A move is well under way to make private insurance employees' as "public servants" with intent to bring them under a legal framework.The people working at the Financial Institutions Division under the Ministry of Finance are examining the issue.The division has so far met twice on the matter with the...
Read morePrime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid on Tuesday homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of forming her government for the third consecutive term, reports UNB.Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi...
Read moreA H M Mustafa Kamal Tuesday said he would try to place pro-development, pro-growth and pro-employment national budgets during his tenure as the country's finance minister.The manufacturing and export sectors will also get priority in the budgets, he said."There will be private sector investment-led growth. This will help manufacturing sector...
Read moreThe government and the World Bank (WB) are set to ink a US$250 million financing agreement today (Wednesday) for implementing the 'First Programmatic Jobs Development Policy Credit'. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Monowar Ahmed and the WB Country Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal Qimiao Fan will sign the agreement...
Read moreNEW DELHI, Jan 8 (AFP): India's lower house passed on Tuesday legislation that will grant citizenship to members of certain religious minorities but not Muslims, sparking protests in the country's northeast.The bill covers select groups -- including Hindus, Christians and Sikhs -- who moved from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan and...
Read moreA tripartite committee of representatives from government, garment operators and workers has been formed to look into the inconsistencies in the new wage structure for the apparel sector.The panel has been assigned to address the grievances regarding the pay structure within one month.The decision was made at an emergency meeting...
Read moreBRTC staffers, drivers go on strike demanding arrearsThe drivers and staffs of state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC)bus service went on strike in city's Joar Shahara depot on Tuesday demanding dues and arrears. None of the buses left the depot following the strike. — UNB Re-voting in three Brahmanbaria poll...
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