domestic help
Teen rescued while fleeing by climbing down 8-storey building
Firefighters today rescued a 14-year-old girl, a domestic help, while attempting to jump from a seventh-floor window of a building in the Bashundhara Residential Area
The ethical minefield of employing domestic helpers
There are no specific laws protecting the rights of domestic helpers, making them prime targets for exploitation.
New York court dismisses all charges against Bangladeshi diplomat
A court in the United States yesterday dismissed all felony charges (33 counts) against Bangladesh's deputy consul general in New York, seven months after he was indicted in a case filed by the diplomat’s former domestic help.
Life term for woman who tortured house help
A woman was awarded life imprisonment for torturing an 11-year-old domestic help and dumping her into a dustbin in Dhaka nearly
Domestic help’s death sparks demo in Dhaka
Locals demonstrate in Dhaka’s Mirpur and Kafrul area for four hours alleging the murder of a teenage domestic help after rape.
Cricketer Shahadat, wife indicted for ‘torturing domestic help’
A Dhaka court frames charges against former national cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmine Jahan Nrittya in a case filed for torturing their 11-year-old domestic help.
Court accepts charges against Shahadat, wife
A Dhaka court yesterday accepted charges against suspended Bangladesh cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife in a case filed for allegedly torturing their 11-year-old domestic help.
11-year-old house help dies of burns
Eleven-year-old domestic help Joba Akhtar, who on Friday suffered severe burns inside a city flat, died at a hospital yesterday, leaving
Do your household chores, PM tells ministers
PM Sheikh Hasina encourages ministers of her cabinet to do their household works instead of hiring domestic helps. "You can start by setting an example. That way, money can be saved and there are no additional hassles," she tells her cabinet colleagues.
Teen rescued while fleeing by climbing down 8-storey building
Firefighters today rescued a 14-year-old girl, a domestic help, while attempting to jump from a seventh-floor window of a building in the Bashundhara Residential Area
The ethical minefield of employing domestic helpers
There are no specific laws protecting the rights of domestic helpers, making them prime targets for exploitation.
New York court dismisses all charges against Bangladeshi diplomat
A court in the United States yesterday dismissed all felony charges (33 counts) against Bangladesh's deputy consul general in New York, seven months after he was indicted in a case filed by the diplomat’s former domestic help.
Life term for woman who tortured house help
A woman was awarded life imprisonment for torturing an 11-year-old domestic help and dumping her into a dustbin in Dhaka nearly
Domestic help’s death sparks demo in Dhaka
Locals demonstrate in Dhaka’s Mirpur and Kafrul area for four hours alleging the murder of a teenage domestic help after rape.
Cricketer Shahadat, wife indicted for ‘torturing domestic help’
A Dhaka court frames charges against former national cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmine Jahan Nrittya in a case filed for torturing their 11-year-old domestic help.
Court accepts charges against Shahadat, wife
A Dhaka court yesterday accepted charges against suspended Bangladesh cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife in a case filed for allegedly torturing their 11-year-old domestic help.
11-year-old house help dies of burns
Eleven-year-old domestic help Joba Akhtar, who on Friday suffered severe burns inside a city flat, died at a hospital yesterday, leaving
Do your household chores, PM tells ministers
PM Sheikh Hasina encourages ministers of her cabinet to do their household works instead of hiring domestic helps. "You can start by setting an example. That way, money can be saved and there are no additional hassles," she tells her cabinet colleagues.
Govt to keep sending female workers to KSA: Minister
The government will continue sending female workers for domestic jobs to Saudi Arabia, says Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam.