The government has drafted guidelines for implementing a social safety net programme for the workers of export-oriented readymade garment, leather and footwear sectors who have lost jobs during the pandemic, officials said. The labour and employment ministry on Wednesday issued a gazette notification in this connection to implement the social...
Read moreActivists of different organisations staged demonstrations on the road in front of the Jatiya Sangsad on Saturday, protesting the growing incidents of rape and demanding the toughest punishment to rapists, reports UNB.The protesters were chanting various slogans condemning the 'impunity of rapists' and demanding prompt action to bring the rapists...
Read moreThe new customs act, containing a number of provisions designed to automate the customs administration and facilitate cross-border trade, is expected to be passed in the next session of parliament (Jatiya Sangsad), scheduled to start in December.According to the draft of the law, the customs authorities will have to hold...
Read moreThe death toll from Covid-19 reached 5,500 in the country with 23 more fatalities in the last 24hoursending at 8:00am on Saturday.A total of 377,073 people were infected with the deadly coronavirus in the last eight months, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).DGHS in a statement said 1,203...
Read moreBangladesh should recommend the United Nations for deferring the next year's LDC (least developed country) graduation triennial review by three more years, considering the adverse impacts of Covid-19 pandemic, experts said.With the proposal for additional time, the LDCs could get another three years to prepare themselves to overcome the post-graduation...
Read moreICB AMCL approves 50pc cash dividendThe 20th Annual General Meeting of ICB Asset Management Company Limited (a subsidiary of ICB) was held on a digital platform Saturday, says a press release. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Mojib Uddin Ahmed, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company....
Read moreHaving failed to install the 32nd span of the under-construction Padma bridge at the Mawa end due to strong current of the river on Saturday, the construction authority postponed the installation work until Sunday morning — Focus Bangla
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