Most RMG units clear wages, allowances, BGMEA claims
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Saturday claimed that till Friday almost all the readymade garment factories paid festival allowances to their workers while 91 per cent of the units gave wages for the month of August.
SUJON for direct voting to district council elections
Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik, a civil rights body, on Saturday urged the government to make a fresh law for district council elections with a provision of direct voting.
Eid journey: Tailbacks, extra fare spoil journeys for homebound passengers
Homebound passengers across the country faced untold sufferings on Saturday because of huge tailbacks on highways and terminals in the capital and a scarcity of public transportation.
RU female teacher found dead inside her dormitory
Rajshahi University mass communication and journalism department teacher Akhter Jahan was found dead inside her dormitory room on the campus in Rajshahi Friday afternoon.
Tanners cut rawhide prices by 10pc
Tanners on Friday cut again the prices of rawhide of sacrificial animals this year for the four consecutive years setting the prices of salted cowhide at Tk 50 a square feet for Dhaka and Tk 40 a square feet for outside Dhaka which is 10 per cent lower than the prices of last year.
Prices of spices rise before Eid-ul-Azha
The prices of spices went up in the city’s kitchen markets over the week on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest Muslim religious festivals, to be celebrated on Tuesday.
50 injured after falling from train roof
At least 50 people were injured after they fell from the roof of an intercity train near Shaheed M Mansur Ali Rail Station in Sirajganj Friday morning.
Long tailbacks at Paturia, Daulatdia
Long tailbacks were seen at Patuaria and Daulatdia because of mad rush of Eid passengers although ferry services on the route across the river Padma began to improve on Friday after six days of disruption.
Muhith okays VAT waiver on OMS dealers’ commission
The National Board of Revenue has decided to waive value-added tax on dealers’ commission which they get for operating open market sales or other fair price programmes of the government, officials said.
HC questions BTRC order on Citycell users’ switch over
The High Court on Thursday asked the telecom regulator to explain why its notice asking the subscribers of the mobile phone operator Citycell to switch to other operators would not be declared illegal.
