Bangladesh Employees Welfare Board Explained

Bangladesh Employees Welfare Board
Formation:	2004
Headquarters:	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region Served:	Bangladesh
Language:	Bengali
Leader Title:	Director General
Leader Name:	Nahid Rashid

The Bangladesh Employees Welfare Board is a government board responsible for the welfare of government employees in Bangladesh.^[1] Located in Dhaka, the board is headed by a director general.

History

The Bangladesh Employees Welfare Board was established on 29 January 2004.^[2] In 2013, protestors from Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh damaged 53 buses of the board kept at its depot at Dilkusha. The government announced plans to build a 30-story highrise to generate income for the board.^[3] The board was updated through the passage of Bangladesh Employees Welfare Board (amendment) Act, 2017.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: 4 bills placed as JS session starts. The Daily Star. 13 October 2017. 13 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013120405/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/11/17/d31117011313.htm. dead.
2. Web site: Bangladesh Karmachari Kallyan Board (BKKB). Bangladesh Employees Welfare Board. 12 October 2017. en.
3. News: Govt plans permanent pay commission: PM. The Daily Star. en. 29 August 2013. 13 October 2017.
4. News: Two-year jail for cruelty to animals. The Daily Star. en. 21 February 2017. 13 October 2017.