Dhaka April 20, 2025, 5:48 pm
The garment workers are demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 12,020 but the factory owners have proposed a 20 percent hike to Tk 6,360.
The aircraft will be delivered in March, May and June in 2020 under the government-to-government contract, said the Canadian High Commission in Dhaka in a statement.
Japan has assured Bangladesh that it will continue to have duty-free and quota-free (DFQF) access to the Japanese market even after it graduates from the least developed country (LDC) status.
Japan assured him of continued duty free market access to Japan for Bangladeshi goods even after Bangladesh graduates to developing country status.
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved an assistance package totaling more than $357 million for a project to develop two power lines in support of Bangladesh’s national target of electricity for a
Higher classified loans in public banks in the recent years remain a concern for the banking sector from financial stability perspective, the central bank said.
4,44,906 people finding jobs abroad this year, a total of 56,43,820 male and female Bangladeshi workers got overseas employment from 2009 to July 29, 2018, according to an official of the ministry.
The banking industry leaders have called for greater interoperability and safety of the digital payment infrastructure to facilitate the country's move towards becoming a digital economy.
The labour and employment ministry is forking out Tk 110 crore to construct two more dormitories for female garment workers even though the first one remains eerily empty more than a year on.
The two wings of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have detected the evasion after scrutinising some 2,847 cases since their inception.
Bangladesh Ambassador in Riyadh Golam Moshi has said that stern actions will be taken against the recruiting agencies sending workers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) through fraudulence.
It showed that the export to the US stood at $5.98 billion in FY18, which was $5.84 billion in FY17.
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) will rebuild a 31 km-long existing regional road pouring Tk 300 million (30 core) into each of the kilometres.
Readymade garment (RMG) workers will observe a two-hour hunger strike in front of the office of the wage board on July 31 to press home their demand for fixing Tk 16,000 as minimum wage.
Thirty labour officials have received training on principles and techniques of investigation into unfair labour practices to protect workers against discriminations.
The government is set to receive $500 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) soon to improve the quality of primary education system.
Force majeure is a common clause in contracts that essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties prevents one or both parties from fu
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam discussed the issue with outgoing German Ambassador in Dhaka Dr Thomas Prinz on Wednesday.
Newly appointed Ambassador of Afghanistan to Bangladesh Abdul Qayoom Malikzad met State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam at the latter’s office on Wednesday and discussed various bilateral issues.
The awards recognise and honour exporters in the country for their contribution to the growth of the national economy.
