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Gazipur: 10,000 workers stage work absentia over sacked peers

Around 10,000 garment workers of two factories in Gazipur's Konabari today staged a work absentia demanding the reinstatement of their sacked collegues

2w ago

Dhaka-Mymensingh highway: TNZ workers lift blockade

Traffic returns to normalcy after workers assured of arrear payments

2w ago

Wage arrears a bane for RMG protesters

Delayed salary payment from a handful of RMG factory owners triggered the latest bout of labour unrest

2w ago

Garment export to US falls 6.29% in Jan-Sep

Bangladesh shipped $5.41 billion worth of apparels to the American market in the nine months

3w ago

ERF-Nagad Best Reporting Award 2023 / Star journo Ahsan Habib, 18 others awarded

Habib won the first prize in the private sector category for series reports on "War hit private sector harder than pandemic"

3w ago

Garment exporters prefer cheaper Maldives, bypassing Dhaka, Indian airports

Exporters say the traditional air shipment routes through Dhaka, Kolkata, Colombo or Singapore had either become too expensive or too slow

3w ago

Denim Expo begins in Dhaka tomorrow

Bangladesh Apparel Exchange will organise the two-day expo

4w ago

Thursday’s Clash: 9 held, 1,000 workers sued

At least nine people were arrested over clashes between police, army personnel, and demonstrating RMG workers in the capital’s Kachukhet and Mirpur-14 areas on Thursday.

1m ago

Injured female RMG worker dies in DMCH

A female garment worker succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday after being injured allegedly from police firing during a recent protest demanding arrears in Ashulia

1m ago

New administrator forms 10-member panel to run BGMEA

They are: Md Shahidullah Azim, Enamul Haque Khan (Bablu), Miran Ali, M Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Asif Ashraf, Rezwan Selim, ANM Saifuddin, Md Shihabuduzza Chowdhury, Shams Mahmud and Sharif Zahir

1m ago

Fashion brands face criticism for failure to protect labour rights in Bangladesh

Fashion brands, including H&M and Zara, are facing criticism over their lack of action to protect workers' basic rights in Bangladesh, according to Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC)..One year after a violent crackdown by state actors and employers against Bangladeshi garment workers protesting

1m ago

Rights advocates criticise fashion brands for failure to protect labour rights in Bangladesh

The Clean Clothes Campaign urges brands to take swift action

1m ago

Labour unrest caused $400m loss in garment industry: BGMEA

Work orders from international brands returning as normalcy returns

1m ago

Govt plans to introduce pension for RMG workers: Asif Mahmud

Labour and Employment Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan today said the government planned to initiate a pension scheme for readymade garment (RMG) workers to ensure their financial security after retirement

1m ago

Almost all RMG factories open now: CA's press wing

About 99.26 percent garments factories are open now at Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur

1m ago

20 RMG workers assaulted in Ashulia; six detained

At least twenty workers of a garment factory in Ashulia industrial area were assaulted today which the workers claimed were orchestrated by the factory authorities

1m ago

36 suppliers threaten to file lawsuit against Expo Freight for $10m arrears

The company is responsible for paying the arrears for goods supplied to now-bankrupt British retailer Debenhams

1m ago

Workers block highway for 2nd day, 15-km tailback in Ashulia

The workers of Birds Group in Ashulia industrial area blocked the highway since 9:00am yesterday, demanding arrears and reopening of the factory

2m ago