Dearness allowance announcement by June 30: sr secy
Dearness allowance for government employees would be announced before June 30, senior secretary of the ministry of public administration Md Mokhlesur Rahman said...
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Entrepreneurial hubs to combat unemployment
BANGLADESH is facing a serious unemployment problem, with the number of unemployed individuals rising to 2.66 million in 2024, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Youth unemployment has reached 7.2 per cent, while a mismatch between education and job market demands has left many university graduates without..
Time for govt to act to resolve joblessness
AN INCREASE in the number of unemployed people in the July-September quarter in 2024 compared with the figure of the corresponding period of 2023 is alarming. The Bureau of Statistics, which has for the first time applied the definition set at the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians 鈥� which considers people unemployed if they do not work...
Unemployment rises in July-Sept: BBS survey
The number of unemployment population increased to 2.6 million in the July-September quarter of 2024 compared with that of 2.4 million in the same period of 2023.
Diploma gets top brand award
Diploma Instant Full Cream Milk Powder earned recognition as the top brand in the 鈥楩ull Cream Milk Powder鈥� category at the Best Brand Award 2024...
10 dead, 30 injured after car ploughs into New Year revellers in New Orleans
Ten people were killed and 30 were injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans鈥� famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the first hours of New Year鈥檚 Day, according to NOLA Ready, the city鈥檚 emergency preparedness agency.
Moin, Mamun new DCAB president, GS
United News of Bangladesh鈥檚 special correspondent AKM Moinuddin and Amader Shomoy鈥檚 diplomatic correspondent Md Arifuzzaman Mamun were elected president and general secretary respectively of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh for the year 2025 on Tuesday.
Youth employment
BANGLADESH, as a developing nation, faces significant economic challenges rooted in both domestic and international crises. Domestically, political uncertainty, mismanagement, weak governance, and systemic inefficiencies have created a landscape where the rights of the general population are continually eroded. Over time, these issues have become...
India鈥檚 manipulative diplomacy
THE recent visit of India鈥檚 foreign secretary to Dhaka came at a time charged with transformative potential and stakes that are unrivalled. To Bangladesh, the July uprising is more than just a tectonic shift; it鈥檚 a declaration of people鈥檚 will against tyranny, it is a beacon for nations under oppression, and it is a call for unification. For India, it is a moment of...
Two people killed as gas cylinder of bus explodes in Lakshmipur
A bus driver and a passenger were killed and two others burnt as the gas cylinder in a bus blasted at a refueling station in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila on early Wednesday...
Taiwan says China carrying out huge maritime deployment
China is deploying dozens of ships in its biggest maritime mobilisation around Taiwan in years, Taipei said Tuesday, after Beijing voiced fury at President Lai Ching-te鈥檚 recent visit to the United States...
27 EU envoys stationed in Bangladesh, India set to meet Yunus today
Diplomats representing 27 countries of European Union鈥�20 of them stationed in New Delhi and the rest seven in Dhaka鈥攁re set to meet interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus today at his Tejagaon office in Dhaka...
12 Vietnamese soldiers killed in accidental explosion during training
Twelve Vietnamese soldiers were killed in an accidental explosion during a military training exercise in southern Vietnam, state media said on Thursday...
Railway employees鈥� movement disrupts train services
Passengers continued to suffer for the second consecutive day on Monday as the running staff members of the Bangladesh Railway continued their movement for restoration of their previous benefits for working extra hours...
Seven people sustain burn injuries in fire at Dhaka鈥檚 Mirpur house
Seven people, including three children, suffered burns in a fire believed to have originated from a gas explosion at a tin-shed house in Dhaka鈥檚 Mirpur area early Sunday...
11 workers injured in N鈥檊anj factory explosions
At least 11 workers were burnt following an explosion and subsequent fire in an aerosol and air freshener factory of Bashundhara Group at Meghnaghat in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj on Sunday morning...
Govt replaces wage board representatives
The government has appointed three new permanent members from owners, workers and independent people to the minimum wage board, replacing the previous ones, according to labour ministry officials...
Four people injured in gas cylinder blast in Gazipur
Four people, including a woman, were burnt in a gas cylinder explosion in Gazipur on Saturday night...
COP29 host tries to calm waters after diplomatic turmoil
Host Azerbaijan tried to bring down the diplomatic temperature in Baku on Thursday after a French minister cancelled her trip to the UN climate talks and Argentina withdrew its delegation...
ILO urges govt for quick completion of GPEU case
The Committee on Freedom of Association of the International Labour Organisation urged the government of Bangladesh to ensure that the case of Grameenphone Employees Union pending before a labour court in Dhaka is concluded without further delay...
Educated youth for road safety
BANGLADESH is facing two big issues: rising unemployment, especially among educated young people, and a major road safety problem. A recent World Bank report states that around 4.4 per cent of people in Bangladesh are unemployed, with many jobless people having higher degrees. At the same time, unsafe roads, worsening traffic, and unreliable..
Businesses to run despite actions against owners: Asif
Labour and Employment adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Saturday said that despite actions against business owners involved in money laundering and various crimes, their businesses would continue to operate...
Six people sustain burn injuries in N鈥檊anj gas cylinder explosion
Six garment workers, including three women, were burnt as a gas cylinder exploded at a house in Dahargaon area of Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj early Saturday...
State policies for employment generation demanded
Speakers, including students, youth leaders and activists on Saturday called on the government to take and implement state policies for employment generation to curb...
Govt approves draft of amended overseas employment act
The council of advisers to the interim government in principle approved the draft of the 鈥極verseas Employment and Migrants (amendment) Ordinance-2024鈥�, which aims to check several irregularities in the...
140 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion
An explosion has killed more than 140 people in northern Nigeria as crowds rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker, officials said on Wednesday.
Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills almost 100 people: police
A fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed at least 94 people and left 50 injured, police said on Wednesday...
Two LPG tankers catch fire in bay
Two tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas, anchored near Cox鈥檚 Bazar鈥檚 Kutubdia in the Bay of Bengal, caught fire early Sunday.
Farhad worked to establish exploitation-free society: left leaders
Left political leaders on Wednesday at a commemoration meeting in Dhaka said that former general secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh Mohammad Farhad worked for establishing an exploitation-free society...
Govt should improve cylinder use and fire safety protocols
THE death of three people in a cylinder explosion at a restaurant in Keraniganj, as 抖阴精品 reported on October 6, is shocking. It is more so after a series of such events the latest of which, on February 29, left at least 46 dead as a cylinder explosion burnt an eight-storey building that housed mostly restaurants and eateries on Bayley Road in Dhaka...