labour law

labour law

Terminated officials of HSBC Bangladesh hold press conference at ERF Auditorium in Dhaka on Saturday,4 July 2026. Photo: TBS

Terminated HSBC staff demand 120 months' salary, allege labour law violations

Former HSBC employee Alamgir Kabir said 257 officials lost their jobs when the bank closed its retail banking division on 31 March 2026.

Govt drafting fresh service rules to protect private-sector employees

Govt drafting fresh service rules to protect private-sector employees

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Labour law amendment to deprive many employees of protections: Experts

Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) logo. Photo: Collected

Provisions in amended 'labour law' may worsen owner-worker relations: BKMEA

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Labour law overhauled: 20 workers can now form trade union, workers can't be blacklisted

Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain speaks at a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi at the shipping ministry on 12 August 2025. Photo: PID

Amended labour law to include strict ban on forced labour: Adviser Sakhawat

Pharmaceutical representatives formed a human chain in front of National Museum in Shahbagh today (19 October). Photo: TBS

Pharmaceutical representatives call for stricter enforcement of labour laws

Dr Muhammad Yunus. File Photo: Collected

Yunus's jail term to remain effective until disposal of appeal: HC

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq. File Photo: Collected

Labour Act to be amended to allow trade unions with 15% workers’ consent: Law minister

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq. File Photo: Collected

Rules for forming trade unions to be simplified: Law minister

Noble laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus. Photo: Collected

Dr Yunus verdict an acid test for judicial integrity, freedom: TIB 

File photo of former Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud. Photo: BSS

Dr Yunus didn't pay workers' dues, rather tried to bribe them: Information Minister

Photo: TBS

RMG faces uphill task on labour front