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Nearly 1,700 RMG factories inspected

Two big groups of retailers and apparel brands have completed a major step toward advancing garment-factory safety in Bangladesh: They have finished inspecting nearly 1,700 factories in that country. A European-dominated group — the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, with 189 corporate members, including H&M and Carrefour — said on Tuesday that it had found more than 80,000 safety problems in the 1,106 factories it inspected. Bangladesh-rmg-workerThe other — an American-dominated group, the Alliance...

Point to point inflation declines to 6.84pc in Sept

The overall general Point to Point inflation rate slightly declined to 6.84 percent in September this year from 6.91 percent in the previous month (August). “The general point-to-point inflation rate declined to 6.84 percent in September from 6.91 percent in August this year,” Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Tuesday. inflationHe disclosed the figures while releasing the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) at a briefing at the NEC-1 in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, reports UNB. State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Man...

Basic Bank holds foundation course for officers

The closing ceremony of the ‘22nd Foundation Course’ for Assistant Officers and Officers of Head Office and Branches of Basic Bank Ltd was held recently in the BASIC Bank Training Institute (BBTI). Mr. M. Kamran Hamid, DGM & Principal, (BBTI) was present as the Chief Guest. 22nd Foundation Course End PicIn his concluding speech the chief guest highlighted the different aspects of this course and advised the participants to make all out efforts for understanding several topics regarding...

Robi offers smartphone with quality internet service

Robi Axiata Limited, country’s fastest growing mobile operator, has partnered with a number of leading smartphone makers in the world to take quality internet service to the masses. Robi has identified the lack of affordable smartphone as the key barrier in spreading internet services. In order to address this crucial issue, the company has launched a number of exciting smartphone bundle offers for its subscribers. 3-setRobi has also launched a number of smartphone device offers teaming up with world renowned smartphone makers such as Apple (iphone)...

Widespread safety issues identified at BD RMG factories

Inspectors hired by a group of Western clothing brands have found safety problems at all the Bangladesh factories they visited as part of an initiative launched after a building collapse last year killed more than 1,100 workers. The Accord for Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh is seeking remedial action after identifying more than 80,000 safety issues, while the country’s $22 billion garment industry grapples with slowing export growth as buyers turn to India, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia because of concerns over workshop safety, higher wages and political instability.

Methods to reverse arsenic danger in Bangladesh water supply

Arsenic poisoning is widespread in Bangladesh, where ground water is contaminated by runoff from the Himalayas. Now researchers have developed two simple and cheap methods that well drillers can use to tap arsenic-safe drinking water. arsenicThe secret to finding safe water lies in the colour of sediment obtained from well boring, says Prosun Bhattacharya, Professor of Groundwater Chemistry at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology and coordinator of the KTH International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group. Led by Bhattacharya, an inte...
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