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BEPZA to launch scheme for EPZ workers

The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) will introduce an employment injury scheme (EIS) to enhance social protection for EPZ workers in case of death or permanent physical disability due to workplace incidents.A 'letter of intent' (LoI) to this end was inked at BEPZA office on Wednesday.Through the EIS, any...

Banks see NPLs make quantum leap to Tk3.45t

Classified loans in Bangladesh's banking sector keep rising fast with the cumulative volume having made a quantum leap by over Tk 2.0 trillion year on year till last December, official statics show.With such leaps in the volume of non-performing loans (NPLs), the figure hit a record-high Tk 3.45 trillion by...

Pledges to work for political solution to Rohingya crisis

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres pledges to work with all the stakeholders towards a political solution to the crisis in Myanmar, including creating conditions conducive to safe and voluntary return of the Rohingya to Rakhine.The UN chief executive's intent is carried in a letter to Dr Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser...

Trial run of Rooppur N Power Plant soon

The test run of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) in Pabna is likely soon as its dry run is currently well underway, according to the Russian energy giant ROSATOM.ROSATOM director general Alexey Likhachev says they remain committed to facilitating the successful completion of the project, with a strong focus...

New student org born in post-uprising political landscape

A breakaway group from the Anti-discrimination Student Movement floats a new student organisation in Bangladesh's post-uprising political landscape, amid tensions and scuffles between rival factions.Organisers of the organisation, styled Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad or Bangladesh Democratic Students Union, say they have a vision of helping translate objectives of the July-August...

Mahfuj Alam made Information Adviser

Mahfuj Alam has been appointed adviser to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, reports UNB.The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday.Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus appointed him the Information Adviser a day after Nahid Islam stepped down from the position.Mafuj Alam took the oath of office...

City witnesses acute traffic jams in different parts of the capital

The city witnesses acute traffic jams in different parts of the capital on Wednesday, causing immense sufferings to commuters. The photo was taken in Tejgaon area. — FE Photo