Garment manufactures in Myanmar oppose minimum wage increase

Myanmar's garment manufacturers have signalled their opposition to a proposed national minimum wage of just over $3 (Tk 234) per day, claiming the increase it represents could force some factories in the vital economic sector to close. That works out to $90 (Tk 7,020) a month. In Bangladesh, the minimum monthly wage for a garment worker has been fixed at Tk 5,300. The...

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SA defeat Bangladesh team by 31 runs

Sports Desk: South Africa defeat Bangladesh cricket team by 31 runs and  Bangladesh lost the second T20I against South Africa and the series 2-0.Bangladesh side lose all wickets for 138 runs against the South African's 169 runs in the T20 match.Match summary:Bangladesh: 138 (19.2/20 over)Soumya Sarkar 37;E Leie 3/16, K Abbott 3/20, A Phangiso 3/30South Africa: 169/4 (20/20...

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SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes after Florida liftoff: NASA

An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 28, 2015. Reuters  An unmanned Space Exploration Technologies rocket exploded...

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Education minister clips secretary’s wings after college admission gaffe

Nurul Islam Nahid has sidelined, if not shut out completely, Education Secretary Nazrul Islam Khan by curbing his powers in an official order.  Khan made a huge blunder with college admission procedure that embarrassed the education minister into offering a public apology, forcing Nahid to clip his wings.Nahid issued the directive on Tuesday after a discussion with Prime...

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