Move underway to bring 67 sectors under formal wage framework
The Minimum Wage Board has identified a total of 67 additional industrial sectors and proposed that the government take necessary measures to bring them under the formal wage regulation system, sources said. The move aims to formalise employment practices in sectors that employ thousands of workers by expanding labour protections....
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BIFPCL seeks urgent Tk 6.32b fund
Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL) has requested the government to urgently release Tk 6.32 billion, warning that delays could jeopardise its ability to meet lender obligations and trigger substantial financial penalties, sources say.It recently wrote to the finance ministry, seeking an immediate allocation of the fund. According to the...
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Leather prices depend on int'l market, not domestic demand
CUMILLA, May 30 (BSS): Agriculture and Livestock Minister Amin Ur Rashid Saturday said that leather prices depend not on domestic demand but on conditions in the international market.He told reporters replying to a query after a discussion marking the 45th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman at the District...
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Seasonal rawhide traders remain busy buying hides
Seasonal rawhide traders remain busy buying hides of sacrificial animals in the capital's Posta during Eid-ul-Azha. The photo was shot on Thursday. — FE Photo
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Govt aims to make leather industry stronger, export-oriented: Muktadir
Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said the government aims to transform the country's leather sector into a stronger and more export-oriented industry through maximum utilization of sacrificial animal hides.He said a comprehensive and long-term plan for the development, preservation, processing, and enhancement of export capacity...
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Support centre to be launched to boost tourism in Sylhet: Ariful
SYLHET, May 30 (BSS): Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury on Saturday said an initiative will soon be taken to establish a tourism support center to boost tourism in Sylhet. "Jaintiapur, Gowainghat, and Companiganj areas of Sylhet have immense tourism potential. We want to introduce a tourism support center...
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US arrests ex-CIA official with $40m in gold at home
WASHINGTON, United States, May 28 (AFP): The United States has arrested a former senior CIA official after a search found $40 million worth of gold bars at his home.FBI officers also seized $2 million in cash and around 35 luxury watches this month from the home of David Rush in...
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