Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Manmohan Parkash has expressed the optimism that Bangladesh will be known as a ‘technically advanced nation’ producing large ships through development of skills.
Category: Industry
6 Bd RMG units lead fight workplace violence against women
Dhaka, November 22, 2018 – This year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November, coincides with a week in which business leaders and government officials met in Dhaka to discuss the launch of an exciting new…
Nissan chairman arrested in probe of financial misconduct
Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who became one of the auto industry’s most powerful executives by engineering a turnaround at the Japanese manufacturer, was arrested Monday and will be fired for allegedly underreporting his income and misusing company funds, the automaker…
Bd Industry Boiler blast kills worker in Thakurgaon
A worker was killed and another injured in a boiler explosion at a rice mill at Kushaldangi village in Baliadangi upazila on Monday evening.
Salt industry of Bd faces setback for unethical business
Dhaka, Nov 7 – The salt industry of Bangladesh is facing a tremendous set back in the recent years due to reasons like allowing to use the sodium sulphate as edible salt, importing finished salt in the name of sodium…
Workshop on Entrepreneurship in city Nov 24, Seeks Application
Ra’dia Inc. in association with Bizz Solutions Ltd. (BSL) is set to organise a workshop titled ‘Funding Mechanism for Entrepreneurs’. The workshop will be held at the Seminar Room of BSL at City Centre in Motijheel between 2:30 pm and…
RMG workers go on rampage in Narayanganj
Narayanganj, Oct 24 – Workers of a ferment factory went on a rampage following the death of a fellow worker in the factory in Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation( BSCIC) industrial area of Fatullah.
Global FDI flows fell sharply in first half of this year
Geneva, 18 Oct (Kanaga Raja) – Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell by 41%, from US$794 billion in the first half of 2017 to an estimated US$470 billion in the first half of 2018, the UN Conference on Trade…
Mobile phones Made in Bangladesh our national pride: Jabbar
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Friday said ‘Made in Bangladesh’ mobile phones are our national pride.
Lower land registration fee, reclaimed city canals : FBCCI
Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Tuesday emphasised reducing the registration fee for lands and apartments.
Two killed electric fan factory blast in Tongi
Gazipur, Oct 2 – At least two workers were killed and 20 others injured following a blast at the heat chamber of an electric fan factory in Tongi on Dhaka outskirt Tuesday.
Symphony opens handset manufacturing unit in BD
Dhaka, Sep 23 – Symphony on Sunday inaugurated its newly-established manufacturing plant, ‘Edison Industries Limited’ at Zirabo, Ashulia in suburban Dhaka.
RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for dues
At least 20 garment workers were injured as police charged baton on them after they blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Maleker Bari area demanding their salaries and other dues.
RMG workers to continue protests for higher minimum wage
Dhaka, Sept 19 – Garment workers will demonstrate at their respective areas across the country on September 21 demanding a minimum wage of Tk 16,000 as they turned down the minimum wage of Tk8, 000 as fixed by the government.
Partial production at Barapukuria power plant resumes
Power production from a unit of Barapukuria coal-fired power plant resumed Friday after 52 days of suspension for want of coal.
RMG workers reject Tk 8,000 as minimum wage; stage protests
Turning down the Tk 8,000 as minimum wage fixed by the government, readymade garment (RMG) workers on Friday staged demonstrations in the city and demanded Tk 16,000 as minimum wage.
‘Minimum wage for RMG workers fixed at Tk 8,000’
The government has fixed the minimum wage for readymade garment workers at Tk 8000, said State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu.
International seminar on Iron and Steel held in Chittagong
Dhaka, Sept 12 – Prof. Dr Md. Salim Uddin, FCA, FCMA, Chairman, Executive Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Chairman of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation presented a paper titled ‘Review of Iron and Steel Market Global Perspective’ in…
Exposure to toxic substances poison workers, says UN expert
Exposure of workers to toxic substances can and should be considered a form of exploitation and is a global health crisis, says a UN expert.
Tyre factory gutted in Dhaka suburb, Narayanganj
A fire that broke out in a tyre factory at Fatulla in the city gutted its valuables on Wednesday.
Molten-core catcher is being installed at Rooppur NPP in BD
The installation of a molten core catcher, a device meant to curb the effects of a nuclear meltdown, in the unlikely event of its occurrence began at the site of the Russian-designed Rooppur NPP Unit 1 in Bangladesh.
Workers’ rep in TUs being reduced from 30pc to 20pc
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of Bangladesh Labour Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018 with more facilities for workers and reducing the workers’ threshold to 20 percent from the existing 30 percent for forming trade unions.
Tribunal orders arrest of Aziz Mohammad Bhai
Dhaka, Aug 30 – A tribunal has issued a warrant of arrest for businessman Aziz Mohammad Bhai in a case over the 1996 share market scam.
Making the case for investing in water, sanitation & hygiene
Tea picker Bina, 45 from Sylhet, Bangladesh, used to walk for an hour each day to collect water from a well, also using water from a nearby stream, which was contaminated. Bina and her children were often sick as a…
Gold prices touch 19-month low
Gold prices touched a 19-month low early on Thursday, mainly due to the strong US dollar and concerns about the Turkey crisis. Spot gold fell by 1.2 per cent to $1,159.96, its lowest since January 2017. However, bullion prices managed…
Feed industry decries decision of mandatory jute packaging
Feed Industries Association Bangladesh (FIAB) on Tuesday protested the government’s recent decision to make it mandatory to use jute bags for packaging poultry and fish feed products.
Poultry-fish feed producers asked to use jute for packaging
The producers of poultry and fish feeds will have to use jute bags for packaging their products from now on as the government made it obligatory.
Monsanto to appeal $289 million verdict
Monsanto Co. says it will appeal a $289 million verdict a San Francisco jury ordered it to pay a former groundskeeper who claimed the company’s weed killer contributed to his terminal cancer.
BD must halt industrialisation in the Sundarbans: UN
Bangladesh must halt the industrialisation of the Sundarbans Reserved Forest, the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world, says UN expert John H Knox on Tuesday.
Glaxo pharma closes business in Bangladesh
Dhaka, July 27 – GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical giant has proposed the closure of its ‘commercially unstable’ pharmaceutical business in Bangladesh.