475 workers die in workplace accidents in Bangladesh in Jan-Jun, 2024
At least 475 workers were killed in 420 workplace accidents across Bangladesh in the first half (January-June) of 2024, according to a Safety and Rights Society survey report...
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Actor Ferdous to work for food safety
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority signed a contract with member of parliament for Dhaka-10 constituency actor Ferdous Ahmed for the fiscal year 2024-25...
Ever-increasing procession of death on roads must stop
THE Road Transport Authority reports that 215 people died and 278 became wounded in 216 accidents around Eid time. The chair of the BRTA has urged the public to adhere to traffic laws and criticised civic groups for their recent reports on road accidents...
20 killed daily in road crashes during Eid: RSF
A Road Safety Foundation report, published on Monday, showed that daily 20.15 people were killed in road crashes between June 11 and 23 while the country people celebrated Eid-ul-Azha...
Proposed budget doesn鈥檛 address woes of ordinary people
POOR allocation for sectors such as social safety, education, health and agriculture as proposed in the budget for the 2024鈥�25 financial year is concerning. The proposed budget would hit the disadvantaged hardest. Economists at a discussion that the Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs organised...
Bangladesh drawn with India
Defending champions Bangladesh have been placed in Group A alongside five-time champions India and Pakistan for the seventh edition of the SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship to be held in...
Nepal to host SAFF Women鈥檚 C'ship
Nepal has been named as the hosts for the 7th SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship 2024 ahead of Bangladesh and Bhutan during a SAFF committee meeting held at its...
FBCCI calls on businesses to prevent substandard fire safety tools supply
The country鈥檚 apex trade body Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Sunday urged businesses to prevent and regulate the supply of substandard fire safety equipment on the market聽to ensure safety of residential, commercial and industrial establishments...
BFSA holds seminar on nutrition and good family practices
Speakers at a seminar on Thursday said that formalin was a very volatile substance, due to which formalin had no role in preserving and ripening fruits.聽..
Pension to remain in social safety allocations in new budget
The government is unlikely to separate the allocations for pension from the social safety net programme in the new national budget which, according to economists, is done intentionally to show the overall programme fat...
Enhancing food safety in fish, chicken value chains urged
The results dissemination and policy co-creation workshop on 鈥楨nhancing Food Safety in Fish and Chicken Value Chains of Bangladesh鈥� was held on Monday at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council in Dhaka...
S Korea, Britain host AI summit with safety top of agenda
South Korea and Britain kick off a major international summit on artificial intelligence in Seoul this week, where governments plan to press tech firms on AI safety...
CCC, CMP sign deal to ensure road safety in Chattogram
Chattogram City Corporation and Chattogram Metropolitan Police have joined hands to ensure the road safety of Chattogram city.....
Continued indifference towards building safety unacceptable
THE inaction on part of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipokkho and the Dhaka South City Corporation in addressing the concerns of the shareholders of the Aminbagh Cooperative Market Society Limited yet again demonstrates the negligent attitude towards building and fire safety...
Govt must break evil nexus to put road regime in order
TRAFFIC rules, especially the directives that the Dhaka Metropolitan Police issued on September 4, 2018 in the wake of the road safety movement that the students held in July that year, are frequently flouted, adding to the risk of road accidents. The offenders include...
Workers demand minimum wage for all, workplace safety
International Workers鈥� Day, widely known as May Day, was observed across Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world on Wednesday, pressing workers鈥� demands, including announcement of minimum wages for workers in all sectors, workplace safety, and six-month maternity leave for women...
2nd road safety workshop for journalists held at Ctg
The 2nd Road Safety Journalism Workshop was held in Chattogram on Tuesday focusing on 鈥楽peeding as a Risk Factor, Data and Solutions Journalism鈥�....
Scotland鈥檚 first minister Yousaf quits
Humza Yousaf announced his resignation as Scotland鈥檚 first minister on Monday, before he was due to face two confidence votes this week sparked by his...
Road safety journalism workshop held
The 2nd edition of the Road Safety Journalism Workshop was held in the conference room of the Dhaka North City Corporation on Sunday...
Govt must stop sales of tainted Indian spices, examine them
THIS is disparaging that Bangladesh authorities are in the dark about the presence of carcinogenic elements in spices of two Indian brands that are sold on the market, especially on e-commerce sites. Food regulators in Hong Kong and Singapore have...
Verified MFS account must for safety net allowances
The finance division has made verified mobile financial service accounts mandatory for new beneficiaries to be included under the social safety net programme...
Daily 5 students killed in road accidents during Eid: report
During the last Eid-ul-Fitr holiday, daily on an average nearly five students were killed in road crashes, a report of the Road Safety Foundation revealed on Wednesday...
RSF report finds increase in numbers of deaths, road accidents during eid
Another organisation鈥檚 report, published on Wednesday, revealed that the number of road accidents and deaths in these accidents increased during the last Eid-ul-Fitr holiday...
Govt investigates sugar in Nestle baby food
The Bangladesh food regulator has launched an investigation into the Nestl茅 over traces of sugar and honey in baby milk and cereal products sold in low- and middle- income countries, including Bangladesh, which violates international...
Road safety project limps while it needs to run
THE biggest road safety project that the government has planned to prevent death and injury by road accidents that weigh heavily on public health has made almost no...
Road safety project sees hardly any progress in a year
Almost no progress has been made in a year since the biggest road safety project in Bangladesh was initiated by the government amid...
Policymakers鈥� deplorable apathy towards road safety
THE ever-growing procession of death from accidents on roads and highways during Eid holidays demonstrates the government鈥檚 persistent apathy towards the absence of road safety...
Not one has lived without water
BY NOVEMBER 2023, it was already clear that the Israeli government had begun to deny Palestinians in Gaza access to water. 鈥楨very hour that passes with Israel preventing the provision of safe drinking water in the Gaza strip...
Govt non-committal towards road safety
THE death of an eight-year-old boy having been crushed between two buses at Gulshan in Dhaka on April 4 yet again shows that the authorities concerned have allowed the road to continue to be a death trap for citizens...
