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Development not possible without welfare of labour force: CA
CG committed to ensuring fundamental rights of workers
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed on Tuesday called for improving labour conditions in the country with better wages of the workers, their regular training and improving owners-workers relations to keepthe

Enforce laws properly to check unplanned urbanisation
Environment, human rights activists urge govt
Environmental and human rights activists yesterday called on the government to take legal action against the developers who grabbed land illegally for their housing projects.

Road crashes kill 12, injure 60
At least 12 people were killed and 60 others injured in separate road accidents in Comilla, Gazipur, Feni, Natore, Munshiganj, Patuakhali, Satkhira and Sirajganj yesterday and on Tuesday.

'Take steps to bring war criminals to book'
Former army chiefs and civil society members at a discussion yesterday urged the caretaker government to take steps to bring the war criminals to justice.

Drug peddler killed in shootout with Rab in Rajshahi
A drug peddler was killed in a shootout between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members and his accomplices at Monoharpur village in Charghat early yesterday.

'Workers-employers' relations key to business success'
Bridging the gap between the employers and employees is the key to the development of any organisation, observed speakers at a seminar on Tuesday.

'One crore children involved in hazardous work'
About one crore children, that is 23.5 percent of total population, are involved in hazardous work, reveals a study yesterday.

Listed criminal held
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested a top-listed criminal following a shootout at his home at Hoseniganj Bedpatty in the city yesterday.

Buddha Purnima celebrated
Buddha Purnima, the largest religious festival of the Buddhist community, was celebrated in the country yesterday.

World Press Freedom Day today
World Press Freedom Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the world today with a call for an end to the pervasive culture of impunity that surrounds violence against journalists.

JCD men beat DU journo
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists yesterday beat Dhaka University (DU) correspondent of a national daily for a report on recruitment of teachers on political grounds during the BNP-led alliance

No respite for workers of ship-breaking yards on May Day
Like previous years, thousands of workers of ship-breaking yards along the coast of Sitakunda in Chittagong could not enjoy the May Day holiday this year, although the day marks the emancipation of workers

Mugger with pistol held at Nat'l Memorial
Ansars caught a member of a notorious muggers' gang with a pistol and two rounds of bullet at the National Memorial Compound in Savar yesterday when the gang opened fire on them.

'Wage board inconsistent with market price is unacceptable'
Leaders of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) warned the government that the journalist community will not accept any wage board incompatible with themarket

One killed as ferries collide
One person was killed when two ferries collided head-on in the river Padma near Mawa-Kawrakandi ferry-ghat on Tuesday morning. The dead was identified as Sohel, 22.