The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office in Bangladesh is encouraged by the Bangladesh government’s decision to revisit the minimum wages for ready-made garment workers through an agreement reached on Sunday, 13 January 2019 by a special tripartite committee set to examine and resolve the issue.“We acknowledge the genuine efforts of all parties, led by…
Monirul Alam of DOT A reasonable rise in demand for cash ahead of four-day closure of banks on multiple occasions of 11th parliamentary polls, weekend leaves and annual bank holiday has pushed up the call money rate this week temporarily. Witnessing account say both the business and individual clients have rushed to respective bank branches…
Tahsin Rahman Oshin Workout is not only for your body, your brain needs fine tuning as well. Just like your body, you need to keep your mind in shape to perform and function better. You need to widen your knowledge and improve your intellect to bring overall improvement as a person. Sharpening up your mind…
Al Arabiya: The Iraqi government imposed a curfew in the town of al-Dujail in Salaheddine governorate north of the capital Baghdad, deploying security forces after clashes erupted between armed tribal militants and forces of Asa’ib Ahl al- Haq, an Iraqi Shiite militia. Salaheddine governor Ahmed al-Jabouri said that the Shiite militia enforced with a large…
Sofian Khan Interrogation of former BASIC Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu has faced the Anti-Corruption Commission’s interrogation over the swindling around Tk 2,200 crore loan fraud accusation. On Wednesday at 10am, the second day of Bacchu’s questioning began, informed Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya, the ACC Deputy Director (Media). The investigation is being led by ACC…
Hossen Sohel: A South Sudanese doctor who runs an overcrowded hospital with a dimly-lit surgical theatre and no regular supply of general anaesthesia yesterday won the UN refugee agency’s prestigious Nansen award, reports AFP. Evan Atar Adaha’s Maban hospital in the South Sudanese town of Bunj serves more than 144,000 refugees from Blue Nile state…
By Nusrat Jahan Rupalee was seven years old when she was sent to Dhaka from a small village by her poor parents. She was sent to work full-time in the house where her aunt worked as a part timer, the house where my friend Adeeb lived. Seven year old Rupalee’s job was to do some…
UNB, Dhaka The Center for Excellence-Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM) has appreciated Bangladesh’s efforts in significantly improving its disaster preparedness terming Bangladesh a ‘regional example of courageous progress’. “Despite the vulnerability of Bangladesh to cyclones and other natural disasters, the country has made a significant progress in improving its disaster preparedness,” said Director of…
Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh/Middle East Monitor The failed coup in Turkey in 2016 was not the last of the battles waged by the US against Turkey and President Erdogan in particular, as America is constantly waging battles in order to overthrow Erdogan after he moved Turkey from the American orbit which it revolved around. Erdogan…
DOT Desk: The sale of warm clothes has reached its peak in the district as cold wave has been sweeping over the district including the whole country for the last several days. To meet the demand of warm clothes, the vendors have set up temporary shops on footpaths across the district town, reports The Daily…