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National anthem set to Guinness Record

Over 2.5 lakh people sang the national anthem in chorus at the National Parade Ground on Wednesday marking the country’s 44th Independence Day and aiming to set a new world record. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with her cabinet members, MPs, politicians, cultural personalities, workers and students joined the programme and sang ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ in chorus. N Enthem Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also addressed the programme. The Parade Ground turned into a human sea when thousands of people from all walks of life gathered there for taking part in “Lakho Konthe Sonar Bangla” in the morning.

Kuwait plans to recruit more Bangladeshi workers

Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid has unveiled a plan to allow companies to recruit additional Bangladeshi workers for gardening, farming and cattle breeding - more than the 25 percent set by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor earlier, says MP Talal Al-Jalal In previous reports, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor said it has been discussing with its interior counterpart the possibility of allowing the recruitment of Bangladeshi laborers to address the manpower shortage in the farming sector; provided the Bangladeshis do not exceed 25 percent of the total workforce.

Progress not enough in textile safety

Many textile workers who survived the RanaPlaza disaster in April 2013 are still waiting to see compensation and better workplace safety standards. Some significant steps have been taken, but progress has been slow. With the anniversary of Bangladesh’s worst textile factory accident coming up next month, the ILO is calling on Western companies to donate to the compensation fund for the victims and their families. [caption id="attachment_1878" align="alignleft" width="300"]RMG Rana Plaza

New EPZ act not possible shortly: Tofail

Enacting a new EPZ act will not be possible within April 15 deadline set by the USTR for a favorable outcome on the country’s lost GSP facility, commerce minister Tofail Ahmed said on Monday. ‘We need more time to repeal the existing EPZ act and enact a new one in line with the provisions spelt out in the action plan of the US to restore the generalized system of preference facility,’ Tofail told reporters after a meeting with a visiting European Union delegation at his secretariat office. Tofael_ahmed_

Aus, aman rice production reaches 15.35m tons

Country’s rice production from the Aus (March - June) and Aman (May - October) crops in FY 2013-14 (July - June) is estimated at around 15.35 million tons, up about 2% from about 15 million tons produced in FY 2012-13, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). paddy-300BBS says that rice production from the FY 2013-14 Aman crop, which contributes about 38% of the total rice production in the country, stands at around 13 million tons, up about 1% from about 12.9 million tons in FY 2012-13. BBS says...

Press freedom waning in Bangladesh

A recent report published by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) observed that the dividing line between politics and journalism is “more blurred than ever” in Bangladesh. The report identified nine countries, Bangladesh among them, as experiencing a decline in press freedoms. It noted that journalists in Bangladesh were “attacked from all sides” during the political turmoil of 2013. The report further pointed out the conflict dates back to the country’s secession from Pakistan in 1971. rise-in-violence-for-journalists-in-south-asia-press-fre... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=
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