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All-India NRC by 2024, all illegals will be expelled before polls: Amit Shah
Shawdesh Desk: Setting a 2024 deadline for completing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) across the country, Union home minister and BJP president Amit Shah on Monday declared at pollReadMore
Workers of nine state-owned jute mills went on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday morning to press home their 11-point demand, including payment of arrears. Md Murad Hossain, joint convener of CBA and Non-CBA Sangram Parishad, said they have no option other than going on strike because they cannot run their families anymore without salaries and wages. Over 30,000 workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore have long been waiting for payment of wages of nine to twelve months, he said, reports UNB. Beside, two to four months’ salaries of over 1000 employees remained unpaid. Murad also said despite repeated assurance, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation did not implement the Wage Board Commission for workers. Workers of Crescent Jute Mills, Platinum Jute Mills, Khalishpur Jute Mills, Daulatpur Jute Mills, Star Jute Mills, Eastern Jute Mills, Alim Jute Mills in Khulna and JJI and Carpeting jute mills in Jashore are enforcing the strike which will continue until 6am on Wednesday. Their 11-point demand includes necessary allocation for jute sector, payment of outstanding salaries, wages, implementation of Wage Board Commission and weekly wage payment. Workers brought out rallies in front of different jute mills in the city where, convener of CBA and Non-CBA Sangram Parishad Abdul Hamid, CBA president of Platinum Jute Mills Shahana Sharmin, general secretary of Khalishpur Jute Mills CBA Ibrahim Sheikh, among other, spoke.
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has agreed to take over the charge of the chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) next year. “The honourable prime minister has acceptedReadMore
Jute mills workers go on 24-hr strike in Khulna, Jashore
Shawdesh Desk: Workers of nine state-owned jute mills went on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday morning to press home their 11-point demand, including payment of arrears. Md Murad Hossain, jointReadMore
Williamson hails ‘hard work’ to save Test, seal England series win
Shawdesh Desk: Centuries from Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor ensured New Zealand drew the rain-hit second Test against England in Hamilton on Tuesday, sealing a 1-0 series win. New ZealandReadMore
WHO warns measles resurgent as Samoa deaths rise
Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organisation warned of a “slide back” in global efforts to eliminate measles Tuesday, as the death toll from an outbreak that has killed dozens ofReadMore
Airport transforms into Frozen 2 themed wonderland
Shawdesh Desk: While most airports will spread some festive cheer over Christmas with decorations, one airport has seriously upped the stakes – and it’s sure to be a hit withReadMore
4 Nusrat murder convicts appeal with HC
Shawdesh Desk: Four death-row-convicts in Sonagazi madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case, filed separate appeals with High Court on Monday against their lower court conviction. The four convicts areReadMore
Khulna jute mill workers continue demo
Shawdesh Desk: Jute mill workers in Khulna continued to hold demonstrations by blocking roads on Monday to press home their 11-point demand, including payment of pending salary and implementation ofReadMore
