Tag: Industry

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Saturday demanded judicial probe into the arson attack on a readymade garment (RMG) factory of Standard Group at Konabari in Gazipur industrial belt.

Two garment storehouses caught fire at Savar’s Ashulia on the outskirts of capital Dhaka on Monday.

The board formed to re-fix the minimum wage for the garment workers on Thursday finalised the new minimum wage structure at Tk 5,300.   At its 10th meeting at the Minimum Wages Board’s office, the wage board also decided to award…

Improving working conditions in Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) industry is crucial for achieving a sustainable growth in the country maintaining its economic momentum and improve living standards, says a new ILO report.

At least two people were  killed and 50 othersinjured as garment workers demonstrating for Tk 8,300 minimum wage clashed with law enforcers in Gazipur and Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, Monday.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday said the country’s rental power plants need to be kept in operation until the power supply situation gets stabilised.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Sunday requested the US government to withdraw the suspension of GSP facility for Bangladeshi products in the US market.

Workers of readymade garment (RMG) factories staged demonstration in Savar and Gazipur demanding wage hike and payment of outstanding wages on Saturday.

Braving much criticism, the government has decided to renew the contracts of five private-run ‘rental’ power plants for five years.

Sugarcane cultivation has gaining popularity in Narisngdi district due to higher economic prospect of the crop.

Various factories in BSCIC industrial parks produced goods worth Tk 36,097 crore in the last fiscal year, according to the BSCIC Annual Report published on Thursday.   In the last fiscal, 4,205 factories  were operative in 74 industrial parks of BSCIC…

A mobile court has sealed 28 pharmacies and realised Tk 12.5 million in fine in Old Dhaka.

Industries Minister Dilip Barua on Wednesday called on all the stakeholders in the industrial sector to come up with a coordinated effort to ensure good governance and policy sustainability.  

As workers unrest in the garment industry rages on, Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan has urged the government-backed wage board to finalise a new pay structure by Nov.

The government is likely to sign a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Indian private power trader PTC India Ltd within a few days to import 250 MW from October.  

A bill, titled ‘Mandatory Use of Jute in Packaging (Amendment) Bill-2013’, was passed in Parliament on Thursday.  

An unauthorised tea factory was unearthed by police at Alinagar village in Kamalganj upazila of the district on Friday.

The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety reports that human rights expert and attorney Jeffrey Krilla has been named president of the coalition representing 20 North American apparel companies, retailers and brands. Krilla brings extensive foreign policy experience to the position,…

Officials of state-owned Northwest Power Generation Company Ltd (NWPGCL) has started evaluation of the tender proposals for 360 MW Bheramara Power Plant with a target to award its contract by January next year.  

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has detected that a number of business entities of Bismillah Group were involved in plundering about Tk 1,200 crore from five commercial banks showing fake documents.  

A high-level Indian delegation led by a Secretary in the country’s home ministry will review the progress of the Akhaura and Petrapole border infrastructure development works on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) met Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman at his office on Monday to finalise the roadmap for DCCI’s project of creating 2000 new entrepreneurs.  

The country’s largest mobile phone operator Grameenphone says its 3G services will be available to certain areas in Dhaka and Chittagong in October.

The government will get $525 million as the country’s four private mobile phone operators won licenses for the third generation (3G) cellular mobile phone services at an auction here on Sunday.  

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Sunday lauded Bangladesh’s achievement in agriculture.  

Sajjatuz Jumma was elected President of the Bangladesh Thai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BTCCI) for the  2013-15 term in the ninth annual general meeting (AGM) held at the Dhaka Club on Saturday.  

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran on Wednesday said Bangladesh has all the potentials to become a hub of information technology.  

Dentist Sergei Emelyanov is being smothered in Russia’s red tape.

Huntsman Textile Effects is leading the way by proactively engaging textile mills and brands in Bangladesh to reduce environmental footprint and to drive sustainable excellence to compete in the global market.

The government will take legal actions against the salt mills failing to maintain adequate iodine proportion in their salt production after August 31, said officials of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) on Thursday.