Agartala Check Post to be inaugurated on Nov 17
The inauguration of the Integrated Check Post at Agartala along the Akhaura-Agartala part of the India-Bangladesh border will take place on November 17, an official release of the High Commission of India said here today.
Sushil Kumar Shinde, Home Minister of India, Dr. Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, Home Minister of Bangladesh, Shajahan Khan, Shipping Minister of Bangladesh and Manik Sarkar, Chief Minister of Tripura will jointly inaugurate the integrated check post (ICP).
The Agartala ICP houses all regulatory agencies including Immigration, Customs and border security forces, reports BSS.
Women’s participation in economic activities stressed
Speakers at a sewing machine distribution ceremony have stressed for enhanced participation of the womenfolk in economic activities for income generation to ensure women development and empowerment.
They were addressing the ceremony arranged for distribution of 25 sewing machines free of costs among 25 unemployed and distressed women by Goddimari union parishad at its hall room under Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat on Tuesday afternoon.
Authority of the union parishad distributed the sewing machines among the beneficiary women of ward No-9 under assistances of the Local Governance Support Project (LGSP) to assist them attaining self-reliance through income generation activities, reports BSS.
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GO-NGO efforts for eliminating hazardous child labour stressed
Speakers at a workshop have stressed for joint efforts of the government and non-government organisations to eliminate hazardous child labour for ensuring universal rights for all children.
They also favoured providing necessary assistance to the working children in hotels, restaurants, welding workshops and other hazardous places to pave way for their normal growth and flourishing talents to uphold their human and social rights, reports BSS.
‘Come to Work’, an NGO, organised the daylong workshop with the assistances of ‘Oporajeyo Bangladesh’ and Eco Social Development Organisation (ESDO) at Young Star Club in Parbotipur upazila town of Dinajpur on Tuesday.
SeU holds seminar on work safety
School of Business Studies of Southeast University (SeU) organized a seminar on “Worksplace Safety: A Luxury or a necessity in the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises of Bangladesh?” on Saturday at SEU Conference Room in the city.
Prof Dr Anwar Hossain, Vice Chancellor of Southeast University attended the seminar as chief guest while Nafeez Al Amin, Lecturer, School of Business Studies presented the Keynote Paper in the seminar, says a press release.
Brig Gen Md. Anwarul Islam (Retd.), ndc, psc, G+, Registrar, Prof Dr Golam Ahmed Faruqui, Dean,...
Prof Dr Anwar Hossain, Vice Chancellor of Southeast University attended the seminar as chief guest while Nafeez Al Amin, Lecturer, School of Business Studies presented the Keynote Paper in the seminar, says a press release.
Brig Gen Md. Anwarul Islam (Retd.), ndc, psc, G+, Registrar, Prof Dr Golam Ahmed Faruqui, Dean,...
REHAB fears siphoning off money
The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) fears that huge money might be siphoned off abroad following a foreign company's call through recent newspaper advertisements to buy apartments in Dubai, reports UNB.
Such an illegal campaign will only encourage siphoning off money abroad at a time when the country's housing sector is in bad shape it' s an ominous sign for the country's real estate sector, the apex body of the real estate sector said in a statement.
Mentioning the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act 1947, the REHAB said there is no scope to buy apartments abroad. EHAB expects proper steps from the ministry concerned in this regard.
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BGMEA director loses cool at meeting on minimum wage
Commerce Secretary and Labour Secretary on Wednesday came under fire when a BGMEA director came down heavily on the government for what she says the government is only focusing on the RMG sector for wage hike.
Though the surprised secretaries – Mahbub Ahmed and Mikail Shipar – tried to correct her notion, BGMEA director Vidiya Amrit Khan kept on arguing with her point with support from her some fellow owners, reports UNB.
Amrit Khan, also Managing Director of Desh Garments Ltd, raised her finger at both the secretaries and wanted to know why the government should fix the wages for the RMG workers and argued that it should be fixed by the owners. “You (govt) are only focusing on us.”
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