RMG employment injury scheme expands coverage to commuting accidents
The Bangladesh government has expanded the coverage of the pilot employment injury scheme to include compensation for accidents that may occur when workers are commuting to and from work. The Governance Board of the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) Pilot during its 8th meeting held on May 13 unanimously approved the inclusion of ‘commuting accidents’ as…
Palestinians ready to die in their homes
Bushra Khalidi of the British charity Oxfam said most Palestinians would rather die in their homes than march to southern Gaza. He said in the besieged northern Gaza, fodder, feeding donkeys and horses became the main means of survival for people. Bushra Khalidi told Qatar-based media Al Jazeera, ‘People are not alive, people are dying…
‘Benazir is not facing ACC’
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed is not facing the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogation. He is scheduled to be questioned at 10 am on Sunday. However, even in the second phase, he is not appearing on the summons of the ACC. Although he applied for time in the first phase, he has not…
Districts likely to experience thunderstorms by 1 p.m
According to the Meteorological Office, there is a possibility of thundershowers with a maximum speed of 60 km per hour over 12 districts of the country including Dhaka. This information was given in the forecast for the inland river ports of the country on Tuesday (21 May) from 5 am to 1 pm. Meteorologist Kho….
No BNP-Jamaat alliance exists now
BNP has been hounded over the last 18 years. The party chief, Khaleda Zia, was put in jail and not allowed treatment abroad while her son, Tarique Rahman, has been living in London since 2008 and faces a prison sentence back home. But with the Awami League regime gone, change is in the offing. BNP…
BNP is going to a big program simultaneously this month
BNP wants to go to big programs simultaneously this month. The party wants to hold this program on public issues including the release of chairperson Khaleda Zia, anti-corruption campaign, protest against price hike of daily necessities, agreement and compromise issues with India, border killings, protest against increase in gas and water prices. BNP is meeting…