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Germany promotes sustainable textiles in Bangladesh

German parliamentary state secretary to the federal minister for economic cooperation and development, Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, promoted ‘Partnership for Sustainable Textiles’ during his three-day visit to Bangladesh this week. ‘Partnership for Sustainable Textiles’, initiated by the German minister for economic cooperation and development Gerd Müller, aims at social, environmental and economic improvements in Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) sector. German embassyDuring the visit of Fuchtel, four Bangladeshi RMG companies, namely DBL G...

Exports bounce back in Nov after two months of falls

Bangladesh exports rose 9.27 per cent in November from a year earlier to $2.4 billion, driven by an increase in garment exports and ending two straight months of declines, government data showed on Monday. export-importExports from July to November, the first five months of the financial year, inched up 0.92 per cent to $12 billion from a year earlier, the Export Promotion Bureau said. Readymade garments, comprising knitwear and woven items, fetched $9.69 billion in July-November, compared with $9.65 billion in the same period a y...

US envoy seeks support for RMG’s transformation

US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena has called the brands and buyers to keep up their unprecedented commitment of support to transform Bangladesh’s apparel sector. Mozena said, “Over the next three and a half years, you can do much to help Bangladesh set the global standard for the apparel industry,” adding that Bangladesh endeavours to bring the sector to standard for fire safety, factory structural soundness and respect for workers’ rights. The US envoy made the call while addressing a function ‘American Apparel and Footwear Association Summit Training Conference: Product Safety, Worker Safety, and Supply Chain Compliance’ at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the city on Tuesday.

Generous donation to 26 Christian churches

The Christian Religious Welfare Trust gives US$ 27,500 to finance pastoral works and church renovation. The fund’s goal is to contribute to national development by encouraging solidarity and brotherhood among people of different religions. church donateThe donation is “big deal for us,” says a Catholic priest in a country where Christians are only 0.4 per cent of the population. The Christian Religious Welfare Trust donated 2.1 million taka (US$ 27,500) for pastoral work and renovation to 26 Christian churches in Bangladesh. M...

Dhaka Bank mourns death of its DMD

Dhaka Bank family deeply mourns the sad demise of Mr. Neaz Mohammad Khan, Deputy Managing Director of Dhaka Bank Limited. Neaz Mohammad KhanHe breathed his last at Square Hospital, Dhaka on December 7, 2014 at the age of 57 (Inna Lillah he wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun) (Truly, to Allah we belong, Truly, To him we shall return). He is survived by his wife, a son, a daughter and a host of well wishers. Mr. Neaz was born in May 21, 1957 at Munshiganj. He was the fifth child of Late Atiqur Rahman Khan and Late Noorjahan Begum. ...

2 deals inked with Bhutan

Bangladesh and Bhutan today signed two agreements, including one on trade which will allow the two neighbouring countries to enjoy duty-free export of 90 items to each other. Another agreement is on allocation of a land at Dhaka city’s Baridhara diplomatic enclave to Bhutan for the construction of its embassy. bd-bhutanCommerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and Bhutan’s Economic Affairs Minister Norbu Wangchuk inked the agreement on trade for their respective counties, while Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and his Bhutanese counterpart Rinzin Do...
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