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Violence, harassment key reasons for quitting RMG jobs: Study

Violence and harassment are major factors in men and women workers leaving their jobs while pregnancy is a leading reason for women in the country's readymade garment industry, according to a latest ILO and UN Women joint report. Workers change jobs within the RMG sector fairly frequently, largely to access...

NBR to provide EFDs among shops with similar business

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has planned to distribute Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) to shops selling similar types of products in a bid to maintain uniformity. In the second phase, it will select businesses of same category or nature in an area or shopping mall to distribute EFDs, officials...

Normal rail ops on the way

The Bangladesh Railway (BR) is gradually normalising rail services across the country despite the scourge of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.As part of a plan for fresh operations, the BR has announced to restart 84 more express, commuter, mail and local trains by September 16.With this, more than 60-per cent train...

Card users suffering for disrupted ADC services

Possibility of cyber threats is disrupting banking services under alternative delivery channel (ADC) for particular periods in the last couple of days, thus causing inconvenience to many debit/credit card users. Most of the banks are keeping their alternative channels, like - online banking and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) operations, suspended...

South Asia most vulnerable region to climate-induced natural disasters: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday express the hope that the regional office of the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) in Dhaka will serve as a 'Centre of Excellence' and a solution-broker for climate adaptation measures in the South Asia region, reports UNB."I hope this regional office will share the...

India records highest deaths in month

India recorded its highest daily deaths from the coronavirus in more than a month on Tuesday, even as new infections slowed, data from the health ministry showed, report agencies.The health ministry said 1,133 people had died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours ending Tuesday morning, the highest since July,...

Govt issues guidelines to prepare for primary school reopening

The government has prepared a set of guidelines on the reopening of primary schools in line with the health safety rules amid the coronavirus pandemic, report bdnews24.com.The primary and mass education ministry sent the guidelines to the Directorate of Primary Education on Tuesday for distribution among the schools."It is necessary...

Power supply resumes in 4 dists in Mymensingh division

MYMENSINGH, Sept 8 (agencies): The power supply that was snapped due to a fire in Kewatkhali Power Grid has been restored in Jamalpur, Sherpur and Netrakona districts in Mymensingh division.The power to Mymensingh district has been restored partially, locals said.Earlier, a fire broke out at Mymensingh city's Kewatkhali Power Grid...

Bill passed to form GDA

A bill titled 'Gazipur Unnayan Kartripakkha Bill 2020' was passed in Parliament on Tuesday to turn the fast-growing Gazipur city into a planned, livable and environment-friendly urban area, reports UNB.State Minister for Public Works and Housing Sharif Ahmed moved the Bill and it was passed by voice vote.Gazipur Unnayan Kartripakkha...

Rejoinder (2020-09-09)

The following is a rejoinder sent by the lawyer of Tiger IT against the news report dated 16/08/2020 under the headline "Smart Driving Card in two months" published by The Financial Express in the print and online versions:"Reference is made to the reply dated 29.08.2020 sent to us on your...

As the restrictions regarding seating arrangement

As the restrictions regarding seating arrangement in public transport were removed as part of the reopening of the economy, many vehicles now carry passengers beyond their capacity as is seen in this photo of a human hauler taken in Jatrabari area on Tuesday — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam

Battery-run rickshaws

Battery-run rickshaws now rule the roads in many parts of the city as is seen in this photo taken in Kalshi of Mirpur in the city on Tuesday, but poor safety standards of such three-wheelers and their reckless driving pose risk of accidents any time — FE photo