Non-resident Bangladeshis on Thursday demanded for setting up a separate tribunal for quick disposals of land dispute cases. Soyeb Adamji, a leader of London-based organisation, Our Land in Bangladesh, made the demand on behalf…
Students from different educational institutions on Monday formed a human chain, demanding the review of 36th Bangladesh Civil Services preliminary examination results and removal of all disparities in recruitment process of the government jobs…
Family members of the victims of the Tazreen Fashions fire on Sunday demanded that the financial assistance received from different bodies be kept outside the purview of compensation package as per International Labour Organisation standards…
Leaders of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists on Saturday demanded immediate formation of the 9th wage board for enhancement of salary scales for journalists and other workers of the newspaper industry…
Rights activists and slum dwellers on Saturday urged the authorities not to demolish any slum without rehabilitating the residents. They also demanded multi-storey apartments for slum dwellers from a human chain held in front of National Press Club, said a press release…
The candidates who earlier passed recruitment tests of Sonali, Janata and Rupali banks on Thursday demanded that the state-owned commercial banks appoint them from the bank’s respective recruitment panels comprising of the successful applicants…
India’s gold demand is likely to rise this year as investors have factored in interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve, while the turmoil in stock markets is making the metal attractive, the World Gold Council said on Thursday…
Leaders of Bangladesh Sramik Karmachari Federation at a protest rally on Sunday demanded raise in the wages of the dressmakers, who exclusively sew apparels for home markets across the country…
Columnists and women rights activists on Saturday urged the authorities concerned to ensure decent work environment for women employees as they are confronted with direct and indirect sexual harassments at their respective jobs…
The scheduled banks cut rates of interest on lending further in December last year as the businesspeople continued to show reluctance to receive loans from the banking sector due to sluggish business amid political uncertainty, said officials of Bangladesh Bank…
Leaders of the International War Crimes Mass Trial Movement at a protest rally on Wednesday called on the Awami League-led government to bring to justice some 200 Pakistani soldiers who had committed war crimes during Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971…
Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Asian Human Rights Commission in a joint statement on Wednesday urged the government to release acting Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman immediately…
January surveys of global factory activity released on Monday showed the new year began much as the old one ended – with too much capacity chasing too little demand…
The state-run gas transmission and distribution companies want the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission to raise their profit margins by up to three times.
Officials and employees directly receive a portion of the profit made by the companies…
Politicians and labour leaders at the opening session of a conference in the city on Friday called on the Awami League-led government to stop large-scale import of footwears to save the local industry…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday demanded trial of former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque for what it said violating constitution by writing judgment after going into retirement…
Japan’s Canon said Wednesday that annual net profit fell 13.6 per cent last year owing to weak demand for cameras in emerging economies and a slowdown in China…
Politicians, professionals and labour leaders at a roundtable discussion in the city on Monday called on the Awami League-led government to take proper steps to rehabilitate the Urdu speaking people living in different camps across the country…
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Haiti’s capital Saturday, setting tires ablaze and demanding the resignation of outgoing president Michel Martelly following the postponement of a runoff to pick his replacement…
Labour leaders at a rally in the city on Friday demanded 50 per cent dearness allowance and introduction of rationing for the garment workers from the current month…
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