Center for Policy, Advocacy, and Research-CPAR

"EID MUBARAK" to all

"Our Planet Our Health"
World Health Day

স্বাধীনতা দিবসের শুভেচ্ছা।।

Following the ratification, Bangladesh will need to ensure in law and in practice that the minimum age of entry into work or employment in selected sectors, both in the formal and informal economy, is not below 14 years of age.

Bangladesh ratifies fundamental ILO Convention on child labour Ratification of ILO’s Minimum Age Convention recognised as a milestone towards advancing decent work and social justice in Bangladesh. Minimum age of entry into all work set at 14 years of age.

https://thefinancialexpress-com-bd.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/bangladesh-moves-up-seven-notches-on-happiness-index-1647669868?amp=true

Bangladesh moves up seven notches on Happiness Index Bangladesh has moved up seven notches on the Happiness Index ahead of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, as per the World Happiness Report 2021 released by the United Nations on Friday. The World Happiness Report is a publication of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, powered by the...

https://www-tbsnews-net.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.tbsnews.net/economy/beza-signs-agreement-development-japanese-economic-zone-386138?amp

Beza signs agreement for the development of Japanese Economic Zone Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) and the Bangladesh Special Economic Zone Limited have signed an agreement for the development work of the Bangladesh Special Economic Zone (Japanese Economic Zone). The agreement was signed by Abdul Azim Chowdhury, executive member of Beza and Sumitomo Corp...

https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/education/universities-spend-only-1-research-183244

Universities spend only 1% on research Brac University’s expenditure on research in 2019 was Tk5 crore more than the combined amount of money the top 7 public universities spent on research that year

https://www.thedailystar.net/environment/pollution/news/pollution-causing-more-deaths-covid-un-says-calls-urgent-action-2962731

Pollution causing more deaths than Covid, UN says; calls for urgent action Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than Covid-19, a UN environmental report published on Tuesday said, calling for "immediate and ambitious action" to ban some toxic chemicals.