Weavers of Ishwardi Benarashi Palli, one of the largest Benarashi producing areas, are passing busy days as the Eid-ul-Fitr is round the corner. They are working all day long to meet the growing demand for saris during the peak season.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the private sector employers to implement six-month maternity leave for their staff.

When most Bangladeshi migrants returned home in March fleeing the war in Libya, Shahidul Islam stayed back hanging on the hope to work and earn.

Coping with the growing demand for female workers in house-holds and hospitality industries in the Lebanon economy, Bangladeshi female migrants are in the leading position outnumbering their competitors, experts said.

Cultivation of oil seeds like sesame, mustard and sunflower are gaining popularity among Patuakhali farmers as it helps them to avoid high cost for bottled edible oil and add to family income.

Rajshahi silk is a famous name in the domain of clothing, especially in saris. Silk is a delicate and soft fibre produced from the cocoons of silkworms and is covered with a protein called sericin.

Many companies from the United Arab Emirates are interested to invest in Bangladesh’s agriculture, food processing, hospitality and tourism, said the UAE minister for foreign trade yesterday.

Overseas jobs for Bangladeshi female workers went up thirty-one per cent in last four months compared to the corresponding period of 2010.

Studying in a college in Dhaka, Dilara Amjad had time on her hands to pursue her creative interests. She and five other friends together started making handicraft items that were quite popular.

The Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) yesterday awarded six women entrepreneurs from six divisions for attaining outstanding progress in their businesses.

In a recent decision, nursing professionals working in public sectors have been upgraded to Class-II employees, from class-III, and they will start getting all the associated benefits from next month, sources at the health and family welfare ministry said.

The number of cases filed for stealing resources in Madhupur forest sees a significant fall during the last several months as once forest resource plunderers are now serving as community forest workers, helping protection and development of the traditional sal forest.

The prime minister has called for protection of female migrants who she said do informal and restricted jobs and often face isolation, long working hours and limited leisure time. “It is very important that we dedicate special attention to ensuring that women migrants have all the necessary protection when they serve abroad,” Sheikh Hasina said [...]

In the backdrop of May Day this year, the administration and leaders in different segments of the society pledged to establish the rights of workers but, appallingly, the plight of the millions of child workers in informal sectors remains unnoticed.

Women who work rotating shifts may be somewhat more likely to experience shifting menstrual cycles according to a new study that raises the possibility of work schedules affecting fertility.