11:58 pm, Thursday, 30 April 2026

Factory-filed cases against 48,000 workers withdrawn

The government has withdrawn cases against 48,000 workers previously filed by factory owners, labour and employment adviser M Sakhawat Hossain

Study identifies 450 occupations in Bangladesh’s informal sector

A joint study has identified around 450 occupations in Bangladesh’s informal sector, with the majority of workers concentrated in retail

BTUS demands Tk 30,000 minimum wage, nat’l wage board formation

Bangladesh Trade Union Sangho (BTUS) on Monday urged the interim government to form a national minimum wage board immediately and

Workplace accidents rise in informal sectors, decline in formal sectors

Workplace accidents in Bangladesh’s informal sectors have increased, despite a decrease in such incidents in formal sectors, highlighting the urgent

85pc of Bangladesh’s workforce left outside wage regulation

Rights experts and labor leaders have highlighted the absence of a legal framework to establish minimum wages for over 85