MASS UPRISING: Victim families demand rehab, speedy trial
The families of a number of the July-August mass uprising martyrs on Thursday demanded rehabilitation of the victims鈥� families and speedy trial of those involved in the massacre...
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Beximco units not opening for defaulted loan: adviser
Labour adviser M Sakhawat Hussain on Thursday said that the reopening of the closed factories of Beximco Group is no longer possible, as the factories have a massive default loans...
Patuakhali thermal power plant starts trial production
Patuakhali 1320 MW Thermal Power Plant started its trial production early Sunday...
Retrial of journalist Manik Saha killing demanded
Politicians and journalists at a human chain in Dhaka on Wednesday demanded the retrial into the case of killing of freedom fighter and Ekushey Padak-winning journalist Manik Chandra Saha...
IMPORT PAYMENTS: BTMA wants extended credit period
The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association has demanded the government to extend the usance period for payments on import of industrial raw materials...
Industrial term loans drop in July-Sept
Industrial term loan disbursements dropped in July-September period of 2024 compared with those in the same period of previous year, driven mainly by political unrests and high dollar rates...
LAWYER ALIF MURDER: Transfer of case to speedy trial tribunal demanded
The Chattogram District Bar Association has demanded immediate transfer of the case involving the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif to a speedy trial tribunal...
Cleanup campaign, civic awareness meeting held at Guliakhali, Sitakunda
The Department of Environment, in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation and with financial support from the Government of Norway, organised the 20th cleanup programme and civic awareness meeting recently at Guliakhali Sea Beach, Sitakunda, Chattogram, says a press release.
Truck workers block Satrasta in Dhaka
A group of truck workers blocked the road at Dhaka鈥檚 Satrasta intersection in the Tejgaon Industrial Area for over an hour on Tuesday protesting at the reported arrest of Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Drivers Union president Talukder Mohammed Monir...
Govt brings 15 new industrial sectors under wage regulations
The government has brought 15 new industrial sectors under wage regulations with the aim of ensuring minimum wages for thousands of workers engaged in these industries...
ATS Expo begins tomorrow
Walton is going to host the second edition of industrial fair titled 鈥楢dvanced Technology Solutions Expo-2024鈥� from December 5 to 7, said a press release...
Bridging Cartesian roots with 4IR realities
THE evolution of higher education over the past three centuries has been guided by the ideas of various philosophers, each contributing to distinct goals: cultivating reason, promoting individual growth, advancing society, and solving practical problems. Dominant philosophies like rationalism during the Enlightenment and pragmatism in the Industrial Age shaped education while coexisting with alternative...
Thousands strike at VW鈥檚 Germany plants
Thousands of Volkswagen workers went on strike Monday in an escalating industrial dispute, with unions warning that the crisis-hit German auto giant is intent on making mass layoffs and closing factories...
BB extends FE loan tenure for capital machinery imports
The Bangladesh Bank has extended the tenure for foreign exchange loans under buyers and suppliers credit for importing capital machinery, allowing industrial entrepreneurs to secure loans for three years instead of one...
China manufacturing expands for second straight month
China in November saw an uptick in industrial output for the second straight month, government data showed Saturday, an encouraging sign for officials as they battle stagnant activity...
Trial run of trains on Jamuna rail bridge
Two trains ran on trial basis on the under-construction Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over the River Jamuna for the first time on Tuesday...
Legality of media trials in Bangladesh
A RECENT incident in Bangladesh shocked people after the media reported that a young man had killed his mother and stored her body in a refrigerator. The news portrayed him as a cold-blooded murderer. However, later investigations revealed that some neighbours, not the son, were responsible for the crime. Despite this, the earlier reports...
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...
Beximco workers continue protest for arrears
Workers of Beximco Industrial Park in Gazpiur continued their protests for the sixth day on Wednesday demanding their arrears...
Towards land degradation-neutral world
LAND acts as the primary source of food. More than eight billion people still draw 99.9 per cent of food from land. Out of agriculture, the first human intervention in the nature, emerged communities, which ultimately brought in pollution. Records show that civilisation has spoilt most of the land people lived on. Neolithic revolution caused changes in the...
Beximco workers on road again, demand arrears
Workers of Beximco Industrial Park in Gazipur continued blocking the Chandra-Nabinagar road at Chakraborty for the second consecutive day on Sunday, demanding payment of...
Govt should put plans in place to head off tech-drive job loss
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, setting in across the world bringing about a new order dominated by technology, could well leave its impact, sooner or later, on Bangladesh even if it would opt to stay out of it. Bangladesh should, therefore, align itself towards the shift while there is still time as graduation of society into another industrial revolution will come...
Industrial wage board seeks execution role
The minimum wage board has called for reforms in the Bangladesh labour act and labour rules, seeking a mandate to act as the implementation authority for wages it announced for the industrial sector workers...
Nvidia replaces Intel to join Dow Jones Industrial Average
Chip giant Nvidia will join the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the iconic Wall Street index announced Friday, underscoring the importance of artificial intelligence in the US聽economy...
US industrial production shrinks for 7th month
A persistent slump in US manufacturing extended into a seventh straight month in October, according to survey data published Friday, with weak demand deepening the contraction...
Ratan Tata: Indian mogul who built a global powerhouse
Industrialist聽Ratan聽Tata, who has died aged 86, was credited with transforming India鈥檚聽Tata聽Group into a globally renowned conglomerate with a portfolio ranging from software to sports cars...
Most RMG units resume operations
Production resumed in most industrial units in Ashulia and Gazipur areas on Wednesday, following an improvement in labour situation after owners agreed to meet workers鈥� 18-point demand to address the ongoing unrest...
Samina Ahmed made BCSIR chairman
Samina Ahmed has been appointed as chairman of the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research...
Samina Ahmed made BCSIR chairman
Samina Ahmed has been appointed as chairman of the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
Industrial term loan release rises slightly in Jan-March
Industrial term loan disbursements rose marginally in January- March period compared with those in the same period last year, driven mainly by high dollar rates...