Dhaka traffic hit as workers demand unpaid wages
Dhaka traffic hit as workers demand unpaid wages

Vehicular movement on both sides of Tejgaon Love Road remains suspended as workers of company staged a sit-in programme on Tuesday demanding payment of overdue wages, causing severe traffic congestion in several parts of Dhaka. The protest triggered long tailbacks in Mohakhali, Farmgate, Tejgaon...

PM gives Eid bonus to sanitation workers
PM gives Eid bonus to sanitation workers

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has provided Eid bonuses to sanitation workers of city corporations across the country. He handed over Eid bonus cheques to the administrators and mayors of all city corporations across the country, said PMs Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman, reports...

Globalisation vs workers’ rights
Globalisation vs workers’ rights

Globalisation has reshaped labour markets and expanded job opportunities, but it has also exposed workers to new forms of insecurity, inequality and exploitation, analysts say as May Day revives debate on labour rights. Workers across the world mark May Day to honour struggles that began in the...

Iran says 144 health workers killed and wounded in US-Israeli strikes
Iran says 144 health workers killed and wounded in US-Israeli strikes

US-Israeli attacks have killed and injured a total of 144 healthcare workers in Iran, according to the head of the countrys emergency department. Jafar Miadfar told Mehr news agency that the strikes have caused significant damage to Irans health sector, leaving 118 healthcare workers injured and...

Tk4,394cr spent on COVID-19 vaccines, initiative underway to recruit 1 lakh health workers
Tk4,394cr spent on COVID-19 vaccines, initiative underway to recruit 1 lakh health workers

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain has told the Parliament that a total of Tk4,394.08 crore has been spent so far on purchasing vaccines to protect the people of the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. He provided this information on Tuesday in response to a starred...