Garment owners will either not pay workers or go to jail: Labor advisor

DeskReport All outstanding salaries and allowances of garment workers must be paid by May 28 before the upcoming Eid al-Adha, otherwise legal action will be taken against the garment owners concerned, and they may even have to go to jail. Brigadier General (Retd) Dr. M Sakhawat Hossain, Advisor to the Ministry of Labor and Employment, has given such a stern warning. He said that arrest warrants have already been issued against five garment owners. They will not be able to go outside the country, let alone outside Dhaka. The advisor…

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Student who threw bottle at advisor before trial for police attack not arrested: Raish Uddin

DeskReport From now on, May 14 will be observed as a black day at Jagannath University, said the General Secretary of the Teachers’ Association, Dr. Md. Raish Uddin. At the same time, he also asked to refrain from arresting the student who threw a bottle at the advisor. This was announced on behalf of the protesting students at midnight on Thursday (May 15). Dr. Md. Raish Uddin said, “The student cannot be arrested until the police attack is judged.” Stating that the government has not yet given a green signal,…

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5-member committee to change RAB’s name, uniform

Desk Report The government has decided to restructure RAB. A five-member committee, including an advisor, has been formed to make recommendations on overall issues including changing the name and uniform of RAB. Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury gave this information after a meeting of the Law and Order Advisory Council on Monday (May 12). The Home Affairs Advisor said, there have been detailed discussions on what the RAB will be called, whether it will have this name or not, this uniform or everything. The five-member committee…

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