Used as we are to the never ending cycle of hartals in Bangladesh, I was, nevertheless, dumb-struck by an article in a leading Bangladesh English daily. According to this, over 4.9 lakh (0.49 million) liters of milk are either wasted or sold for throwaway prices on a hartal/strike day, since leading dairy producers stop [...]

DHAKA, 17 Nov (Bernama) — Rakan dagang ketiga terbesar Malaysia di rantau Asia Selatan, Bangladesh, menawarkan potensi yang besar dalam industri makanan halal selain berupaya menjadi platform kepada syarikat Malaysia untuk menembusi pasaran barat dan Eropah. Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia ke Bangladesh, Norlin Othman berkata terdapat permintaan yang tinggi terhadap [...]

: A Bangladesh court Sunday acquitted the influential son of the main opposition leader in a money-laundering case, boosting his chances of returning to the country after more than five years in exile. Tarique Rahman, the eldest son and designated successor of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, would have faced seven years in jail [...]

took to the streets of Dhaka in Bangladesh once again on Thursday, following a weak proposal from factory owners to raise workers' wages to $68 per month instead of the $100 demanded in … [Read More]

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DHAKA, BANGLADESH-Whenever there is another disaster in a Bangladeshi garment factory, one of the country’s most dynamic young labor leaders, Kalpona Akter, races to the scene with two aims in mind. First, she naturally wants to help and console a new set of victims. But second, she tries to get inside the factory, even if [...]

Seven deaths at an October fire in a fabric mill in Bangladesh could have been prevented, Human Rights Watch has said. In interviews, workers from the Aswad Composite Mills told Human Rights Watch that the fire hydrant system at the plant did not work properly, allowing the flames to spread quickly. The fire is the [...]

The government of Bangladesh is expected to soon announce an increase in the minimum wage for workers in the … [Read More]

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Bengal Tours, a leading inbound tour operator, had around 100 visitors from Europe and Japan due in between October and the first week of November but all of them abandoned their planned trips, according to Masud Hossain, the company's executive director. Local tour operators in Bangladesh are passing through a slump with foreign visitors [...]

Bangladesh garment manufacturers have agreed to a $A73 minimum monthly wage for the country's four million garment workers after days of labour unrest forced the closure of hundreds of factories, officials say. The agreement came after the manufacturers met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday night when she "ordered" them to implement the new [...]

Bangladesh garment manufacturers have agreed to a $68 minimum monthly wage for the country's four million garment workers after days of labour unrest forced the closure of hundreds of factories, officials said. The agreement came after the manufacturers met the Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, Wednesday night when she "ordered" them to implement the new [...]