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Reference exchange rate slightly increases on November 25

Hanoi, Nov. 25 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,146 VND/USD on November 25, up 2 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling... Read More


Layoffs, EPZ move put tannery workers at risk, say union leaders

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Tannery Workers Union (TWU) on Tuesday alleged that widespread worker layoffs, the expansion of an illegal contractor system and a government initiative to bring the leather industry... Read More


Allow expats to register with only passports: BNP to EC

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- BNP on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to extend the registration time for out of country voting (OCV) and include the eligible expatriates who do not have national identity (N... Read More


Majority of fisheries workers still denied laborer status

, Nov. 25 -- Despite an estimated 1.2 crore people involved in Bangladesh's fisheries sector, with 14 lakh directly dependent on it for their livelihood, these workers are yet to receive legal recogni... Read More


Vietnamese, Chinese navies hold joint patrol in Gulf of Tonkin

HCM City, Nov. 25 -- Ships 09 and 17 of Brigade 171 under Naval Region 2 docked at the brigade's port in Ho Chi Minh City's Rach Dua ward on November 25, completing the 39th joint patrol in the Gulf o... Read More


Tannery workers 'threaten agitation' over unpaid revised minimum wage

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Bangladesh's tannery sector is struggling with a severe crisis, with workers expressing mounting frustration over the failure of owners to implement the government-declared revised m... Read More


ACC to reveal names if pressure exerted to obstruct probe: Chairman

, Nov. 25 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen on Tuesday said that if anyone attempts to exert undue pressure on the commission to obstruct corruption investigations their nam... Read More


Bangladesh updates noise pollution rules to curb rising sound levels

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has unveiled the Noise Pollution (Control) Rules-2025, replacing the 2006 regulations to enforce stricter noise control measure... Read More


Over 2 trillion VND registered to support flood-hit residents

Hanoi, Nov. 25 -- As of 12:00 on November 25, total donations registered through the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee's Central Relief Committee to support people affected by recent st... Read More


World Bank urges Bangladesh to prioritize job creation to accelerate poverty reduction, combat inequality

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Bangladesh must shift its economic focus to job creation for youth, women, and vulnerable populations to accelerate the pace of poverty reduction and address rising inequality, accor... Read More