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S Korea's hiring from BD set to fall by half of quota

Arafat AraLabour migration to South Korea is set to fall by a half of the job quota this year amid the sagging demand for workforce from employers in that country, officials said.South Korea has announced a quota of 11,500 jobs for Bangladeshi workers for 2024, the highest-ever. However, about 1,978...

CA visits NINH

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday visited the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINH) at Agargaon in the city, reports UNB.He enquired about the condition of the people who are undergoing treatment at the hospital after being critically injured by security forces during the student-led revolution in...

Ganabhaban to become 'July Revolution Memorial Museum', highlighting 16 yrs of repression

The government has announced plans to transform Ganabhaban into "July Revolution Memorial Museum", commemorating the events of the 2024 uprising and the last 16 years of disappearances, murders, and repression. The decision was made by the Advisory Council, with the project set to be completed in the fastest possible time,...

Yunus describes border killings by BSF as 'callousness'

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has condemned border killings of Bangladeshis by India's Border Security Force, describing it as callousness and insisting they must stop because killing is no solution, reports PTI.In an interview with India's state-owned news agency the Press Trust of India, or PTI, at his official residence in...

Light rain likely today...................

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and...

Protesters block Shahbagh, demanding govt job entry age limit raised to 35 yrs

Protesters have blocked the busy Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka demanding to increase the age limit for entering government jobs to 35 years, reports UNB.The prescheduled gathering was initiated in front of the National Museum in Shahbagh at 11:00 am on Saturday.Mahmudur Rahman Manna, convener of Nagorik Oikya, joined the programme...

All hajj agencies asked to renew contracts

FE REPORTThe interim government has directed all the hajj agencies of the country to renew their contracts with the Dhaka Hajj office for conducting the pilgrimage programme next year.In case of any hajj agency's failure to do so, their user ID will be closed down.As per the directives of the...

Robbery bid in city 10 suspected robbers arrested

Police in a drive arrested 10 suspected robbers after a robbery attempt in a multipurpose building in Gulshan-2 of the capital early Saturday, reports UNB.Sub-inspector Rafique, duty officer of Gulshan Police Station, said a group of robbers, riding on 50 motorbikes and two vehicles, stormed into the Finance Square Building...

Outsiders had a hand in labour unrest: Rights body

Condemning the recent vandalism in different factories and manufacturing plants, a worker rights body on Saturday claimed that outsiders, including jhut (garment offcut) traders and job aspirants, committed such crime.No way have workers been responsible for the sabotage taken place in Ashulia, Savar, Tongi and Gazipur industrial areas in recent...