MMBPLC donates Tk 20 lakh to Inspiration Welfare Society
Modhumoti Bank PLC recently donated Tk 20 lakh to Inspiration Welfare Society, said a press release...
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PRAN-RFL Group donates to Workers鈥� Welfare Foundation
PRAN-RFL Group, one of the leading industrial conglomerates in the country, has recently donated to the Bangladesh Workers鈥� Welfare Foundation Fund under the Ministry of Labour and Employment...
Regulatory failure keeps risky vehicles on road
AN INCREASING number of illegally modified covered vans plying the road is another example of a regulatory failure in the transport sector. A Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh report shows that 23.33 per cent of the road accidents in 2024 involved covered vans, trucks and pickups. The modified bodies of the vehicles, usually illegal extensions in length and width...
Govt, too, is indifferent towards road safety issues
PUBLIC transports remains fatally unsafe for passengers as the interim government has so far kept the sector off its reform agenda. The Passengers Welfare Association of Bangladesh on September 13 reported that at least 86,690 people died and 153,257 became wounded in 62,619 road accidents in 11 years. The number of fatalities, however shocking, is not surprising as...
Bank Asia partner of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Welfare Trust
Bank Asia PLC entered into a strategic partnership with the Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Welfare Trust, becoming its primary banking partner, said a press release...
86,690 people killed in 62,619 road accidents across Bangladesh in 11 years
At least 86,690 people were killed and 1,53,257 more injured in 62,619 road accidents in the country in the past 11 years, according to the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh...
BMU Class III employees鈥� welfare association convening committee formed
The convening committee of Class III Employees鈥� Welfare Association of Bangladesh Medical University has been formed...
Long-awaited CWAB election on Thursday
The long-awaited election of the Cricketers鈥� Welfare Association of Bangladesh is set to be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.
502 people killed in 497 road accidents across Bangladesh in August: report
At least 502 people were killed and 1,232 others were injured in 497 road crashes across Bangladesh in August, according to a report published by the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh issued on Wednesday...
UBL, UCL contribute Tk 8.62cr to WPPF
Unilever Bangladesh Limited contributed Tk 81,777,100 and Unilever Consumer Care Limited Tk 4,498,200 to the Bangladesh Workers Welfare Foundation Fund under the labour and employment ministry as part of their statutory commitment to the Workers鈥� Profit Participation Fund...
Govt moves to rein in airfare hike: Bashir
Civil aviation and tourism adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin on Monday said that the government has undertaken a set of firm measures to contain the abnormal rise in airfares and stamp out fraudulent practices in the ticketing sector...
Social welfare secy urges all to work together
The new secretary of the Ministry of Social Welfare Mohammad Abu Yusuf at a programme at the ministry in Dhaka on Wednesday sought everyone鈥檚 cooperation to deliver all the services of the ministry to the doorsteps of the poor, distressed and helpless people...
Abu Yusuf joins social welfare ministry as secretary
Mohammad Abu Yusuf joined social welfare ministry as new secretary on Tuesday...
Kushtia Officers鈥� Welfare Forum holds reception to new committee
The reception ceremony of the newly elected advisory and executive committee of the Greater Kushtia Officers鈥� Kallyan Forum, Dhaka for the year 2025鈥�2026 was held at the National Archives Auditorium of Agargaon in Dhaka on Saturday...
Indonesia鈥檚 president touts economy, social welfare drive
Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto emphasised an expectation-defying economy, low unemployment rate and slew of ambitious social welfare initiatives as he delivered his first state address to parliament on Friday...
Shun Shing Group donates Tk 1.15cr to BLWF
Shun Shing Group, a Hong Kong-based multinational company and parent of Seven Rings Cement, has recently donated Tk 1,15,53,203 to Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation from its Workers鈥� Profit Participation Fund and Welfare Fund, said a press release...
Health ministry outlines 10 priorities for reform
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday said that they had set 10 issues in their priority list in the future reform agenda to improve healthcare and health education.
BJWT honours journalists killed, injured in uprising
The Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, on Sunday honoured the families of martyred journalists and those who were injured during the July uprising past year...
CWAB aims to hold election in September
The next election of the Cricket Welfare Association of Bangladesh is expected to be held in early September, as the top-level cricketers met at the BCB Academy premises in Mirpur on Wednesday.
Tongibari association holds general meeting
With the motto, 鈥楲et鈥檚 build a bright Tongibari together鈥�, the general meeting of Tongibari Upazila Development and Welfare Association, Munshiganj was held at the Pushpa Dam Convention Hall of the Krira Parishad Bhaban in the capital on Saturday with the presence of more than a hundred members and distinguished guests...
Ryanair profit surges in first quarter on higher fares
Irish no-frills airline Ryanair on Monday announced its net profit more than doubled in its first quarter thanks to higher air fares...
Biman offers special worker fare on 4 more routes
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has expanded its special concessional airfare programme, known as 鈥榳orker fare,鈥� to four additional Middle Eastern countries, namely United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar...
Politicians, people bid farewell to Mostafa Mohsin
Politicians from different parties and people from all walks of life paid their final respects to the late Gonoforum president Mostafa Mohsin Montu at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Monday...
Road transport sector should be on govt鈥檚 reform agenda
PUBLIC transport remains unsafe and the government has so far kept the sector off its reform platter. The Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh reports that at least 614 people died and 1,196 became injured in 597 road accidents in May. April was equally deadly, with the death of at least 583 people and injuries to 1,202 in 567 accidents. The highest 33.5 per cent of...
Public transport fare reduction demanded as fuel prices drop
Rights body Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh has demanded reduction in public transport fares as fuel oil prices have dropped...
Bangladesh in the age of strategic hedging, social media warfare
IN SOUTH Asia, power rarely wears the mask of neutrality. It either comes cloaked in populist nationalism or camouflaged in a strategic alliance. Bangladesh, wedged between two troubling neighbours 鈥� India and Myanmar 鈥� is increasingly a frontline state, not just in terms of geographic vulnerability, but as a theatre for the contest between sovereignty and...
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...
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...
