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Shipbreaking workers to get social protection under new EIS pilot

Dhaka, April 7 -- Workers in the country's ship-breaking industry are set to receive social protection under a new Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) pilot launched recently. Earlier, in June 2022, the E... Read More


NASSA Mainland resumes operations tomorrow

Dhaka, April 7 -- NASSA Mainland Garments will resume its operations tomorrow (Wednesday) and pay March wages on April 12. The decision came at an emergency meeting headed by Labour and Employment Mi... Read More


Local lub blenders for raising duty on finished lubricants

Dhaka, April 7 -- The Bangladesh Lub Blenders Association (BLBA) has requested the government to raise import duties on finished lubricants and enforce stricter valuation mechanisms in the upcoming FY... Read More


DMP fines 11 shops Tk 78,000 in Gulshan-2, Kakoli, Banani

Dhaka, April 7 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Traffic Department imposed fines totaling Tk 78,000 on 11 shops during an operation in Gulshan-2, Kakoli, and Banani areas of Dhaka on Tuesday. D... Read More


Former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury arrested

Dhaka, April 7 -- The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has detained former Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. She was picked up from her residence in Dhan... Read More


High-level delegation from German Bundestag meets environment minister

Dhaka, April 7 -- A high-level delegation from the Environment Committee of the German Bundestag met Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintu at his office in the secretariat o... Read More


Jamaat activist Bibi Sauda gets bail

Dhaka, April 7 -- A female activist of Jamaat-e-Islami, Bibi Sauda, was granted bail Tuesday by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Bhola, a day after her arrest over alleged anti-state and anti-go... Read More


JS passes several bills to convert interim ordinances into law

Dhaka, April 7 -- Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday passed a series of bills aimed at converting ordinances issued during the interim government period into formal laws, marking a significant step in regulari... Read More


Bangladesh, UK sign MoU to enhance cooperation in PPP

Dhaka, April 7 -- Bangladesh and the United Kingdom signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), reinforcing their shared commitment to boost... Read More


Tonu murder: Court orders DNA cross-match of 3 suspects

Dhaka, April 6 -- A Cumilla court on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to conduct a cross-match of DNA profiles of three former army personnel with those earlier collected from the clothing of ... Read More