RMG Bangladesh
Will corporations finally be held accountable?
EU’s new law on corporate responsibility a step in the right direction
What the Rana Plaza tragedy means in 2024
Let’s visit this discussion on three levels of analysis on the local, national, and global scenarios and impacts.
We need to know more about Shein’s $9 jeans
First, is any of this even ethical? Second, how is Shein retailing clothing so cheaply?
Bangladesh's struggle with GHG emissions in textile and RMG
Growth is crucial, but it should never come at the expense of the environment and human life.
Sustainability must equal financial viability
What is more important: being a successful, financially viable business, or being a sustainable business?
The real comparative advantage of Bangladesh
The overwhelming consensus among experts and media professionals is that cheap labour is Bangladesh’s primary comparative advantage.
How garment manufacturers can cut costs
And while cost reduction is essential, it should not come at the expense of product quality.
What future will young workers work for?
The tragic reality is that we've utterly failed to incorporate young workers into our economic and political discourse
Bangladesh now top knitwear supplier to EU
Bangladesh’s knitwear exports to the European Union grew to $9 billion in the first nine months of 2023
We wouldn't be worried about US labour policy if we upheld labour rights
If this is the situation with labour rights in the country, we should fear not only the repercussions of the US memorandum, but also potential actions of the European Union.
'China, India can't replace our export market to the US, EU'
M Touhid Hossain, former foreign secretary of Bangladesh, discusses the implications and significance of the recent US labour rights policy with The Daily Star.
There is no ‘development’ without a living wage
If we can feed the RMG industry with blood, sweat, and taxes year after year, surely we should be able to decide the bare minimum that it pays its workers?
Garment sector sets worst example among industries
The R&D allocation is too meagre for an economy like Bangladesh
You can’t quell workers’ hunger by opening fire on them
Rather than assuage the workers by announcing a respectable wage, the wage board has essentially fuelled workers’ outrage and made a mockery of the wage negotiation process
How long will we ignore R&D?
Investing more in research and development vital for future economic growth
Why the delay in declaring minimum wage for RMG workers?
Will the wage board and our policymakers truly hear the stories of backbreaking work and heartbreaking debt of the garment workers, who have kept the economy going even at its worst phases?
Why CPD's proposal is not acceptable
Why should there be two different food standards for two social strata?
In Pursuit of Excellence: The Inspiring Journey of Team Group
In the heart of Bangladesh, where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers converge, a story of business prowess unfolds: not just of commercial success, but of a vision that transcends the ordinary.
It's time to sign an FTA with USA: FBCCI
FBCCI chief meets US embassy's commercial counselor
