Bangladesh court bans religion in politics
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has reinstated a ban on Islamic political parties in the latest blow to religious hardliners in the impoverished South Asian country, a minister said Thursday.
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‘Bangladesh court bans religion in politics’
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has reinstated a ban on Islamic political parties after striking down a key constitutional amendment, law minister Shafiq Ahmed told AFP on Thursday.
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Bangladesh Raises Garment Workers’ Pay 80 Percent
Bangladesh raises garment workers’ wages 80 percent after months of violent protests Bangladesh – Wage – Asia – Government – Minimum wage
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Bangladesh workers urged to accept deal
Bangladesh’s Labour Minister urged millions of garment workers to accept a new 80 per cent wage hike.
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Bangladesh garment workers riot over wages
Violent protests rocked the Bangladesh capital Dhaka as thousands of garment workers took to the streets Friday, with police reporting widespread looting and vandalism.
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Bangladesh lifts its rag trade pay 80pc
DHAKA: Bangladesh has raised minimum monthly wages for its millions of garment workers by about 80 per cent after months of violent protests over poor pay and conditions, a Government minister said yesterday.Garment workers in…
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Bangladesh urges garment workers to accept wage hike
Bangladesh’s Labour Minister urged millions of garment workers on Thursday to accept a new 80-percent wage hike, which looks set to end months of violent protests over pay and conditions.
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Garment workers get better deal in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has told its garment workers they can have another per month in a minimum wage case.
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Bangladesh workers rampage over new wage
Bangladeshi police used batons and teargas to disperse thousands of garment workers who went on a rampage in Dhaka on Friday, burning cars and pelting stones to protest against a wage hike they consider inadequate.
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Bangladesh garment workers rampage in Dhaka: police
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers blocked highways, attacked factories and looted shops in Dhaka on Friday, police said, after rejecting the terms of a government wage hike.
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Bangladesh signs 35-year power transmission deal with India
Bangladesh has signed a 35-year power transmission agreement with India aiming to import 250 megawatt (MW) electricity from the neighbor, starting from late 2012.
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Bangladesh war crimes tribunal issues first arrest warrants
Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal probing the country’s bloody 1971 liberation struggle against Pakistan issued its first arrest warrants on Monday, court registrar Shahinul Islam told AFP.
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Bangladesh indicts four over war
Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal, which is investigating the country’s 1971 liberation struggle against Pakistan, has issued its first arrest warrants.
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Bangladesh university battles to save tree from extinction
Source: Reuters By Azad Majumder DHAKA, July 28 (Reuters Life!) – A unique tree at Dhaka University in Bangladesh has united students across the campus who are battling to save it from extinction and hold out hopes …
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Bangladesh to buy power from India, opposition angered
Dhaka, July 27 : In a “landmark deal” between once bickering neighbours, Bangladesh has signed a 35-year power transmission agreement with India to import 250 megawatt of electricity from late 2012, a move that drew flak from opposition parties.
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