“China is one of the most important development and strategic partners of Bangladesh. We hope that during the new government’s tenure, China will help us more than before to help continue the …
Brands back Bangladesh employment injury scheme to safeguard workers
For Bangladesh’s export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) industry, the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS Pilot) has emerged as a lifeline for workers, says the Ethical Trading Initiative, as it employs …
Bangladesh plans more licences for digital banks in push to go cashless
The Bangladesh Bank plans to offer more permissions for digital banks, building on the progress made by mobile financial services and internet banking in recent decades, in order to pave the way for …
Falling bricks strike pedestrians at Bangladesh construction sites. People like Dipu Sana die, but get no justice
Yet, the family remains in the dark about the investigation’s outcome. The recent death of Bangladesh Bank official Dipu Sana, who was struck by a falling concrete slab in Dhaka’s Siddheshwari on Jan …
UN experts urge rights reforms in Bangladesh
GENEVA: UN experts on Wednesday urged Bangladesh to carry out major human rights reforms to reverse “repressive trends” following controversial elections that were boycotted by the opposition.
Bangladesh’s average FDI inflow low: Atiur
Former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman on Wednesday said that Bangladesh’s average foreign direct investment inflow (as percentage of gross domestic product) between 2010 and 2022 stood at 0.9, …
Bangladesh’s average FDI inflow low: Atiur
Former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman on Wednesday said that Bangladesh’s average foreign direct investment inflow (as percentage of gross domestic product) between 2010 and 2022 stood at 0.9, …
Bangladesh needs to be compliant with human rights standards before LDC graduation: Whiteley
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief of the European Union to Bangladesh Bernd Spanier said the EU’s national supervisory bodies will be able to sanction companies if they find that the companies do not properly …
India to stand beside people of Bangladesh in realising their vision of a stable, progressive, prosperous Bangladesh: Pranay Verma
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Wednesday said that the friendship between the two countries will continue to grow as the shared sacrifices of 1971 Liberation War remain a …
Bangladesh Police Abuses Rampant in Rohingya Camps
Earlier this month, a Rohingya woman in a refugee camp in Bangladesh reported that a police officer had been stalking her for a year. She said that on the night of January 7, he entered her home under …