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US expects next govt to reform labor laws for EPZs at int’l standard

Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) said that the next government of Bangladesh should act quickly to reform the existing legal framework, including labor laws for Export Processing Zones, and bring it into conformity with international labor standards. Senator Robert Menendez issued a committee report on Friday in Washington on safeguarding and advancing gains in labor rights for Bangladesh’s garment workers. Us senatorThe government of Bangladesh and BGMEA should immediately develop and...

Pay commission likely to be announced today

The government is likely to announce a Pay Commission on Sunday for recommending raising the salaries and allowances of the government officials and employees, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said. “We won’t be able to constitute a permanent Pay Commission, and Pay and Services Commission right now because there is a need for enacting law for this. We’re now forming a Pay Commission, which will be a temporary one,” he said. The Finance Minister was talking to the media after attending a grand rally and reception accorded to him by the Bangladesh Audit and Accounts Officers Council and Auditors Welfare Association at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) on Friday morning.

Safety inspection begins Friday after major breakthrough in RMG

Safety inspections of all export-oriented ready made garments (RMG) and knitwear factory buildings in Bangladesh is set to begin on Friday. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) will assess the factory buildings that are not part of Alliance or Accord, both for structural integrity, and fire and electrical safety. This was decided at a meeting of the National Tripartite Committee (NTC) held on Thursday with Labour Secretary Mikail Shipar in the chair, Reports UNB. rana-plaza-2-620The Committee comprisi...

EU parliament wants to organize EC, urging calm in Bangladesh

The European Parliament (EU parliament) wants the Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) should organise and oversee the next general elections in a fully transparent manner. It called on all groups and individuals in Bangladesh to exercise tolerance and restraint, especially in the lead-up to, during, and after the elections. EU passed three separate resolutions on Thursday, urging calm in the run-up to elections in Bangladesh and also expressing concern about the situation of migrant workers in Qatar and calling for fair justice in Bolivia. EU Parliamnet

DFQF access might harm interest of LDCs

Duty free and quota free access (DFQF) and relaxation of Rules of Origin might be harmful for the LDCs as these will weaken their position to oppose TISA (Trade in Service Agreement) and TICFA (Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement), said the rights activists. They urged the government to emphasise free movement of labour in the upcoming WTO ministerial meet to be held in Bali, Indonesia on December 3-6. equitybdThe call came from a rally held in front of the Jatiay Press Club in the city on Thursday. Moderated by Mostafa K...

Global entrepreneurship week being celebrated in city

Global entrepreneurship week (GEW) is being celebrated in the city with a flying start focusing on the “importance of an entrepreneurial community” to inspire the next wave of innovative entrepreneurs. The kickoff began at the News Cred office in Dhaka with an opening talk by MK Aaref of EdwardMKennedyCenter in the city and Toby Glucksman, Deputy Political and Economic Counselor and Economic Chief of US Embassy, Dhaka. This was followed by a fireside chat moderated by Samad Miraly of Olympic with Md. Sabur Khan, President of DCCI and Pial Islam of PI Consulting. The event ended with a panel session on Water Sanitation App Fest hackathon talk by Mirva Tuulia Moilanen, Communications Specialist, The World Bank.
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