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RMG exports grow by 6.23pc in 11 months this year

Despite numerous challenges like labour unrest, energy crisis, high interest rate and rising production costs, the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector has sustained a moderate export growth this year. According to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Bangladesh received US$37.71 billion from January to November in 2024, marking a 6.23-percent growth....

57pc returnees borrowed Tk 90K to cover costs: Study

As many as 57 per cent of Bangladeshi returnee migrants who were denied medical care in their destination countries took on a huge financial burden at home to cover the costs, according to a new study.They borrowed Tk 90,000 on average for medical purposes, the Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP)...

Country receives record remittance in Dec

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent home $2.42 billion in 28 days of December 2024, indicating record remittance inflows in recent times.The inflow of remittance stood at $2.19 billion in November, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.Remittance inflows stood at $2.39 billion in October, the BB data said.Remittance inflows have shown fluctuations...

Trainee doctors to get Tk 30K from Jan, Tk 35K from Jul

Postgraduate private trainee doctors will get a monthly stipend of Tk 30,000 from January. From July, they will be given Tk 35,000 allowance, according to officials.The move, aimed at quelling widespread protests, came following a meeting at the residence of Md Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief advisor, at...

Informal sector workers deprived of fair wages, minimum basic rights

Marginalised workers in various informal sectors, especially domestic and home-based garment, tea plantation and fisherfolk, face severe challenges like lack of fair wages, social protection and basic workplace rights. Domestic workers earn an average of Tk 5,311 monthly, far below their expenses worth TK 10,801, with 96 per cent reporting...

Editors' Council blasts restriction on journos' entry to Secretariat

The Editors' Council on Sunday strongly condemned the suspension of journalists' entry to the Secretariat.The council also said such move is a threat to free journalism, according to a statement issued to the media."The stakeholder linked to the association (EC) believes that and barrier to press freedom," it reads.The reaction...

Bus-autorickshaw collision leaves 6 dead in Sherpur

SHERPUR, Dec 29 (UNB): Six people, including two women, were killed in a road accident between a bus and a CNG run-autorickshaw on Sherpur-Mymensingh highway in Sherpur Sadar upazila on Sunday morning, said police.One of the deceased was identified as CNG driver Lokman Akmal, 45, a resident of Kamari area...

2 more die of dengue -

Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 572 this year, reports UNB.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), recent fatalities have been reported in the Dhaka division, including one case...

New free textbooks for the new year are being sent

New free textbooks for the new year are being sent to different educational institutions from Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government Boys' High School in the city on Sunday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam

Lightering services at Ctg port start

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 29: The lighterage services at 16 stations and outer anchorage in the Karnaphuli River near the Chittagong Port began on Sunday morning after withdrawal of the indefinite strike by water transport workers. "The lighter ships have already gone to the outer anchorage to load and unload the cargoes...