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Desperate struggle for survival in...

Desperate struggle for survival in...

Bangladesh

Fri, Aug 27 2021

A third of the women employed before Covid have remained unemployed since June

ED: A lockdown for the people, not just...

ED: A lockdown for the people, not just...

Editorial

Mon, Jun 28 2021

The last thing we want is for people to be forced to choose between their livelihoods and their...

OP-ED: A new basic need

OP-ED: A new basic need

Nafis Ehsas Chowdhury

Mon, Jun 28 2021

It is about time we considered access to technology instrumental to living a decent life

ILO: Covid-hit domestic workers lost...

ILO: Covid-hit domestic workers lost...

Asia Pacific

Tue, Jun 15 2021

A report by the International Labour Organization showed that fewer than one in five domestic workers,...

ED: Helping those who need it most

ED: Helping those who need it most

Editorial

Mon, May 17 2021

The authorities must also devise a long-term solution for the unemployment crisis in the country

ED: Leave no one behind

ED: Leave no one behind

Editorial

Tue, May 11 2021

Looking after those who need it the most is our duty as a nation

BNP: Resume production in 6 state-owned...

BNP: Resume production in 6 state-owned...

Politics

Mon, Dec 7 2020

The government is creating unemployment by shutting down the country’s jute and sugar mills, says...

OP-ED: What the future holds for fresh...

OP-ED: What the future holds for fresh...

Mahde Hassan

Mon, Nov 23 2020

Making full use of your spare time is essential

OP-ED: The underlying truth of...

OP-ED: The underlying truth of...

Nree Raha Adrija

Sun, Nov 1 2020

Bezos adds billions to his net worth, but the workers are still exploited

Trump or Biden's big economic challenge:...

The big challenge Trump and Biden are...

Business

Wed, Oct 28 2020

Whether it’s President Donald Trump or Democratic challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden,...

World Bank: Covid-19 could push 115m...

Covid-19 could push 115m into extreme...

World

Thu, Oct 8 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa remains the epicenter of the problem, and could see an additional 40 million people...

Global central bankers say fiscal aid...

Fiscal aid crucial in new phase of pandemic...

North America

Wed, Oct 7 2020

Goldman Sachs estimates the US economy will contract 3.5% in 2020, while gross domestic product in the...

OP-ED: Crippled livelihoods threaten...

OP-ED: Crippled livelihoods threaten...

Polin Kumar Saha , Shahida Akhter

Mon, Sep 14 2020

Sustainable livelihood is a prerequisite to establishing sustainable development

OP-ED: Numbers do not lie (but they...

OP-ED: Numbers do not lie (but they...

Mohammad Tareq Hasan

Sat, Sep 5 2020

How can we measure the misery, the uncertainty, the inequality?

Economists fear double-whammy of unemployment...

Economists fear double-whammy of unemployment...

Bangladesh

Mon, Aug 3 2020

The economist suggested the formation of a labour employment commission to assess the...

Covid-19: Myriad obstacles cripple Rangpur...

Covid-19: Myriad obstacles cripple Rangpur...

Nation

Mon, Jul 27 2020

Lack of testing facilities, lack of awareness, and lack of administrative action continues to drive up...

ED: Averting a crisis within a...

ED: Averting a crisis within a...

Editorial

Thu, Jun 25 2020

Most of their home countries will not have the capacity to incorporate them back into their own economies...

White House considers more coronavirus...

White House considers more coronavirus...

World

Mon, May 11 2020

The April unemployment rate announced by the Labor Department undercounts some out-of-work Americans,...

Next wave of US states set to reopen...

Next wave of US states set to reopen...

Coronavirus

Mon, Apr 27 2020

The number of known US infections climbed higher on Sunday, topping 960,000 as the number of lives lost...

Reaching out to newly unemployed a major...

Reaching out to newly unemployed a major...

Bangladesh

Fri, Apr 3 2020

‘Many of them were not included in any of the social safety net programs’

Cushioning the economy

Cushioning the economy

Editorial

Thu, Mar 19 2020

Studies suggest that the global economy could suffer as much as $3.4 trillion