Labour leaders vented their frustration over the shrinking of prospect of putting in perspective the rights of the workers at a workshop titled, "Labour Law Amendment and Protection of Labour Rights" organised jointly by the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) and the Solidarity Center in
Post-flood assessment of loss and damage suffered by the affected people, disruption caused to sources of their livelihood, homesteads, properties and infrastructure is an important part of rehabilitation work. Among the various government and private bodies, the local policy think tank Centr
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's brief visit to Bangladesh on Friday will be regarded as a milestone in relations between the two brotherly nations. His visit marks the first official visit by a head of government since the interim government led by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus h
The anguish of the leaders of the newly-constituted Bankers Association of Bangladesh (BAB) over the blatant interference by the immediate past government in the sanction and disbursement of loans by the banks is fully justified. And their request to the adviser for finance of the interim governmen
What amounts of remittance dollars the wage earners are sending home every month from abroad had never been so concerning as it is now. This is for the simple reason that remittance is the major source of hard currency to supplement the country's declining foreign exchange reserve. Notably, the res
Despite reports of relative calm in the readymade garment (RMG) hubs of Ashulia and Gazipur, the reality on the ground speaks for a different picture. Workers have continued to take to the streets, organising protests and blockading highways-a clear indication that the situation is far from stable.
The Asia-Pacific chapter of the "World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal Social Protection for Climate Action and a Just Transition" released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Monday last apparently looks like a mix bag of socio-economic developments. Titled "The Regional
Against the backdrop of spiralling workers' unrest with attendant violence in the Readymade Garment (RMG) units in Ashulia, Savar, Gazipur and elsewhere, the UN agency dealing with labour-related issues, ILO, has identified five key areas that demand urgent attention. Evidently, the international l
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, environment, forest and climate as well as water resources adviser of the interim government comes up with her government's plan to create what she calls a 'blue network' with proper use of canals -- both already in existence and to be reclaimed. The adviser might have used the
Any possible threat to a vital sector of the national economy, agriculture to be precise, raises alarm and great concern. A back-page story of the Financial Express on Saturday shed light on a looming fertiliser crisis that could hit agricultural output hard during the upcoming Rabi season in Janua
