Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Confirming the matter, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president Farooq Hasan told Prothom Alo on Wednesday that a buyer organization has included a general condition in its LC. It said that if Bangladesh faces any sanctions then they will not get any products. He further said that the company also clarified that even […]
Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal has said that elections should be free, fair and acceptable to protect many things including the country’s economy and future. “There has been outside influence on our elections. They have spread their influence,” the CEC said at the inauguration ceremony of training of election scrutiny committee members at the […]
Kalpana Akhtar is the President of Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Workers Federation and a founding member and executive director of Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity. Noting that “Kalpana Akhtar is successfully leading an NGO set up to ensure labor rights in Bangladesh,” Shahryar Alam said, “Perhaps it is the responsibility of journalists to find out […]
A part of the export earnings is not coming home. According to Bangladesh Bank officials, export earnings worth US$10 billion have been stuck abroad in the last two years, and banks have been instructed to bring this non-repatriated money back home. However, economists remain skeptical about how effective the central bank’s initiative will be. In […]
Garment factory workers in Dhaka and surrounding areas returned to work on Sunday after protesting for 12 days for a minimum wage of Taka 23,000. The government on Tuesday announced minimum wage for entry-level readymade garment (RMG) factory workers at Tk 12,500, 56.25 per cent higher than the existing wage. However, the employees have once […]
“The US Department of Labor is deeply concerned by the increase in violence and crackdown on workers and trade unionists in connection with Bangladesh’s minimum wage review. The department condemns the alleged police shooting of Russell Howlader on October 30, 2023, and Anjuara Khatoon today (Wednesday),” the statement said. It added, “Howlader, a 26-year-old maintenance […]
Workers of several garment factories in the Bhogara bypass area of Ghazipur on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway have been protesting for the past few days demanding increase in wages. When workers attempted to block the highway on Thursday morning, police responded by firing sonic grenades and tear gas shells to disperse them. The protest first started […]
When contacted, Awalad Hussain claimed that he was not present at the site of the incident but was busy in his office during the incident. However, he admitted that he owned a firearm with a proper license and that he could not carry the weapon in public in this manner. Mahfuzur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Pallabi […]
