Road accidents kill 583 in April: report
At least 583 people were killed and 1,202 more injured in 567 road crashes in the country in April, said a Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh report published on Tuesday...
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Legal reforms for equitable welfare
GOVERNMENTS are spending more on social safety nets than ever before, and yet, the struggle against urban poverty feels like it is stuck in the mud. The paradox is hard to ignore: funding goes up, but the poorest people in our cities keep falling through the cracks. The reason? The very laws meant to support them weren鈥檛 built for the urban world they live in now...
Establishment of welfare state demanded
Politicians, academics and professionals on Saturday at a discussion in Dhaka demanded formation of a welfare state after the student-led mass uprising on August 5 after fall of the fascist Awami League government...
Fewer Eid-time accidents are still too many
AT LEAST 322 people died and 826 became wounded in 315 road accidents during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, keeping to Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh figures. While the report notes some progress in view the corresponding 2024 occasion, as accidents reduced by 21.05 per cent, fatalities by 20.88 per cent and injuries by 40.91 per cent, the overall figures remain...
CWAB forms new ad-hoc committee
The Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh, also known as CWAB, has formed a new ad-hoc committee after dissolving the previous one in a meeting held at the National Cricket Academy Building in Mirpur on Sunday.
Eid journey home gets dearer
The cost of journey home from Dhaka to districts across Bangladesh on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr increased by up to 66 per cent due to arbitrary increase of bus fares, holidaymakers have alleged...
Government intervention cuts airfares by 75 per cent, says ATAB
Airfares, particularly for flights to Saudi Arabia, have dropped by nearly 75 per cent following government intervention and stricter regulations, according to the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh...
GTCL Officers Welfare Assoc new committee takes charge
The newly elected 12th executive committee of the GTCL Officers鈥� Welfare Association assumed office in a grand ceremony at the company鈥檚 head office auditorium in Dhaka on Sunday...
Eid handicrafts fair begins at AWF
Eid handicrafts fair began at Autism Welfare Foundation鈥檚 permanent campus in Bosila, Keraniganj on Tuesday...
BSCPLC deposits Tk 1.06cr to BLWF fund
Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC on Wednesday deposited Tk 1.06 crore to Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation聽fund from its profits of the 2023-24 financial year under Section 238 of Labour Act, 2006, said a press release...
Civil aviation ministry issues 10 directives to tackle price hike in airfares
In an effort to prevent an abnormal surge in airfares, the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry has issued ten directives aimed at regulating ticket sales and ensuring fair pricing for travelers...
Welfare of construction workers should no more be neglected
ISSUES of worker welfare, which have largely been ignored by successive governments, have once again come to the fore with construction workers having pushed for a set of demands. The Building Construction Workers鈥� Union at a rally in Dhaka on January 18 demanded that the government should ensure fundamental rights of construction workers...
Biden warns of Trump 鈥榦ligarchy鈥� in farewell speech
US president Joe Biden urged Americans Wednesday to stand guard against a 鈥榙angerous鈥� oligarchy forming under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address before stepping down next week...
497 killed in road accidents in November: report
At least 497 people were killed and 747 others injured in 415 road accidents across the country in November, said a report published by the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday...
CHT District Council must work for people鈥檚 welfare: Supradip
Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs adviser Supradip Chakma on Tuesday addressed the newly appointed chairman and members of the Chittagong Hill Tracts District Council, emphasising the need for working for the people鈥檚 welfare...
One lakh freedom fighters denied justice: adviser Sharmin
Social welfare adviser Sharmin S Murshid on Saturday in Rangpur said that one lakh heroic freedom fighters of 1971 did not get justice during the post-independence period...
Bangladesh president urges people of all faiths to work for country
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday called on everyone irrespective of their religions and castes to work together to take the country forward...
Improved city bus services, separate bus lanes demanded
The Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh on Sunday demanded improved city bus services and separate bus lanes to solve the traffic congestion crisis in the Dhaka city.
GP contributes Tk 24.44cr to labour welfare fund
Grameenphone contributed Tk 24.44 crore to the Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation Fund on Sunday, said a press release...
Govt nod must for raw material import, foreign drug sale: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a ban on importing pharmaceutical raw materials and selling foreign medicines without prior approval from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare...
鈥楯uly Shaheed Smriti Foundation鈥� launched with Tk聽100cr from CA鈥檚 fund
A foundation named 鈥楯uly Shaheed Smriti Foundation鈥� was formally launched on Tuesday with Tk聽100 crore in donations received from the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund...
BEPZA donates to CA鈥檚 relief fund
Employees of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority have donated a sum equivalent to their one day鈥檚 salary to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund, said a press release...
Premier Bank donates to CA鈥檚 relief fund
Premier Bank PLC, on behalf of its board of directors, officers and employees, has donated Tk 1 crore to the Chief Advisers Relief and Welfare Fund, said a press release...
Southeast Bank donates to CA鈥檚 relief fund
Southeast Bank PLC donated TK 2 Crore to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund for relief and rehabilitation of flood victims, said a press release...
Sonali Bank donates to CA鈥檚 relief fund
Sonali Bank PLC donated its employees鈥� one day鈥檚 salary amounting to Tk 1,91,70,000 to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund to provide assistance to the flood victims, said a press release...
Expressions cos鈥� staff donate to chief adviser鈥檚 relief fund
Employees of Expressions Limited, Express Events and Digital Expressions 鈥� referred to as Expressions Family, made donations to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund on Tuesday, said a press release...
DBBL donates to chief adviser鈥檚 relief fund
Dutch-Bangla Bank鈥檚 executive committee in a meeting held on August 22 decided to donate Tk 10 crore to Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund to help flood-affected people in the country, said a press release...
Mongla Port staff donate one-day salary for flood victims
All the officers and employees of Mongla Port Authority donated an amount equal to their one day鈥檚 basic salary in the relief and welfare fund of the chief adviser to the interim government...
Govt urges people to contribute to relief fund
The people, who are interested in standing beside the flood victims, have been urged to send money to 鈥楥hief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund鈥�.
Miscreants threaten to grab Meherba Plaza, GD filed
Meherba Plaza Owners Welfare Association has filed a general dairy with the Shahbagh police station alleging that some unidentified people are threatening that they will occupy offices and land of the building...