American trade platforms demand reforms to protect labour rights
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and Fair Labor Association (FLA) have urged the interim government of Bangladesh to take critical and long-lasting steps towards reforms for furthering worker rights of international standards. .The AAFA is an American trade association re
8h ago
30 RMG factories still closed
A total of 30 garment factories in different industrial zones across Bangladesh, especially Ashulia, stayed closed yesterday as safety concerns remained following the recent unrest.
8h ago
Most RMG units return to normalcy
Normalcy returned to most factories on the outskirts of Dhaka as labour unrest eased and most workers returned to their factories yesterday. .Garment factories in the Ashulia, Zirabo and Zirani areas have been reopening since Sunday..Of the 407 garment factories in these areas, 392
1d ago
Almost all Savar, Gazipur garment factories resume
Nearly all of the roughly 407 garment factories situated in the Ashulia area under Savar upazila and Zirabo and Zirani areas under Gazipur were operational yesterday after security measures were beefed up centring labour unrests.
3d ago
Deeper crisis feared as 219 factories shut
With 219 garment factories shut in Ashulia yesterday amid worker unrest along the industrial belts, Bangladesh’s apparel sector is feared to get into a deeper crisis if production does not resume on Saturday after the weekend.
6d ago
Workers’ minimum wage to be reviewed
In an effort to bring normalcy back to the industries, the government will review the workers’ wage through the minimum wage board, the interim government has decided.
1w ago
Safety fear jolts foreign investors’ confidence
A lack of safety in foreign manufacturing and industrial units in Bangladesh, stemming from the debilitating law and order situation and labour unrest, has become a cause of major concern for foreign investors, denting their confidence.
1w ago
Export target set at $57.5b for FY25
Bangladesh aims to increase its merchandise and service exports by about 12.74 percent year-on-year to $57.5 billion in the fiscal year 2024-25, according to Finance and Commerce Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed.
1w ago
September 19, 2024
American trade platforms demand reforms to protect labour rights
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and Fair Labor Association (FLA) have urged the interim government of Bangladesh to take critical and long-lasting steps towards reforms for furthering worker rights of international standards. .The AAFA is an American trade association re
September 19, 2024
30 RMG factories still closed
A total of 30 garment factories in different industrial zones across Bangladesh, especially Ashulia, stayed closed yesterday as safety concerns remained following the recent unrest.
September 18, 2024
Most RMG units return to normalcy
Normalcy returned to most factories on the outskirts of Dhaka as labour unrest eased and most workers returned to their factories yesterday. .Garment factories in the Ashulia, Zirabo and Zirani areas have been reopening since Sunday..Of the 407 garment factories in these areas, 392
September 16, 2024
Almost all Savar, Gazipur garment factories resume
Nearly all of the roughly 407 garment factories situated in the Ashulia area under Savar upazila and Zirabo and Zirani areas under Gazipur were operational yesterday after security measures were beefed up centring labour unrests.
September 13, 2024
Deeper crisis feared as 219 factories shut
With 219 garment factories shut in Ashulia yesterday amid worker unrest along the industrial belts, Bangladesh’s apparel sector is feared to get into a deeper crisis if production does not resume on Saturday after the weekend.
September 12, 2024
Workers’ minimum wage to be reviewed
In an effort to bring normalcy back to the industries, the government will review the workers’ wage through the minimum wage board, the interim government has decided.
September 12, 2024
Safety fear jolts foreign investors’ confidence
A lack of safety in foreign manufacturing and industrial units in Bangladesh, stemming from the debilitating law and order situation and labour unrest, has become a cause of major concern for foreign investors, denting their confidence.
September 9, 2024
Export target set at $57.5b for FY25
Bangladesh aims to increase its merchandise and service exports by about 12.74 percent year-on-year to $57.5 billion in the fiscal year 2024-25, according to Finance and Commerce Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed.
September 8, 2024
Unrest to hit RMG exports
The latest spell of unrest in the garment industry of Bangladesh will negatively impact its apparel exports as many international buyers are cancelling their trips to the country to finalise work orders for the coming seasons.
August 29, 2024
The long, dark past of UCB
The central bank has just reconstituted the board of United Commercial Bank (UCB) for financial wrongdoings, but it has a darker past – a takeover at gunpoint by a politically influential family over a quarter of a century ago.
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