashem Mozumder :The great seminal event like Mayday reminds us of the protection of workers’ rights-their occupational...
Most workers still vulnerable at workplaces
Md. Sazedul Islam :Bangladesh along with rest of the world observes May Day, the historic day epitomising workers’ struggle for their rights, by calling for...