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Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a rights body, has demanded that the ‘torture and repression on’ the quota reform activsits be stopped across the country. Read More »

Rajshahi, July 8 – Tarikul Islam Tarek who was attacked by some BCL leaders and activists on Rajshahi University (RU) campus in Quota reform movement has been transferred to Dhaka for his better treatment. Read More »

Dhaka, July 8 – Dhaka University Vice-chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman on Sunday likened the activities of the quota reform activists to that of militants. Read More »

A court here on Sunday placed Rashed Khan, joint convener of Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council, on a 10-day fresh remand in two separate cases filed with Shahbagh Police Station. Read More »

Saudi Arabia’s Directorate of Passports has warned citizens and residents that they face up to six months in prison and a fine of SAR100,000 ($26,656) for trafficking or employing visa violators. The announcement comes as the kingdom continues a crackdown on those in breach of residence, labour and border security laws that has netted more than 1.25 million people since ... Read More »

Dhaka, July 6 – A group of concerned guardians and citizens on Friday urged the government to conduct a judicial inquiry into the attacks on quota reformists at different universities. Read More »

Dhaka, July 5 – Female students from different halls of Dhaka University organized a protest rally and human chain on Thursday morning, in continuation of the agitation that began at female the dorms Tuesday night, demanding a campus safe for students. In the banner of “We want safe campus”, they paraded through campus this morning chanting slogans against the imprisonment ... Read More »

Dhaka, July 3 – A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent three people including Joint Convener of Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokhon Parishad Faruk Hossein, to jail in two cases filed on charges of attack on Dhaka University VC’s residence, torching vehicles and sabotage. Read More »

Dhaka, July 2 – The Metropolitan Magistrate Court (MMC) of Dhaka on Monday placed Rashed Khan, Joint Convener of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, on a five-day remand in a case filed under section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Read More »

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists allegedly attacked the quota reformists when they were taking preparation to bring out a protest procession from the central Shaheed Minar here on Monday morning. Read More »

Rajshahi, June 30 – The Quota reform movement could not be held on Rajshahi University (RU) campus as the leaders and activists of the University BCL has foiled their movement, it is alleged. Read More »

BNP on Sunday strongly condemned Saturday’s “barbaric” attack on the leaders of anti-quota movement by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Dhaka University campus. Read More »

The Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Sunday arrested Rashed Khan, joint convener of Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Forum, from Bhasantek area in the city. Read More »

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam B.Sc. on Saturday said that the Malaysian government may cancel the recruitment system, but it will not hamper the process of sending workers to the country. Read More »

An official amnesty period allowing illegal UAE residents to correct their status and work legally will begin in August, an official has said. The ‘protect yourself by modifying your status’ campaign follows the adoption of new visa rules last week by the UAE Cabinet allowing those that overstay their visa to leave the country voluntarily without receiving a ‘no entry’ ... Read More »

While populations have seen and undergone changes since the beginning of time, one trend in particular is unfolding across the world: less children, older people. In an effort to tackle the complex issue in Asia, government officials are convening to help create a sustainable society where no one is left behind. Read More »

The UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity and Nationality is preparing to launch an amnesty initiative allowing illegal residents to correct their status and work in the country without having to leave. The ‘protect yourself by modifying your status’ campaign follows the adoption of new visa rules last week by the UAE Cabinet allowing those that overstay their visa to leave ... Read More »

Well-structured and administered social protection programs are both financially feasible and socially and economically beneficial. • Strategies for Providing Social Protection for All • Informal workers dominate Asia’s labour force but most lack social protection. • Delivering effective social protection to informal workers is financially feasible. Read More »

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Cabinet on Wednesday adopted a number of strategic decisions with regards to foreign workers’ insurance in the private sector, as well as a legislative package of visa facilitation. A new insurance scheme for workers’ guarantees has been introduced. Read More »

Of all the institutions established by the international community in the wake of that cataclysm that was the First World War only one has endured to this day, the International Labour Organisation. That it has done so is testament to the moral vision and indomitable hope that is contained within the preamble to the constitution of the Organisation, that ‘universal ... Read More »

President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Gilbert F Houngbo on Thursday called for continued efforts to help remittance-receiving families build a sustainable future for themselves and their communities. Read More »

Dhaka – Speakers at a programme on Monday urged the government to stop sending country’s women to Saudi Arabia as housemaids and also take steps for immediate returns of the female workers who are already being treated inhumanly by their employers there. Read More »

Unrealized Potential: The High Cost of Gender Inequality in Earnings is the first in a series of reports that aim to measure the global economic costs of gender inequality. This first report measures these losses in lifetime earnings. Read More »

Dhaka, May 31 – Around 1,000 female workers have returned home from Saudi Arabia in last five months, and many female workers are waiting at safe houses and different jails there for a return to the country. Read More »

Leaders of quota reform movement on Saturday decided to withdraw their decision of boycotting exams, but to continue with class boycott for indefinite period at all university and colleges across the country. Read More »

Students of Dhaka University (DU) on Wednesday brought out a protest rally on campus following an overnight threat allegedly made by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders to kill two leaders of the ongoing quota reform movement. Read More »

World Employment and Social Outlook 2018. ILO flagship report estimates job losses and job creation as the world moves to a greener economy. Geneva (ILO News) – Twenty-four million new jobs will be created globally by 2030 if the right policies to promote a greener economy are put in place, a new ILO report says. Read More »

Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said the decision over quota reform will be known soon. Read More »

Dhaka, May 14 –An indefinite class and examination boycott programme at colleges and universities across the country is underway as the government failed to publish a gazette abolishing the quota system in government jobs within the time-frame given by quota protesters. Read More »

Dhaka, May 13 – Quota protesters on Sunday gave the government an ultimatum to publish a gazette notification by abolishing quota system in government jobs as per the Prime Minister’s announcement by this afternoon. Read More »