Six burnt in gas explosion in Dhaka
Six people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at the Pakistan Maat area in Dhaka on Monday night.
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Germany鈥檚 unemployment rises in March
Germany鈥檚 unemployment rate unexpectedly rose in March after holding steady for two months, data showed Friday, with economists lamenting no 鈥榮pring revival鈥� was in sight for Europe鈥檚 ailing top economy.
Child sexual exploitation and abuse
Child sexual exploitation and abuse is one of the most egregious violations of human rights, robbing children of their innocence, dignity and future. In Bangladesh, celebrated for its remarkable progress in socio-economic development, the issue remains pervasive and deeply entrenched. Despite legislative measures and awareness campaigns, thousands of children...
Upcoming budget must prioritise ordinary people鈥檚 concerns
AMID growing income inequality, high unemployment rates and unprecedented food inflation, economists have rightly pointed out that the budget for the next financial year should prioritise the economic woes of the ordinary people. Economists in a pre-budget meeting with the finance adviser on March 16 urged the government to create an enabling investment...
Economists stress job creation, direct tax in budget
Economists in a pre-budget discussion on Sunday in the capital Dhaka suggested employment generation schemes, expansion of social spending and maintenance of a high food stock in the forthcoming financial year...
BUET hosts workshop on engineering diplomacy
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in collaboration with the United States鈥� Tufts University hosted a day-long workshop on engineering diplomacy at BUET in Dhaka on Saturday...
Blast from suspected old bomb in Syria kills 16
A massive explosion believed to have been triggered by a scrap dealer handling an old bomb killed at least 16 people in Syria, civil defence officials said on Sunday.
Workers to get all payment by Ramadan 20
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has instructed the factory authorities to pay all outstanding wages, bonuses, and dues to workers by the 20th of Ramadan...
Workers of nine closed Beximco units get arrears
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, arrears of laid-off workers of 9 out of 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park have been cleared as of Monday...
Sluggish growth in new business and employment in February
Bangladesh experienced sluggish growth in new business and employment in February as compared to January, according to the latest Purchasing Managers鈥� Index (PMI) report...
BNP pledges stronger China ties if elected
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leader Dr Abul Moyeen Khan on Tuesday unequivocally told Yunnan Province leaders that if his party came to power, it would prioritise deepening strategic and diplomatic relations with China to ensure a balance of geopolitical power...
Eight people sustain burns in N鈥檊anj gas explosion
Eight people, including four children, sustained severe burn injuries in a fire caused by a gas pipeline leak at a tin-shed house in Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj early Monday.
BEPZA to launch employment injury scheme
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is going to introduce a project named 鈥楨mployment Injury Scheme鈥� in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation to provide aid to the garment sector workers of Export Processing Zones, said a press release...
Musk says all US govt staff must justify their work or lose jobs
Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said Saturday that all US federal employees must justify their work or lose their jobs, hours after the president pushed him to be 鈥榤ore aggressive鈥� in slashing government spending...
4 children among 11 hurt in Ashulia gas cylinder blast
At least 11 people, all members of the same family, including four children, sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion while making rice cakes at their house at Ashulia on Friday night.
Govt should overhaul power, energy sector policies
THE misuse of three special energy funds 鈥� set up with money set aside from gas and electricity sales every month to reduce power and energy sector expenses by investing in least cost power production, natural gas exploration and production and energy efficiency 鈥� tells how the Awami League government, toppled in a mass uprising in August 2024, breached laws...
NU plans one-year technical diploma in honours course
The duration of existing four-year honours courses under the National University would be reduced to three years and there would be one year for diploma courses on technical subjects, special assistant to the interim government Md Aminul Islam said on Sunday...
Govt employees threaten strike from March 1
The government employees belonging to the grade 11 to grade 20 at a grand rally on Friday gave an ultimatum saying that they would begin a work abstention on March 1 across the country if their demands, including...
Three of family burnt in Ashulia cylinder blast
Three members of a family sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Ashulia, outskirts of Dhaka Thursday afternoon...
Daffodil Nursing College聽holds oathtaking ceremony
Daffodil Nursing College has recently held the graduation and oath taking ceremony of the students of bachelor of science in nursing and diploma in science and midwifery for the academic year 2023-2024 at Daffodil Smart City, Ashulia in Dhaka...
Too many universities, too little learning
Imagine graduating from university only to realise your degree has left you unprepared for the job market. You spent years studying outdated courses, using inadequate facilities, and being taught by underqualified faculty. Now, you are one of the 800,000 unemployed university graduates in Bangladesh, struggling to find work. This is not a rare story 鈥� it is the reality for far too many young Bangladeshis...
Time for Delhi to stop playing border ploys, Dhaka to be bold
THE installation of electric poles and searchlights by India鈥檚 Border Security Force within 50 yards of the zero line in the Patgram border in Lalmonirhat appears to be an insidious effort as the Joint India-Bangladesh Guidelines for Border Authorities of the Two Countries, or Border Guidelines, signed in 1975, does not allow the construction of structures within...
Trump鈥檚 business partner keen to invest in Bangladesh
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 business partner, Gentry Beach, has expressed interest in investing in mineral and gas exploration in Bangladesh...
Service sector unit growth higher than manufacturing
The country鈥檚 service sector-based units grew more than manufacturing units over the past one decade that was also marked by a decrease in female employment...
Saudi envoy receives Bangladesh diplomatic medal
Dhaka on Tuesday conferred this year鈥檚 鈥楤angladesh Medal for Diplomatic Excellence鈥� on Saudi Arabia ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan for his profound and enduring contributions toward elevating Bangladesh-Saudi Arabia bilateral relationship to unprecedented heights...
BRAC Bank to provide EB services to Bastob
BRAC Bank has partnered with Bastob to provide the latter with exclusive employee banking, or EB, services, said a press release...
Deplorable nonchalance towards student suicide
A LACK of initiatives to arrest student suicide is deplorable. When a few hundred students commit suicides and many more attempt it every year, it is worrying that authorities and educational institutions fail to take programmes that could contain such incidents. A report by the Aachol Foundation says that at least 310 students committed suicide...
BRAC Bank partners with Intercloud to provide employee banking services
BRAC Bank recently partnered with Intercloud Limited to provide exclusive employee banking services, according to a press release...
Sonali Bank Employees Assoc formed
A 30-member central committee of Sonali Bank Employees Association has been formed with Md Zakir Hossain as president and Md Mahbub Hossain as general secretary...