Staff Correspondent | Published: 20:41, Jun 01,2021
A file photo of minister for industries Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun
Minister for industries Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Tuesday called upon all concerned to work for the welfare of the workers.
‘The country must move forward keeping the workers well. For this, we have to ensure the safety and economic well-being of the workers…Employers have to be of liberal mentality in matters related to the interests of workers,’ he said while addressing as the chief guest a virtual consultation meeting titled Elimination of Harassment at the Workplace and ILO Convention 190 with lawmakers jointly organized by Unnayan Shamannay and CARE Bangladesh on Monday.
FBCCI ADR Centre, Institute launched The New Nation
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The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries has launched its own alternative dispute resolution platform aiming at settling trade disputes a short time at a low cost.
The apex trade body also launched the FBCCI Institute to created academy-industry linkage and study of trade and economy, said a press release.
Former president of FBCCI, Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, inaugurated the FBCCI ADR Center and the FBCCI Institute through a virtual ceremony on Wednesday.
FBCCI president Sheikh Fazle Fahim at the programme hoped that the FBCCI Institute would play a pivotal role in the industry-academy linkage, trade, and economy of Bangladesh.
FBCCI’s office building had no design approval Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
The country s apex trade body FBCCI has constructed a multi-storey building in Old Dhaka s Hatkhola without an approved design and that s why it could not use the high-rise for a long time. The Hatkhola building remains empty for three years. Because the design of the building was not approved. We recently had the design approved, said FBCCI President Sheikh Fazle Fahim.
He was addressing a virtual programme marking the inauguration of the trade body s new logo and renovated federation building, FBCCI Icon, in Motijheel.
Fahim said the ownership of the Motijheel building is not yet in the name of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI). The process is underway to take over the ownership and it is expected to be completed soon, he added.
Is FBCCI becoming a puppet organisation?
Lack of participatory election, leaders chosen through consensus making it weak
The business community is deprived of an opportunity to choose their leaders through a participatory election as directors of the FBCCI are picked through consensus among hopefuls, who are often backed by the ruling parties.
In the last decade, the leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) have been chosen either through partial election or were selected on the basis of consensus among the potential candidates, said a former presidential hopeful and a number of former directors.
Fake voters and political pressure exerted by the voters backed by ruling parties mainly dominated the election over the last few years, they said, all on condition of anonymity.
Let factories run during lockdown
Garment makers urge govt
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Textile and garment manufacturers and exporters yesterday demanded the government allow keeping factories open during the coming lockdown to help them offset the losses caused by the pandemic.
However, a number of business leaders, who held a virtual meeting with Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam yesterday, said they had received assurance from the government that export-oriented factories would be permitted to operate during the strict lockdown.
After the meeting, Faruque Hassan, the president-elect of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said in a WhatsApp message that it was decided that all export-oriented industries would remain up and running during the lockdown, starting from April 14.