United News of Bangladesh

Garment workers must be paid their Eid bonus within May and salary between June 1 and 3, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury instructed on Monday. “Garment workers must be given their bonus by the end of May. Salary must be cleared between June 1 and 3,” he said while talking to reporters after a meeting of the law and order coordination committee ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. He urged factory owners to accept the workers’ logical demands. The adviser warned that law enforcement agencies will take action if any attempt is made to block roads or disrupt public movement over irrational demands. Retired customs and VAT officers urge govt to revise new revenue ordinance Besides, he said, no buses, trains or launches would be allowed to carry passengers beyond their capacity during the Eid and the same rule will apply to vehicles transporting sacrificial animals. “There will always be various demands from different groups. We urge all ministries to address the justified ones. But no one should resort to irrational demands,” he said. Rizwana for developing habit of using cloth, jute bags instead of polythene The adviser urged all to raise their concerns from within their respective premises avoiding public inconvenience.    

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed keeping the scheduled banks open on April 19-21 (Wednesday to Friday) to facilitate payment of garment workers' salary, Eid bonus and allowances. The central bank has asked the banks to keep open the branches before Eid-ul-Fitr in the industrial areas including Dhaka metropolitan, Ashulia, Tongi, Gazipur, Savar, Bhaluka, and the industry related branches of banks located in Narayanganj and Chittagong ensuring adequate security. Read more: Gazette published fixing Tk 8,000 as minimum wage for RMG workers The Department of Off-site Supervision of Bangladesh Bank on Monday issued a circular in this regard

Mobile financial services (MFS) provider Nagad has brought a bonus offer of up to Tk200 on "add money" from Mastercard. A customer will get a bonus of Tk60 for adding Tk3,000 and Tk140 for TK7,000. A customer can avail of the offer only once during the campaign, according to a media statement. The campaign will continue till January 9, 2023, it added. Read: Nagad is a Digital Bangladesh success story: Mustafa Jabbar Nagad Chief Business Officer Sheikh Aminur Rahman said: "Customers do not have to wait in long queues in banks thanks to Nagad's add-money feature." "We are making digital transactions more powerful and familiar," he added.

Dhaka, Aug 4 (UNB) – The Labour and Employment Ministry will request Bangladesh Bank to keep banks open on August 9 and 10 in the industrial zones to facilitate the payment of workers’ wages ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.