Workers block roads in Ashulia over unpaid wages
Workers block roads in Ashulia over unpaid wages

Disgruntled workers in Ashulia, near Savar, staged a road blockade on Monday, demanding payment of overdue salaries and other benefits. The demonstration caused severe traffic congestion along a six-kilometer stretch of the Ashulia-DEPZ-Abdullahpur road between Jamgora and Zirabo. The protest...

Workers demand for National Wage Structure for all workers
Workers demand for National Wage Structure for all workers

Labour unions of the countrys garment factories have submitted a set of recommendations and proposals on labour sector reforms to Labour Reform Commission. They placed their proposal demanding a national wage structure for workers across sectors, and yearly increments in line with price hike....

Turkiye raises minimum wage by 30% for 2025
Turkiye raises minimum wage by 30% for 2025

Labor and Social Security Minister Vedat Isikhan announced that Turkiyes minimum wage will rise to TL 22,104 ($630.36) in 2025, reflecting a 30% increase from the previous year. The decision followed the fourth meeting of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, held on Tuesday. On Tuesday...

Honda, Nissan inks deal to enter age of electric cars
Honda, Nissan inks deal to enter age of electric cars

Honda and Nissan confirmed on Monday that they had inked a memorandum of understanding as the Japanese automakers struggle with competition from rival brands in the electric vehicle (EV) market. The merger would create the third largest car maker by sales, behind Toyota and Volkswagen. Nissan...

Labour Reform Commission calls for eliminating discrimination against contractual workers
Labour Reform Commission calls for eliminating discrimination against contractual workers

Labour Reform Commission Chief Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed has stated that the commission will make recommendations to improve the living standards of daily contract workers in government, semi-government, and autonomous organizations by eliminating irregularities, mismanagement, and discrimination....

Rajshahi’s housing sector faces crisis
Rajshahi’s housing sector faces crisis

The cost of construction materials, especially those linked to the housing sector, has been rising steadily, putting significant pressure on housing traders in Rajshahi. Over the past two to three years, the price of building a flat has more than doubled, while the prices charged to buyers have...

Businesspeople call for security
Businesspeople call for security

Instability in the garment sector continues to persist. Since the beginning of this year, there have been protests over wages, factory attacks over the dominance of the Jhut business after the fall of the government, and most recently, a violent incident where workers attacked the factory owners...