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Commemoration of May Day

In the chronicle of labour movement, the Haymarket affairs of the first few heady days of May 1886 in Chicago have the pre-eminence unrivalled by any subsequent workers' demonstration. It is for the first time that the peaceful rally brought out on May 4 in support of workers striking for...

TCB and taming the unruly market

The state trading body the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has started selling essentials from the third week of April-a long-practised exercise meant to 'stabilise market prices' ahead of the month of Ramadan. The items that are mostly in high demand during the month of fasting - onion, edible oil,...

Why are so many business graduates unemployed?

Bangladesh's population size is about 160.41 million. The median age of Bangladeshi population is 26, which means the country's population is dominated by young people. It is high time to make use of the demographic resource. But the fact is that there are about three million working age people who...

Spirit of May Day

Labour rights organisations and unions will observe the May Day in Bangladesh. Our workers, who stay ignored throughout the year, get some attention on this day.On May 01 in 1886 and the following days, several workers sacrificed their lives in violence and police firing. They took part in demonstration in...

Sexual harassment

We regularly learn horrific tales of sexual harassment. Women, and even children, are becoming victims at educational institutions, workplaces, buses, and even at their own homes. The story of Nusrat Jahan Rafi who was sexually harassed by the principal of her madrasa is known to all. She lost her life...

Risky government websites

A Bangla daily reports a study of a team of researchers of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). The team has observed that most of the government websites--17 out of 22 government websites examined-- are in risk. Following 'white tools testing and...