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BD seeks Thai support to promote fisheries

Bangladesh today sought Thai expert supports to promote Bangladesh's fisheries sector as its ambassador in Dhaka Panpimon Suwannapongse called on Fisheries and Livestock Minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque, reports BSS. Thai"They discussed issues of bilateral issues relating to particularly to fisheries sector when our minister sought the Thai expert supports," a spokesman of the ministry told BSS. In response, he said, the envoy invited the minister to visit Thai livestock and fisheries installations to get an idea for the proposed mutual ...

‘BB, stumbling block to recovery of stolen funds’

The $81-million cyber heist will not come to a significant conclusion unless Bangladesh Bank resumes its internal investigation, says a Filipino newspaper. The February 2016 incident of online theft of the BB money deposited with the New York Federal Reserve, rocked Bangladesh and the Philippines banking system. The Standard reported on Wednesday that recent developments suggested an inferior internal system led to a breakdown in the security of the funds held and managed by the Bangladesh Bank. “The central bank of Bangladesh, in a way, is the biggest stumbling block to the recovery of the

Fatal factory fire in Bangladesh is déjà vu

The horror of worker deaths is overshadowing Eid celebrations in Bangladesh. Last weekend, a fierce fire ripped through a three-storey packaging factory and eventually caused the building to collapse. The death toll so far at Tampaco Foils Ltd is 33 workers, with dozens more injured. Before it was reduced to ruins, Tampaco counted Nestle in Bangladesh and British American Tobacco among its multinational clients. The Bangladesh government has announced compensation for the victims and ordered an investigation. Criminal complaints have reportedly been filed, including against the factory owner, who is a former member of parliament. But this latest disaster begs the question: how many more people need to die before Bangladesh finally tackles its unsafe factories?

Good days for golden fibre

Jute production has increased and so has new investment in the sector. However, the potential of the product in the international market has not been exploited to the full. If the bottlenecks in this sector can be removed, it would be possible to increase export of jute and jute products to the international market. Stakeholders highlighted various aspects of the jute sector at a roundtable on "Jute Production and Expanding the Market for Jute Goods: Problems and Potential" on Tuesday. It was organised by Prothom Alo with support from CARE and SWITCH Asia Jute Value Chain Development Project, at the Prothom Alo office in Dhaka's Kawran Bazar. State minister for textiles and jute Mirza Azam said, the present government has taken several [caption id="attachment_20187" align="alig...

Fire kills at least 24 in Tongi

At least 24 people have been killed in a huge fire that broke out at a packaging factory in Bangladesh. A further 70 people are reported to have been injured in the blaze at an industrial complex in Tongi, north of the capital Dhaka. Police said about 100 people were in the four-storey building at the time, including machine operators and guards. fire-logo-plain-jpgThe blast was caused by an explosion in the boiler room, at the start of the working day, officials say. Firefighters are strugglin...

Get women in unions to improve worker rights

Former child laborer Nazma Akter knew she would dedicate her life to improving workers’ rights when she joined her first protest outside a garment factory in Bangladesh when still a teenager several decades ago. From the age of 11, Akter worked 14-hour days alongside her mother on the factory floor where she says unpaid wages and verbal and physical abuse were common. After taking part in the protest in the capital Dhaka, she was beaten by police, fired from her job and blacklisted. But now Akter, 43, campaigns to defend workers’ rights as head of Sommilito Garments Sramik
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