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Big brands close factories in Bangladesh due to safety concerns

A North American-led group of fast fashion brands operating in Bangladesh said Friday that it had closed or partially shut seven factories for remediation after inspectors found structural problems and safety concerns. The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety — which includes 26 big brands such as Walmart, Hudson’s Bay Company, The Gap, Canadian Tire and […]

How tourism is taking off in Bangladesh

How tourism is taking off in Bangladesh It’s way off the south Asian travellers’ trail, but on a recce to Bangladesh, our (theguardian) writer discovers a country about to hit the tourist radar For details: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jul/05/tourism-taking-off-in-bangladesh

Indian heroin is going to US and Bangladesh now

India is not only producing heroin for its domestic supply but also for both neighbouring and faraway countries like Bangladesh and the United States, according to a UN report. “Heroin originating in India also reaches other countries in South Asia such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, although the flow to Sri Lanka has reportedly declined, […]

Bangladesh allows welfare unions in special economic zones after factory building collapse

The Bangladeshi government has approved in principle the draft of a law for economic zones that includes the provision to allow workers to form welfare unions to bargain for their rights. The approval for “Bangladesh EPZ Labour Act-2014” draft came at the regular cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Monday. […]

Hope Mamata will see larger picture on Teesta: Bangladesh envoy

Tariq Karim has been Bangladesh’s envoy to India for the past five years, as a political appointee, and has steered the important agreement drafts of the Land Border Agreement and Teesta River water arrangement. Returning from Dhaka, where he had been a part of the bilateral negotiations between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the […]

Bangladesh’s Infoladies Bring the Internet to Villages on Bicycle

Only 5 million of Bangladesh’s 152 million citizens have regular Internet access. Three-quarters live in rural villages. The Infoladies, a group of about 50 women in their early 20s, travel through the countryside equipped with a laptop computer, a tablet, a smartphone, a digital camera, and a glucometer ministering to the technologically impoverished, reports Bloomberg […]

Head-on collision kills 8 in Bangladesh

DHAKA, May 9 (NsNewsWire) — At least eight people were killed as two speeding buses had a head-on collision on a highway at Bangladesh’s southwestern Rajbari district on early Friday, according to a senior police officer. “Eight persons died on the spot while 20 to 25 others injured,” said Ahsan Habib, assistant superintendent of police […]

BRAC celebrates Global Day of Action on nutrition in Bangladesh

DHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — Civil Society Alliance for Scaling Up Nutrition (CSA for SUN) in Bangladesh has celebrated “Global Day of Action” on nutrition with 18 other countries. Inaugurated in 2012 by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, SUN is a unique movement founded on the principle that all people have a right to food […]

US Deputy Asst Secy Ichord to visit Bangladesh from May 7

DHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert F. Ichord will visit Bangladesh from May 7 to May 10, 2014. Robert F. Ichord serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Energy Resources. He is responsible for promoting the transformation of energy systems to achieve greater efficiency and cleaner performance through use […]