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Bangladesh factories close indefinitely
Hundreds of factories which form the hub of Bangladesh's garment industry are to close indefinitely after worker unrest sparked by the death of more than 1100 colleagues, employees say.As the search for bodies from last month's building collapse wrapped up, the textile industry's main trade body said all operations at the nearby Ashulia industrial zone on the outskirts of Dhaka ...
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Bangladesh unlikely to retain preferential treatment in the US market
The prospects of Bangladesh retaining the generalised system of preferences (GSP) in the US market are bleak, according to Commerce Minister GM Quader."After the Rana Plaza collapse, expecting a positive result from the USTR [United States Trade Representative] hearing has become difficult," Quader told The Daily Star yesterday. "I cannot exactly say whether the outcome will be ...
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Bangladeshi opposition leader says govt ban on political rallies stalls talks
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said the dialogue between the government and the opposition would be "affected" by the government's "ban" on holding rallies for a month.She made the comment when a delegation of ambassadors called on her at her Gulshan office last night.The delegation included William Hanna, head of EU delegation to ...
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Mobile banking helps Bangladesh economy grow
Around 1.12 billion Bangladeshi taka (US$14.21 million) is being transacted through mobile banking services in Bangladesh every day on an average, helping the economy grow further by transferring money from urban to rural areas, Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman said yesterday.Banks have been providing mobile financial services to 5 million people through around 7,000 agents across the ...
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UN human rights chief welcomes building and fire safety accord in Bangladesh
The United Nations human rights chief has called for further actions to improve the working conditions of the Bangladeshi garment sector."We welcome the fact that dozens of international companies have made a legal commitment to improve safety in Bangladesh's garment factories, in the wake of last month's building collapse that killed more than 1,127 people," Navanethem ...
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Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh, the politics of their situation is more important than the human impact
Bangladesh and Myanmar have been disputing their sea border for years, and in recent months tensions on the land border have mounted as claims of interference and counter-claims of provocation are made by both countries, now the politics of territorial dispute have come to have a direct bearing on the respect for human life and development.
In October of 2009, the government of Bangladesh received a report from its military officials detailing a credible threat of attack from Myanmar, they feared that St Martin’s island in the Bay of Bengal, a region increasingly important economically for hydrocarbons, would be attacked and captured by Myanmar, and called for the government to strengthen the defensive capability of the island which has a circumference of just 3 miles. Read more
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