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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Bangladesh News.net http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/cat/ba01aa42514dc37d/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 02:04:23 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:04:23 -0400 30 ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214660358/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:02 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214660358/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Two climbers have died while descending from the summit of Mount Everest on Monday night, officials confirmed.The climbers have been identified as Mohammad Khalid Hussain of Bangladesh and Sung Ho-Seo of South Korea.Khil Lal Gautam, official at Tourism Ministry, said that Ho-Seo, who had climbed the peak without supplemental oxygen, refused to put on oxygen mask on returning to tent as suggested ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214679878/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 23:57:49 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214679878/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d The US government in a recent report came down hard on Bangladesh for attacks on the religious minorities.The report, however, stated that the trend in government's respect for religious freedom did not change significantly in 2012. It generally respected religious freedom in Bangladesh.The US State Department, in its International Religious Freedom Report for 2012 released in Washington DC ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214678873/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:29 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214678873/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d The local arm of IndustriALL, a global union federation, yesterday appealed to Wal-Mart and Gap to join a legally binding accord immediately to ensure safety in Bangladesh's garment factories.A total of 37 international clothing retailers have already signed the agreement designed by IndustriALL to contribute financially towards minimising occupational risks in Bangladesh's garment ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214678636/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:09 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214678636/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Bangladesh offers the global garment industry something unique: Millions of workers who quickly churn out huge amounts of well-made underwear, jeans and T-shirts for the lowest wages in the world. But since a building collapse April 24 killed at least 1,100 garment workers in Bangladesh in one of the deadliest industrial tragedies in history, the country has gone from one of the industry's ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214676855/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 20:08:46 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214676855/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Introduction: 1. Bangladesh has been ruled alternately by two women for more than two decades. Both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition are women, and the posts have been held by women since the 1990s. The country's parliament has more than sixty female members and several of them are members of the cabinet. There are a considerable number of women serving in the civil ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214675737/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 19:13:27 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214675737/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Gap Inc. got an earful Tuesday during its annual shareholder meeting about not living up to its reputation as a socially responsible company. The San Francisco retailer (NYSE: GPS) received over 20,000 calls and plenty of hate mail from disgruntled customers around the world who are angry over its failure to sign onto an international agreement calling for building safety in Bangladesh, where ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214675684/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 19:03:15 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214675684/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Bangladesh rescue nears end, death toll at 1127 Budgetfashion retailer Primark says it will provide short-term financial assistance to all victims and families affected by the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh last month, while the clothing industry continues to formulate a long-term compensation plan. The collapse of the building, where clothes were made for various ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214671376/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:54:27 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214671376/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue May 21, 2013 4:04pm EDT May 21 (Reuters) - Gap Inc's chairman and CEO said on Tuesday the U.S. retailer was ready to sign a global accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry, provided there were some "very minor accommodations." A series of incidents at factories has focused attention on safety standards in Bangladesh's booming ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214671492/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:03 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214671492/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d collapse of the Rana Plaza building on more than 1,000 workers, which made it the deadliest ever catastrophe in the history of the garment industry. Last November, a garment factory fire killed more than 100 people. So the tannery worker’s assessment sounds like a sick joke. But the truth is it was a realistic assessment of the deplorable health and safety conditions in Bangladesh. Indeed, ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214669794/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 15:17:38 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214669794/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d CHICAGO | Tue May 21, 2013 2:01pm EDT CHICAGO May 21 (Reuters) - Gap Inc : * CEO says has "not given up" that a global bangladesh safety accord of some kind can be worked out * CEO says ready to sign existing accord led by industriall with some "very minor ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214669294/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:29 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214669294/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d The High Court in Bangladesh’s capital has asked authorities to prevent the owner of a garment factory where 112 people died in a fire last year from leaving the country, a lawyer said. The High Court made the request in response to a petition seeking the arrest of Delwar Hossain, the owner of Tazreen Fashions Ltd. It also asked authorities to bring Hossain before the court on May 30. No ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214665300/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:06 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214665300/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Limbs International, an El Paso not-for-profit organization which helps leg amputees in Third World countries, plans to provide prosthetics to victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and victims of a garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, it announced Monday. The organization is ready to provide its Limbs Relief Knee, a durable, plastic, low-cost, artificial knee used as part of a ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214665887/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:17:26 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214665887/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d announced plans to improve safety conditions in factories that supply its clothing, the New York Times reported. Although H&M was the first company to make this pledge, other major European retailers, including Carrefour, Marks & Spencer and Inditex, parent of the huge Zara brand, are following its lead. It's "setting the stage for an industry-wide collaboration to improve ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214665891/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:44 