Agrifood Atlas is a report which shows the dramatic impacts of the global food system being rapidly monopolised by ever-fewer, ever-larger corporations at every stage of the food chain. Between 2015 and 2016, five of the largest 12 mergers between…
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SNV of Netherlands in deal to help improve RMG workers’ health
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation on Thursday signed partnership agreements with trade bodies and NGOs to leverage a collaborative approach to improve the health and well-being of Bangladesh’s readymade garment workers. The contracts were signed with Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies…
China salary hike rate down as involuntary turnover rises
Shanghai, China – Media OutReach – Dec 12 – At an average of just 6.5% (excluding promotion), Chinese enterprises recorded the lowest salary increase rate since 2010 this year, according to the Human Capital Intelligence (HCI) Study 2017. The study…
Global recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears
French baby milk formula maker Lactalis has ordered a global product recall over fears of salmonella contamination. Health authorities in France said 26 infants in the country have become sick since early December.
Garment – Textile Machinery Expo begins in Capital 30 Nov
Dhaka – The BIGTEX – Bangladesh Int’l Garment& Textile Machinery Expo 2017 will be held from 30 Nov to 3 Dec at International Convention City Bashundhara – ICCB, Dhaka – Bangladesh. CTMA – China Textile Machinery Association, (organizer of ITMA…
Global food and health crisis vs big corporate interests
By Rosemary Mason and Colin Todhunter Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the new director general of the World Health Organization (WHO). With a $4 billion annual budget, WHO’s decisions affect us all and its decisions also affect the bottom line…
The greening of the miners
Raimund Bleischwitz London – Donald Trump’s presidency in the United States has turned mining – and the coal industry in particular – into a political cause célèbre over the last year. In June, during his first White House cabinet meeting,…
BD Denim expo in Dhaka attracts large No. of visitors
Dhaka – To emphasize the country’s role in shaping the denim scene and to explore Bangladesh’s position and future progress, the seventh edition of Bangladesh Denim Expo was started with a theme ‘Transparency’ at the International Convention City Bashundhara in…
La Nina rains, winter to reduce global supply of natural rubber
Bangkok, Thailand – 8 November – The International Rubber Consortium (IRCo) — comprising representatives from Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia — has forecast a reduction in the supply of natural rubber (NR) for the global market amidst strong sentiments for its…
CAB suggests electricity tariff cut by Tk 0.28 a unit
Dhaka – The consumers association of Bangladesh (CAB) has proposed to reduce the electricity price by Tk .28 and cited that the government policy in power sector is problematic. It also observed the proposed price hike as illogical.
An urgent need to transform world’s energy systems
By António Guterres UN, Nov 1 (IPS) – When we discuss global interconnection in relation to energy, we are at the centre of the two keywords that express our global concerns – sustainability and inclusivity.
Asia leading the way with new nuclear
on Tuesday the World Nuclear Association launched a special update to its 2017 World Nuclear Performance Report, focusing on developments in Asia.
DHL gets Global Express Provider of the Year and Green Award
Singapore – 13 October 2017 – DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, won the Global Express Provider of the Year (Industry Choice) and Green Award (Industry Choice) at this year’s Payload Asia Awards. The awards were presented…
Business leaders say: Assess VAT law’s impact
Dhaka – Business leaders and researchers on Sunday called for planned impact assessment of new value-added tax law by an independent and local research organisation to find its actual outcomes credible and acceptable to all. At view exchange meeting on…
Walton opens smartphone plant in Bangladesh
State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim has said the launching of Walton Smartphone Plant has opened up a new era of ‘Digital Bangladesh’. “Today is a historical, a joyful and a glorious day for us. Through starting the…
Le Méridien Dhaka celebrates International Coffee Day
Le Méridien Dhaka celebrated International Coffee Day for the third time at their signature lobby lounge bar, Latitude 23, on September 30. As an art and cultural inspired brand, the hotel celebrated the day with group discussion followed by various…
‘Yarn Bank’ helping BD’s ethnic women to earn more
GreenWatch Dhaka with Rafiqul Islam, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Sept 29 – A community-based ‘Yarn Bank’ has been helping ethnic women of Bangladesh’s hill district of Bandarban improve their livelihood as loans from the bank help the invest more and…
Public-private partnerships as the answer . . . what was the question?
By Manuel F. Montes New York, Sep 26 (IPS) – In discussions at the UN about achieving Agenda 2030, it has become de rigueur to highlight the role of the private sector. It is often introduced as the discovery of…
3 get burn-injured in city belt factory fire
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Three workers suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out at a belt factory in Mogoltuli of the city on Wednesday.
Pharma cos inflating research & development costs?
A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has concluded that R&D costs a company just $648 million on average to bring a cancer drug to the market — a small fraction of the $2.7 billion…
Apple unveils $999 iPhone X with facial recognition
Cupertino, Sep 13 (AP/UNB) — Apple has broken the $1,000 barrier with its latest, and most expensive, phone, the iPhone X. With a price starting at $999 and a host of new features, the phone will be a big test…
Small entrepreneurs backbone of BD rural economy
By Shahiduzzaman Banaripara (Barisal), Sep 4 (IPS) – She was born in the early 1950’s to an ultra-poor family in Kundihar, a remote village of Banaripara of Barisal division in Bangladesh. She was a beautiful baby and her father named…
HC imposes bar on scrapping ‘radioactive vessel’
Dhaka – The High Court Division on Tuesday imposed restrictions on scrapping MT Producer, an imported scrap vessel at a ship-breaking yard in Chittagong, till October 5 for alleged presence of radioactive material in one of its pipes.
Rana Plaza owner gets 3 years’ jail in graft case
A court here on Tuesday sentenced Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana to three years imprisonment in a case filed for not submitting wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The court also fined Rana Tk 50,000, in default, he will…
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong jailed for corruption
A court in South Korea has sentenced Samsung’s billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison for corruption.
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong faces verdict in bribery trial
A court in Seoul is set to decide whether the billionaire heir-apparent of the Samsung conglomerate will be jailed for corruption. Lee Jae-yong is facing accusations of bribery linked to a scandal that triggered the impeachment of South Korea’s former…
Toxic syrup – two drug administration officials suspended
The Health Ministry has suspended two officials of the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) for their negligence in dealing with a case filed over manufacturing toxic paracetamol syrup that claimed at least 28 children’s lives in 2009. Sirajul Haque…
Thulin, Morrison quit White House panel
Two more executives have resigned from a White House business council, amid controversy over President Donald Trump’s reaction to violent clashes in Virginia last weekend. Inge Thulin of manufacturer 3M and Denise Morrison of Campbell Soup Co announced their decisions…
Safe accommodation for working women far too little
Dhaka, Aug 13 – Women’s participation in outdoor jobs in the country is increasing at a faster pace than expected but having safe and secure living places for such single women in the capital still remains a distant dream. Private…
Cam girls: Inside Romania’s sexscam industry
Interactive webcamming is the fastest-growing sector of the global pornography business. In Romania, thousands of women work as “cam-girls” from studios and from home. It is a 24/7 market, the majority of clients logging in from North America and Western…