At least 40 construction workers were trapped Sunday after the road tunnel they were building collapsed in northern India, with rescuers scrambling to reach them beneath piles of debris. The collapse occurred early Sunday morning in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand when a group of workers were moving out and replacement workers were going in. … Read more
DHAKA: Bangladeshi garment manufacturers on Saturday shuttered 150 factories “indefinitely”, as police issued blanket charges for 11,000 workers in connection with violent protests demanding a higher minimum wage, officers said. Violent protests demanding better pay erupted last month, with at least three workers killed and more than 70 factories ransacked or damaged since, according … Read more
A currency exchange dealer counting $100 bills in a machine in this undated picture. — AFP/File SBP says inward remittances stood at $8.8 billion from Jul-Oct. Remittances increased by 9.6% on YoY basis. Analyst credits crackdown against hundi/hawala for increase. KARACHI: The remittances from the overseas workers were recorded at $2.5 billion in the month of … Read more