Garment factories are safer 10 years since Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza disaster, but workers still face low pay and poor conditions.
Bangladesh: Labour rights orgs, trade unions & workers mark 10th anniversary of Rana Plaza collapse
In April 2023, labour organisers, workers’ rights groups & workers around the world marked the tenth anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the deadliest disaster in garment …
Searching for Armenia in Bangladesh
Swarms of three-wheeled vehicles, each painted the same shade of dark green, raced through the streets like bands of mosquitoes searching for prey. The daring drivers of these motorized tricycles …
Abuses ‘still rife’: 10 years on from Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza disaster
Campaigners say safety has improved but brands need to do more for workers’ rights and pay as survivors recount tragedy …
Best&Less accused of putting profit before Bangladesh workers by failing to sign safety accord
Company says its own code of conduct goes further than the global accord prompted by the Rana Plaza disaster 10 years ago
Bangladesh on track for meeting all IMF terms but reserve threshold: Officials
Although Bangladesh is right on track on meeting almost all of the pledges made for the IMF loan package, reaching the net reserve threshold requirement of $24.46 billion by June remains the only …
Bangladesh on track for meeting all IMF terms but reserve threshold: Officials
Although Bangladesh is right on track on meeting almost all of the pledges made for the IMF loan package, reaching the net reserve threshold requirement of $24.46 billion by June remains the only …
The Bay of Bengal Economy | Will India, Bangladesh and Japan change the South Asian trade story?
While India’s Northeast is key to Japan’s Indo-Pacific plan, Bangladesh is key to India’s Northeast. So, the partnership with Bangladesh is inevitable to the Indo-Japan partnership.
Tears, protests 10 years since Bangladesh factory tragedy
Hundreds of workers in Bangladesh shouted slogans for justice and survivors wept at the ruins of a factory that made clothes for Western shoppers and collapsed 10 years ago killing more than 1,130 people.
Bangladesh swears in new president ahead of election
Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former judge and a ruling party official, was sworn in as the president of Bangladesh on Monday, just months before a general elect..