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214665891/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d trends to task. He posits that it is the job of domestic governments to regulate safety and that corporations muddle their goals by worrying about the environment, sustainability and community. But there are several capitalistic arguments in favor of business enterprises voluntarily adopting many of the principles entailed in Corporate Social Responsibility (hiring the best people for the job ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214663472/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:05 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214663472/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Bangladesh that killed more than 1,000 people, and for some it means they'll probably buy fewer goods made in the country. Among those who learned of the deaths, 39 percent said they would probably buy fewer products produced in Bangladesh, according to a survey by Harris Poll of more than 2,000 adults from May 14-16. Women are more likely to change shopping habits than men, 42 ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214664032/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 10:53:32 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214664032/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Bangladesh will recommend that nine people detained in connection with the disaster be sentenced to life in prison, the panel's chief said on Tuesday. The six-member committee, due to submit its conclusions to the government on Thursday, has singled out shoddy construction and the improper issue of building permits as the main reasons for the accident which killed more than 1,100 people. ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214661114/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 08:27:07 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214661114/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d DHAKA, May 21 (Reuters) - State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has received a $324-million, six-month deferred payment facility for oil from the Philippines National Oil Company (PNOC), a BPC official said on Tuesday. The South Asian nation's fuel demand is growing sharply after a shortage of natural gas forced it to turn to oil-fired power plants to avert power failures. ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214659858/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:18:15 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214659858/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d An ITV News investigation has found there's still no compensation for the victims of the Bangladeshi factory collapse, from the Western clothes companies that promised help.More than eleven hundred workers were killed nearly a month ago. But survivors in Dhaka claim no money has yet reached them. ITV's Business Editor Laura Kuenssberg has this exclusive ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214656816/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 04:12:26 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214656816/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d The Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh in April, the world's worst garment industry catastrophe which killed over 1,000 people, has sparked intensive debate over who is to blame for the ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214656823/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 03:49:10 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214656823/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d , Karl Johan Persson, the CEO of the Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), said that the company is looking for locations in Central and South America or in Africa. The Hasina government faces a massive political crisis as working class opposition deepens. It is desperately trying to deflect discontent among workers and maintain cheap labour conditions. About 3.7 million workers, mostly young women, ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214654020/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 01:08:02 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214654020/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d "I own Gap clothing and I don't think it's acceptable that this is the cost," Mandavilli said. Protesters like Mandavilli are being galvanized into action by labor and socially conscious groups in the wake of the deadly ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214654198/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 00:48:04 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214654198/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d "I own Gap clothing and I don't think it's acceptable that this is the cost," Mandavilli said. Protesters like Mandavilli are being galvanized into action by labor and socially conscious groups in the wake of the deadly ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214653994/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Tue, 21 May 2013 00:48:00 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214653994/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d The proposed amendment to Sri Lanka's labour law, expected to be finalised in June, claims to bring changes for workers--for the better. In reality, many of its provisions will have a contrary effect, particularly on those in the garment sector."In many important areas, the employers are being given undue benefits over the interests of workers," said AKM Nasim, senior legal ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214653268/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Mon, 20 May 2013 23:48:57 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214653268/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Myanmar authorities say they will arrange long-term housing in Rakhine State for Rakhine national ethnics who recently fled Bangladesh due to more and more use of violence against them by the Bengalis in the country. They are now living in temporary camps in the state. After the Rakhine conflicts, they came in groups into the state starting from October 2012 in fear of their lives as there were ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214653269/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Mon, 20 May 2013 23:48:48 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214653269/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d A couple of years ago, I was in an industrial park in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as a textiles executive pitched me on becoming a rich T-shirt manufacturer. It was easy, he said, to teach basic sewing to even the most poorly educated farmers. If I could spend $500,000 on used sewing machines (he knew a guy), rent a concrete building with no air-conditioning and hire a few ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214653305/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Mon, 20 May 2013 23:41:52 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214653305/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d The Bangladesh Consulate in Jeddah is experiencing an unprecedented influx of nationals who are seeking the mission's consular services to legalize their status or be repatriated back home. A large stretch of Makkah Road near the consulate was jammed in the early hours of yesterday morning. The Bangladesh Consulate is unable to cope up with the unprecedented rush. Halls inside the mission ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214652860/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Mon, 20 May 2013 22:14:00 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214652860/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Two US holidaymakers found themselves a long way from their intended destination after an airline confused two airport codes. Sandy Valdiviseo and her husband Triet Vo were intending to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar in Senegal with Turkish Airlines. However, instead they ended up about 11,000km away - on an entirely different continent - in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, after the airport ... http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214648943/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d Mon, 20 May 2013 19:03:44 -0400 http://www.bangladeshnews.net/index.php/sid/214648943/scat/ba01aa42514dc37d