More than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to psychosocial risks at work, according to a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Factors such as long working hours, job insecurity, and workplace harassment are mainly associated with cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders, including suicide. The report, titled “The psychosocial working environment: Global developments and pathways for ...

Harry Kane believes Bayern Munich’s fighting spirit in their thrilling 5-4 defeat to Paris Saint Germain will be crucial in their Champions League semi-final return leg in Germany next week. The Bavarians looked beaten when the French struck twice ‌in two minutes early in the second half to open up a 5-2 lead. Bayern, however, bounced back with goals from ...

The price of soybean oil has been hiked by Tk4 per litre, effective from Wednesday. Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir announced the hike at a press conference held at the ministry in Dhaka. Following the adjustment, the price of bottled soybean oil has been set at Tk199 per litre, up from Tk195, while unpackaged soybean oil has been fixed at ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday called upon the Members of Parliament (MPs) to take initiatives to create public awareness to resolve waterlogging. The Leader of the House made the call responding to a concern raised by treasury bench lawmaker from Chattogram-10 constituency Sayeed Al Noman in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) this morning with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, ...

Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday expressed optimism about further strengthening bilateral relations with a focus on trade, investment and manpower export cooperation. Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah Ali Khasif Al Humoudi paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir at the Prime Minister’s Tejgaon office at noon. During the meeting, ...

A man allegedly stabbed his wife to death at Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday early hours. The diseased Farhana Begum, 32, was the wife of Sohel Ahmed of Baraband village at Lakshimprasad Pashchim union, police said. The victim’s brother Selim Ahmed told reporters that Sohel, a drug addict, regularly tortured his sister Farhana, whos is a mother of three ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said that 37,814 female heads of low-income and vulnerable households have been brought under the Family Card programme to provide social protection. He said each of these households is receiving a monthly allowance of Tk2,500 to support marginal and low-income families. The Prime Minister made the remarks in response to a written question from ...

World number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock 2-6 6-2 7-6(6) defeat by Hailey ​Baptiste at the Madrid Open on Tuesday as ‌the American produced the biggest win of her career after saving six match points to reach the semi-finals for ​the first time. The 24-year-old Baptiste, seeded 30, ​claimed her first victory over a top-five player, ⁠handing defending champion ...

Bangladesh has called for accelerated global action on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, urging nuclear-weapon states to honour commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Bangladesh made the call at the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons held at United Nations Headquarters in New York yesterday, according to an official handout received here today. Speaking ...

Japan Airlines (JAL) will start using humanoid robots in ground handling tasks at Tokyo’s Haneda airport beginning May in a two-year trial, with a view to deploying them permanently as a solution to the country’s chronic labor shortage. The Chinese-made humanoids will move travellers’ luggage and cargo on the tarmac at Haneda, which handles more than 60 million passengers a ...