Friday, March 29, 2024

Wage Board fails to fix RMG workers’ wages

The Wage Board that was formed to fix the minimum wages for workers of the readymade garments (RMG) industry once again failed to finalise the wage structure at Thursday’s meeting. It set November 4 as the fresh date for finalising the wage structure, which has been at the epicentre of much debate. The Wage Board was ... Read more

Two killed, 40 hurt as train derails

At least two people were killed and 40 others injured when a coach of Chittagong Mail train got derailed near Akhaura Rail Junction Colony on Thursday, disrupting communications for five hours. The dead were identified as Mostakin, 25, of Netrokona and Nurul Amin, 45, of Kishoreganj’s Ishwarganj. The injured passengers were admitted to Akhaura

Ban Ki-moon concerned at latest violence

Against the backdrop of fresh violence in Bangladesh, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his concern and called upon political parties to respect the rule of law. He also urged all parties to ensure a favourable environment for credible and peaceful elections. “The Secretary-General has been following with

BNP, allies warn EC against polls under partisan govt

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party led-opposition alliance on Thursday warned that the people would not forgive the incumbent Election Commission if it held the next polls under the present government. Addressing a protest rally, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir asked the EC to work for holding the elections under a ‘non-party’

Jewellery industry glitters on smuggled gold

Nearly 30,000 jewellery shop-owners in the country, including 1500 in the city, are forced to depend on smuggled gold due to cumbersome import procedure and high taxes. “Our jewellery industry needs 16 to 30 tonnes of gold annually to meet the domestic demand,” said a leader of the Bangladesh Jewellery Samity (BJS).

Verdict in Ashraf, Mueen case on Sunday

1971 Killing Of Intellectuals Verdict in Ashraf, Mueen case on Sunday The judges will on Sunday deliver the verdict in the war crimes case against absconding Al-Badr bosses Md Ashrafuzzaman Khan alias Nayeb Ali and Chowdhury Mueenuddin on 11 charges of killing 18 intellectuals in 1971. ‘We will deliver the verdict on Sunday,’ the presiding judge ... Read more

Graft grips RMG sector

TIB survey reveals involvement of owners, buyers, govt All the stakeholders in the garment sector, including owners, buyers, labour leaders and government agencies, are more or less involved in corruption and irregularities, a TIB study has found. Owners are involved in irregularities related to technical and social compliance issues while buyers help make fake audit ... Read more

BRTA falls far short of target

Replacing Vehicles’ Number Plates BRTA falls far short of target The authorities have fallen far short of the target to affix retro-reflective number plates to radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags on motor vehicles in one year. The project was undertaken to improve services in the transport sector. Officials of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority

New law aims to destroy GB

9 directors protest govt move to take control Nine elected borrower-directors of Grameen Bank yesterday condemned the Grameen Bank Act 2013, urging the government to keep from going ahead with the law. The female directors vehemently protested the Act, which is now waiting to be passed in parliament, saying that the new law would snatch ... Read more

Several thousands to be deported after Nov 3

Illegal Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia Several thousands to be deported after Nov 3  Several thousand Bangladeshi workers, who migrated illegally to Saudi Arabia without valid documents and therefore were denied the chance to legalise their status, must return home after an ongoing amnesty expires on November 3, according to officials. The number of such Bangladeshis ... Read more

14 get 32-yr jail for murder

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced 14 people to 32 years’ rigorous imprisonment for killing businessman Kamrul Hassan in Joydevpur upazila of Gazipur in October 2001. The convicts are Jalal alias Shah Jalal, Nazrul Islam, Moniruzzaman, Babul, Hamid Member, Golam, Shahjahan, Alam, Jamal, Sabur, Biplob, Helal,

Total solar eclipse Sunday

Total eclipse of the sun will occur on Sunday. It will start at 16 hours 04 minutes 24 seconds Bangladesh time and end at 21 hours 28 minutes 30 seconds, reports UNB. Central eclipse will start at 17 hours 05 minutes 18 seconds local time and end at 20 hours 27 minutes 42 seconds, said ... Read more