Govt officials鈥� burial fee, treatment allowance raised
The government has increased five allowances, including funeral fees, for the public officials and employees in a latest spree of upward adjustments of their financial benefits...
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Govt under pressure for frequent hike in allowances
The interim government is frequently raising allowances and incentives for the public officials despite a fund crisis and high inflation prevailing in the country...
Risk allowances for police increased by up to 20pc
The government has revised up the risk allowance for field-level police personnel by maximum 20 per cent and minimum over 5 per cent...
Nagad disburses Tk 9,000cr in stipends, allowances in FY25
Nagad has disbursed Tk 9,000 crore in education stipends, social safety net allowances and other subsidies in the recently concluded financial year 2024-25, said a press release...
Most factories clear allowances
So far, a total of 7,684 factory units of various industrial hubs and export processing zones have paid their festival allowances as of Wednesday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha 鈥� which is scheduled to be celebrated on June 7, one of the biggest festivals for the Muslims, according to the Industrial Police data...
4,242 factories clear festival allowances
So far, a total of 4,242 factory units of various industrial hubs and export processing zones have paid their festival allowances as of Sunday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest festivals for the Muslims, according to the Industrial Police data...
3,212 factories clear festival allowances so far
So far, a total of 3,212 factory units of various industrial hubs and export processing zones have paid their festival allowances as of Saturday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest festivals for the Muslims, according to the Industrial Police data...
Action should follow oversight to address apparel sector wage
THE Industrial Police has identified 198 apparel factories to be risky where the payment of wages and the festival allowance may remain uncertain before Eid-ul-Azha, likely to be celebrated in the first week of June. The police say that the number of factories, in the preliminary list so far, that might not pay wages and the allowance in time could finally vary. The apparel...
198 RMG factories at risk
The payment of wages and festival allowances for the workers in 198 readymade garment factories remains uncertain ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, expected to be observed in the first week of June...
Announcement on dearness allowance got govt employees soon: adviser聽聽聽聽聽
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that the interim government was considering providing dearness allowance to the public officials and employees.
Tea garden workers block road for arrears, allowances
Workers of three tea gardens in Sylhet on Sunday blocked the Sylhet Airport road demanding their wage arrears and allowances...
RMG workers block highway for salary, festival allowance
Readymade garment workers on Thursday blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the Jaina Bazar area under Sripur upazila in the district demanding their salaries for the month of March and festival allowances for Eid-ul-fitr celebrated across the country on March 31...
Belgian prince seeks social security on top of allowance
An unconventional Belgian prince will learn on Monday if he has the right to social security on top of his royal allowance after he sued for coverage 鈥� the first time a royal has taken such action against the state in the country鈥檚 nearly 200-year history...
Govt should ensure timely payment of worker dues
DESPITE promises from all apparel sector stakeholders, some factories are yet to clear the workers鈥� monthly wage and the festival allowance for the forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The Industrial Police and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters鈥� Association report that 2,069 factories among 2,107 units in operation have already paid the February wages and are now...
RMG stakeholders see no complexity in payment before Eid
The stakeholders of the country鈥檚 readymade garment sector said that the payment of wages and allowances in the sector would be cleared ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr...
Garment workers want wage, allowance by Ramadan 20
Different garment workers right bodies on Tuesday at separate rallies in Dhaka demanded paying wage and festival allowance of the garment workers before Ramadan 20...
SKOP demands workers鈥� wage, festival allowance by Ramadan 20
Leaders of the Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad, a combine of 16 labour rights bodies, on Sunday at a rally in Dhaka called on the government and owners of mills and factories to pay wage and festival allowance of the workers by Ramadan 20...
INSUB demands worker wages, allowances by Ramadan 20
Leaders of Imarat Nirman Sramik Union Bangladesh on Monday urged the interim government and factory owners to ensure the payment of wages and festival allowances to workers by Ramadan 20...
Allowance for uprising victims likely from March
The interim government on Thursday announced that the government was likely to start from March the distribution of monthly allowance for the victims of July mass uprising...
Laid-off Beximco workers to be paid within Feb
The government will complete the payment of arrear wages and allowances to more than 27,000 laid-off workers of different industrial units of the Beximco Group this month...
Dearness allowance: root of inequality?
THE recent decision to provide dearness allowance for government employees has sparked debates among economists, politicians and policymakers. Many arguments seem disconnected from reality and fail to consider the broader socio-economic context. Critics have presented views that do not always align with the financial struggles faced by most government employees...
No decision yet on dearness allowance: finance adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that the interim government had yet to take any decision on providing dearness allowance to the public officials and employees...
INCREASING INTERN ALLOWANCE: SAU vet students continue class boycott
The veterinary faculty students of Sylhet Agricultural University staged demonstrations for the second day on Wednesday boycotting academic activities to press home their five-point demand, including enhancement of an intern鈥檚 monthly allowance to Tk 20,000 from Tk 9,000...
INCREASING INTERN ALLOWANCE: SAU veterinary students boycott classes
Students of the Sylhet Agricultural University鈥檚 veterinary faculty on Tuesday staged demonstrations after boycotting academic activities for 5-point demands, including enhancement of an intern鈥檚 monthly allowance to Tk 20,000 from Tk 9,000...
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...
All government employees to get dearness allowance
Senior secretary Mokhlesur Rahman of the Ministry of Public Administration on Sunday said that the interim government would announce dearness allowance for all its employees soon.
Dearness allowance for public servants : body formed to find means聽聽
The interim government on Thursday appointed a committee to find out ways to provide dearness allowance to the public employees amid the serious resource constraints left behind by the now ousted Awami League regime.
Beximco workers block highway for pays
The workers of Beximco Industrial Park in Gazpiur continued their protests for the seventh day running on Thursday, demanding salaries and allowances...
Upay likely to be involved in disbursing social safety allowances 鈥榙espite limited market presence鈥�
The Ministry of Social Welfare is considering allowing mobile financial service provider Upay to disburse social safety allowances 鈥榙espite the company鈥檚 limited agent network across the country鈥�.....
People with disabilities demand Tk 5,000 monthly allowance
The Aggrieved Disabled Civil Society, a platform for disability rights organisations, has submitted a memorandum to prime minister Sheikh Hasina with a 11-point charter of demands, including raising the monthly allowance to Tk 5,000 from Tk 850 in the forthcoming budget...