The regulator seeks cooperation from ministers concerned in implementing mandatory group insurance in all industrial units pursuant upon the Bangladesh Labour Law, as the issue comes to the fore following recent tragedies.The Insurance Develop-ment and Regulatory Aut-hority (IDRA) recently req-uested that the ministry of labour holds a high-level stakeholder meeting...
Read moreBangladesh made a giant leap in the ICC Twenty20 International cricket rankings as they moved to sixth spot after a thrilling four-run victory in the second match and went up 2-0 in the five-match Twenty20 International series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city Friday.Bangladesh trumped a valiant 49...
Read moreThe flood situation worsened further during the last 24 hours ending at 9:00 am on Friday, marooning over 150,000 people so far in seven northern districts in the Brahmaputra basin, reports BSS from Rangpur.Officials of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said major rivers were flowing above the danger levels...
Read moreDhaka has started the process to conduct a feasibility study on signing either a PTA or FTA with Singapore, aiming to further strengthen economic and trade ties with the Southeast Asian country, officials said.As part of the exercise, the commerce ministry has recently asked the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission...
Read moreProfessor Dr A B M Kh-urshid Alam, Director Ge-neral (DG) of the Direc-torate General of Health Services (DGHS), said villages accounted for around 90 per cent of the hospitalised Covid-19 patients.But majority people of the remote areas did not take coronavirus vaccines, he added.The DGHS chief made the remarks while...
Read moreLRGD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam on Friday told Parliament that the government is setting up water testing laboratories in 52 districts in order to ensure safe water supply across the country, reports UNB."The construction of water testing laboratory buildings in 52 districts has already been completed under a...
Read moreThe World Health Organization is monitoring a new coronavirus variant called "mu," known by scientists as B.1.621, and has added it to the list of "variants of interest" because of preliminary evidence it can evade antibodies, report agencies.Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease expert, said the United States...
Read moreWASHINGTON, Sept 3 (AFP): NASA's Persevera-nce rover succeeded in its second attempt to scoop up a piece of Martian rock for future analysis by scientists on Earth-probably.Its first effort last month (August 5) failed after the rock was too crumbly to withstand the robot's drill, but data received late on...
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