Sustainability Compact – Achievements and Challenges
In response to the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in April 2013, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), the International Labour Organisation …
Bangladesh Sustainability Compact Achievements
Sustainability Compact achievements may be categorised in Technical and Legislative achievements. Technical Achievements: Out of more than 7,000 factories, as of March 2017 …
Bangladesh Sustainability Compact – Tasks Ahead
The visiting delegation of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the last week of March, led by Socialists and Democrats Co-rapporteur …
Default loans rise to 10.53pc in Bangladesh
The nonperforming loans in the banking sector increased by Tk 11,237 crore in the first three months of 2017 — a development …
Tripartite council to address RMG sector labour issues
The government of Bangladesh has formed a tripartite advisory council to address labour issues that sometimes stimulate volatility in the labour-intensive readymade …
Bangladesh Project goes on violating JICA agreement terms
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has expressed dissatisfaction over the central bank’s alleged violation of agreement on projects being financed by …
Top labour leaders under tax authority’s scanner
The National Board of Revenue (NBR), tax authority of Bangladesh, has sought information on bank accounts of six top labour leaders in …
Jute packaging mandatory for more products
The government of Bangladesh has made jute packaging mandatory for 11 more products to boost domestic use of the golden fibre following …
FDI into Bangladesh declines as methodology revised to IMF standards
Net inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Bangladesh appears much lower than it was estimated earlier as the central bank revised the data …
Local value addition of RMG reaches ‘optimal’ level
Local value addition of the Bangladesh’s readymade garments (RMG) industry has reached its ‘optimal level’, according to the latest statistics published by …