Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Mr. Lee Yun-young has said Bangladesh should come out from protectionism and open up its market for foreign investors through removing its anti-FDI (foreign direct investment) atmosphere. “As Bangladesh’s ‘enduring friend’, Korea wants to see more success stories through a stronger partnership with Bangladesh in the …
The Government of Bangladesh today approved, in principle, draft of a labour law for Export Processing Zones (EPZ) with the provision to allow …
The Bangladeshi government is refusing to shut down garment factories declared unsafe, following a row with independent inspectors over the strength of …
The European Union (EU) called for substantial progress on labour issues for Bangladesh’s continued Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) trade privileges. Currently Bangladesh …
The Bangladesh’s 1,200 sub-contracting readymade garment (RMG) factories are yet to implement the new wages even after publication of the official gazette …
The European Union (EU) is still concerned over worker safety in the garment sector, despite measures taken to strengthen factory standards, according …
A snap-shot survey conducted by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) found that nearly 40 percent of the garment factories in …
Many Rana Plaza victims are yet to receive the promised compensation from the government and retailers, nine months after the Bangladesh’s worst …
Recent suspension of the US trade preferences or GSP facilities, due to inadequate protection of fundamental human and labour rights, safety standards has …
