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Draft Formalin Control Law on the card The draft Formalin Control Law-2013 will be placed before the cabinet shortly with provision of tough punishment for indiscriminate use of the toxic chemical with foodstuffs. “We have prepared the draft of the law and will send it to the cabinet next week for its approval to check ... Read more

An editorial of The New York Times has said the Bangladesh government must take the first step by stopping the use of teargas and rubber bullets on mostly unarmed protesters apart from raising the minimum wage. The editorial also mentioned that the government will have to make it easier for workers to form unions. Bangladesh ... Read more

Probashi Kalyan Bank, a specialised banking company established to cater to the needs of migrant workers, has so far failed to make any significant headway due to less than expected responses from its targeted clients, officials of the bank said. The unwillingness of Bangladesh Bank (BB) in

A schoolgirl was murdered after rape at village Nayanagar in Daudkandi upazila on Friday morning. She was a Class IX student of Chandpur-Motlab (South) Donagoda High School. Daudkandi thana office- in-charge Abul Faysal said Shapown, 23, of the village taking chance of the girls aloneness in her house raped her

Cox’s Bazar Heavy Mineral Deposits High-level radioactivity found in water, soil Researchers have found a high level of radioactivity in the soil, vegetables and drinking water extracted from permanent deposits of heavy minerals in areas around Cox’s Bazar. The level of radium, thorium and uranium found in the food chain in the area pose potential ... Read more

The High Court (HC), in a significant verdict on Thursday, declared illegal and unconstitutional the Contempt of Court Act 2013, which was passed in February this year. The Act has certain provisions which allow the media as well as government employees to be critical of court judgments. In its verdict,

50 injured in clashes with police in N’ganj, Gazipur relatively calm Ignoring the government’s call for returning to work, garment workers in Narayanganj, Ashulia and Kaliakoir staged violent demonstrations for the sixth consecutive day on Thursday to push their demand for Tk 8,100 in minimum monthly wage. Workers went on the rampage in Narayanganj even

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the world leaders to set up nuclear weapon-free zones in South Asia and the Middle East. “Nuclear disarmament is a crucial issue for the survival of humanity and of our planet. I would, therefore, urge you all to renounce nuclear weapons, and to seek security and prosperity through ... Read more

Production of more than Tk 300 crore was hampered in the garment sector in the five days of labour unrest and vandalism in Gazipur, Savar and Narayanganj, said leaders of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Thursday. Besides, the garment makers counted Tk 200 crore

Anu Muhammad, member secretary of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports, on Thursday, said they would resist the government’s decision to set up the Rampal Thermal Power Plant at the site of the world’s largest mangrove forest. “We’ll resist the construction of the plant. We’ll

The government in a press note on Thursday sought cooperation of the people to implement the planned Rampal power plant project. The press note said the government has taken initiatives to install the 1,320 MW coal-based power plant jointly with India at Rampal

Positive Bangladesh Disability no liability NGO holds hopes for challenged people Stepping into the offices of the Centre for Disability in Development (CDD), one will definitely get a whiff or two of positive energy from the people around. While a man, visually impaired, takes you on a tour of the office, a woman in a ... Read more

Bangladesh on Thursday signed the UN Arms Trade Treaty and Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Prohibitions of Restrictions on the use of Certain Conventional Weapons. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, at a function in the UN Headquarters in New York inked the treaty for Bangladesh to be the first ... Read more

Construction Of Gulistan-Jatrabari Flyover Public sufferings mount There seems to be no end to public sufferings due to traffic congestions on the ever busy potholed road on way to the under construction Gulistan-Jatrabari flyover, from either side. The sufferings of the thousands of people who have to shuttle every day between their homes in the ... Read more

The declining trend in overseas employment of Bangladeshi workers continues, as only 27,949 persons landed jobs abroad in August, the lowest in a month this year. In the first eight months of this year, the number of overseas employment declined by 2.13 lakh, compared to the same period last year.

United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator Robert Menendez has said Bangladesh’s factories will be truly safer when the workers can organise, speak and act together without fear of retribution from factory owners or managers. “Our Committee held a hearing on labor issues in Bangladesh this past June, and we consistently heard that if

Man killed following arbitartion over wife’s rape A day labourer was found dead on Wednesday, just a day after a local miscreant raped his wife in Gangni upazila of Meherpur district. The deceased was identified as Ziarul Islam, 23, of Kunjonagar village in the upazila. Ziarul’s father alleged that the criminal involved

Migrants likely to face flight crisis due to hajj rush A  huge number of  undocumented Bangladeshi migrant workers are likely to be trapped in  the Kingdom  of Saudi Arabia (KSA), as an amnesty offer for illegal workers  will  expire on November 3 with all outgoing flights from there  being booked for hajj. The migrant workers  ... Read more

Power import from India begins today (Friday) with about 50mw electricity added in the national power grid line of Bangladesh. Gradually a total of 175mw will be added to the national grid by September 30,which is described as test transmission. The commercial electricity

Home minister’s assurance prompts industry move The ongoing unrest in the country’s ready-made garments sector continued for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday, with clashes between law enforcers and RMG workers leaving at least 50 injured in different garments hubs. Nearly 150 garments units were closed due to the unrest on Wednesday, though, in the evening, ... Read more