Include domestic work in labour law
March 11, 2010
Speaker at a discussion yesterday called on the government include the labour of domestic helps in the labour law to ensure their rights to health and basic education.
“Women are the main workers at the domestic labour and they have been working in vulnerable situation where they frequently violated with their employers,” said speakers at the discussion organised by ActionAid Bangladesh at Chhayanaut Auditorium in the city.
All-female police contingent to be sent to UN mission
March 9, 2010
Home Minister Sahara Khatun announced yesterday that the government will soon send an all-female police contingent to a United Nations peacekeeping mission.
Bangladesh will become the first Muslim nation in the world to commit an all-female contingent.
Students vow to ensure trial of war criminals
March 6, 2010
Over 1000 students yesterday vowed to ensure the trial of war criminals and move forward with the spirit of the liberation war.
They took the vow at a function titled ‘Muktir Utsab 2010′ organised by Liberation War Museum at the central playground of Dhaka University.
China to provide support in building digital Bangladesh
March 2, 2010
China will provide all out support for communication and socio economic development to build a digital Bangladesh.
The assurance came while visiting Vice Minister of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Liu Jieyi paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Jamuna here yesterday.
5 JeM suspects arrested in Dhaka
February 28, 2010
Rapid Action Battalion have arrested five suspected members of Pakistan-based militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, in Dhaka, RAB officials said on Sunday.
Massive withdrawal of groundwater may cause earthquake in capital
February 18, 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina forewarned that earthquake could strike the capital city as the groundwater table here is going down 2-3 meters gradually due to massive withdrawal of the water.
In reply to a question from Nasimul Alam Chowdhury (Comilla-8), she said the subsiding of the underground water level is causing serious damage to geological environment and its balance. Prime Minister’s questions and answers were tabled to facilitate discussion on the President’s New Year address to the parliament. “If water level continues to go down, there is apprehension about natural calamity like earthquake,” she said, apparently referring to the presentiment coming from experts.
Move to implement billion dollar project without feasibility study
February 16, 2010
The communications ministry, without conducting any feasibility study, has been moving to implement the much-talked-about Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) project.
And what is more, even before doing any preliminary works, the ministry has sought approval of the Cabinet Economic Affairs Committee to appoint a consultant for the project without any tender process.
Turkey keen to help build new wing at BSMMU
February 14, 2010
Turkey showed keen interest to help Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) become a state-of-the-art tertiary healthcare facility as well as a world-class medical institute.
Turkish Health Minister Prof Recep Akdag gave the assurance in this regard during his visit to the university-cum-hospital yesterday morning.
Evil forces out to create anarchy
February 13, 2010
Economic Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister Mashiur Rahman said an ill-motivated force is engaged in hatching a conspiracy to create anarchic situation across the country through using violence one after another.
“The ill-motivated force is trying to create anarchy through using violence one after another. It has no alternative but to resorting to violence because it has neither public support nor popularity.”
Encourage foreign investment, ensure welfare of expats
February 10, 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the Bangladesh envoys in the Arab countries to work with utmost sincerity and dedication for the welfare of the expatriate Bangladeshis and encouraging foreign investment in Bangladesh.
“You’ve to work with dedication for boosting the image of Bangladesh and also have to look after the causes of the Bangladeshi workforce in the Arab states.”