Md. Shafiqul Islam aged about 39 years old is doing construction work as a mason. He started to work when he was 13/14 years old. At the age of 5 he came from Bhola to Dhaka with his uncle and aunty due to financial crisis. He belonged to a very poor family. Now he lives…
The Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh has developed a fund for the welfare of workers under Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation Act, 2006. If any worker is injured or died at workplace accident, such injured worker and dependents of deceased worker get welfare fund from the Government. Besides education fund for children, maternity fund, emergency…
Maruf along with four minor boys was playing near an under construction building of Babu Bhuiyan at East Rampura in Dhaka city at about 10:00am on January 24, 2011. At one stage of playing, some 9/10 bricks of the under construction wall fell on them leaving Touhid dead instantly and two others, including Maruf, injured.…
Everything was going well for Matiur, 30, along with his wife Rubia Khatun and their four children after getting first month salary against his work at M/S Akbar Re-rolling Mills at Munshikhola of Shyampur in Dhaka city. Matiur, son of Akkel Ali of Chitholia village in Shribordi under Sherpur, was a hard worker and always…
Iqbal, 26, was working in an under construction building of Rupayan Palace at 368, Section-10, Senpara Parbata, Mirpur in Dhaka. Iqbal was injured critically as he suddenly fell down from the 13th floor of the building at about 12noon on May 21, 2007. Co-workers rushed him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him…
Nur Banu Begum, 40, wife of Peyar Ahmed of Ostogram village in Nangolkot under Comilla, was working on the rooftop of an under construction building of SF Denim Garments at 430-431 Tejgaon Industrial Area in Dhaka city on September 28, 2007. At one stage of work at about 8:00am, she fell down from fifth floor…
Mohin, 23, had been working in Sun Steel Mills Ltd at Shyampur of Dhaka as a crane- operator for six months. Before joining the mill, he received training on crane driving at Postagola in the capital city. Mohin was a permanent worker of the mill and got monthly salary of Tk 5,000. On August 18,…
Once upon a time Anowara Begum had a happy family. Joynal Abedin, husband of Anowara Begum, was a worker. He was the only bread earner of his family and worked in Dhaka as a security guard. They have four daughters. Suddenly she heard a bad news that her husband was no more in this world.…
In 1981, Ishrat Jahan Kobita was born in a middle class family at Jhenaidah. She married to Md. Ekramul Hoque, who was a worker. Ekramul Hoque was the only earning person of the family and worked in a garment in Dhaka. Gradually the family of Ishrat Jahan has grown to four including two children. Suddenly…