Month: February 2022

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English language What the papers say

Rapid roll out of the new universal pension scheme

A new universal pension scheme – the first of its kind in Bangladesh – could start within a year

Danish shipping giant Maersk interested in managing new 500,000 TEU container terminal at Patenga

A Chinese company will finance and build a sixty square kilometre smart city on land reclaimed from the sea around Chittagong

The World Bank approved a $300m loan for Bangladesh on 25 February for The Local Government Covid-19 Response and Recovery Project Paragraph

A weekly round up of articles about work, employment, social security, business and the economy. Here is the news for the week ending:

February 25th, 2022

This week’s round up comes from:

The Daily Star

This week in Bangladesh…

Factory workers may benefit from universal pension scheme (original image by Fahad Faisal cropped and remixed Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International)
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English language What the papers say

New rainwater harvesting saves environment and good for business

Rainwater harvesting at factories would have positive environmental and commercial advantages

Secondary schools will re-open again on 21st February. Bangladesh has imposed the longest school closure compared to other countries.

Prime Minster signal plans for universal pension scheme for the over 60s.

Health authorities will deliver ten million doses on 26 February in a drive to reach national vaccination targets

A weekly round up of articles about work, employment, social security, business and the economy. Here is the news for the week ending:

February 18th, 2022

This week’s round up comes from:

The Daily Star and the The Financial Express

This week in Bangladesh…

rainwater harvesting
Rainwater harvesting good for the environment and for business (original image by Rahabi Khan/Unsplash)
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English language What the papers say

Vulnerable temporary workers to miss out on new scheme

A new government scheme to support the livelihoods of tea workers covers the formally employed but excludes temporary workers.

Growth in 2021 was 1.51% higher than originally estimated. There are plenty of theories to explain this higher than expected growth. But some economists struggle to explain the figures.

Bangladesh is by some measures the most polluted country in the world. The country is struggling to improve air quality through adequate legislation.

Bangladesh will soon have vaccinated 100 million people with a first dose of Covid vaccine. The target is 120 million or about three quarters of the population.

A weekly round up of articles about work, employment, social security, business and the economy. Here is the news for the week ending:

February 10th, 2022

This week’s round up comes from:

The Daily Star

This week in Bangladesh…

Temporary tea pickers excluded from new government scheme (original image by Danurwendho Adyakusuma, Unsplash)
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Issues in the Labour Market

The Informal Sector: New Directions for Businesses

women in the workforce

Transitions to Formal Employment

Mariam, now 22 years old, dresses up to leave for work with a smile on her face. She is now a formal employee in the factory where she was previously working as a casual worker. She is a machine operator at the factory. Mariam owes a lot to Fatema and her employer for the training they provided. The training developed her and the skills of other entry level female workers. It also built their confidence so that they can be promoted to positions as operators and supervisors. It worked for Mariam.

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