Around 85% of workers in informal sector, majority lack benefits: Adviser Farida

Fisheries and Livestock adviser Farida Akhter has said that nearly 85 percent of Bangladesh’s workforce is employed in the informal sector, with most workers unrecognized and outside social protection coverage.“Without ...

CPJ calls on Bangladesh to free imprisoned journalists ahead of Human Rights Day

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged urgent attention from Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Prof. Yunus regarding the plight of journalists imprisoned in the country ahead of International Human Rights ...

BNP plans universal family card for all women: Tarique

BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday announced that all women across the country will be brought under a universal Family Card scheme if the party forms the next government, ...

Khaleda Zia attended Armed Forces Day defying doctors’ advice: Tarique

BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia attended the Armed Forces Day programme on 21 November purely out of her deep affection for the country’s military members, even after ...

Shackled on Journey Home: 31 More Bangladeshis Return from US

Thirty-one more Bangladeshis were sent back from the United States on Monday, arriving at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport under what returnees described as deeply humiliating conditions. The group reached Dhaka at ...

Australia bans social media for under-16s in global first

Australia has become the world’s first country to impose a nationwide ban on social media use for children under 16, ordering major platforms including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook to ...

Tangled Legacy: Tangail Saree Earns UNESCO Recognition

Bangladesh’s iconic Tangail saree weaving tradition has been inscribed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, marking a historic recognition of the centuries-old craft.The decision was adopted unanimously on Tuesday ...

Bangladesh needs stronger IP standards to drive innovation: Lutfey Siddiqi

Bangladesh must proactively strengthen its intellectual property (IP), patent and copyright standards to unlock its full innovation potential, said Chief Adviser Prof. Yunus's Special Envoy for International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi ...

Good plans, poor execution holding back poverty reduction: Adviser Salehuddin

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has said that although Bangladesh has designed many strong and promising poverty-reduction plans over the years, their implementation has remained “very poor” due to inefficiency, corruption, ...

NCP unveils first list of 125 candidates for national polls

The National Citizen Party (NCP) on Wednesday announced the names of its first batch of 125 preliminary nominees for the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election.The list was disclosed by Member ...