Workers from four readymade garment factory units in Gazipur staged strikes and protests for payment of wages and festival allowances ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of biggest religious festivals of the Mulsims...
The ministry of labour and employment in collaboration with the department of inspection for factories and establishments has set up a control room to closely monitor labour conditions and address workers鈥� unrest in both RMG and non-RMG sectors ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr...
Net foreign financing dropped by 67 per cent in July-November of the financial year 2024-25 compared with the same period in the previous year, as loan repayments exceeded new inflows amid countrywide unrests...
The overall economy has been improving for the past six months, but worker unrests, inflation and fragile banking sector still pose risks, according to a Finance Division report released on Sunday...
NOBEL laureate Dr Mohammad Yunus鈥� interim regime took over soon after prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India on August 5, 2024. Backed by the unyielding student leaders who steered the huge anti-Hasina civil unrest, his ad hoc government upended the prevailing state symbols and practices of the overthrown leadership. Those activities ranged...
Industrial term loan disbursements dropped in July-September period of 2024 compared with those in the same period of previous year, driven mainly by political unrests and high dollar rates...
The leaders of Communist Party of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal- BSD on Wednesday expressed concern over provocation of sectarian unrest in the country...
Square Group chief executive officer Tapan Chowdhury on Wednesday said that a significant number of garment work orders had been relocated from Bangladesh to other countries due to nearly a month of labour unrest in the major industrial zones in Ashulia and Gazipur...
While the intensity of the ongoing labour movement has waned, the unrest, particularly in the readymade garment industry, persists, as workers from various factories staged demonstrations and...
At least 70 readymade garment factories in Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur suspended production on Wednesday amid workers鈥� protests over various demands...
At least 65 more readymade garment factories suspended operation on Sunday in Savar, Ashulia and Zirani area while garment workers in Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for about four hours to press home their demands...
Production resumed in most industrial units in Ashulia and Gazipur areas on Wednesday, following an improvement in labour situation after owners agreed to meet workers鈥� 18-point demand to address the ongoing unrest...
FRESH labour unrest in dozens of industrial units at Savar and Ashulia and in Gazipur on September 23 suggests that the authorities have failed to address the issue sustainably. On September 15, the unrest was somewhat contained and most factories reopened after a tripartite call of the owners, labour leaders and advisers to the interim government...
The authorities of at least 70 industrial units, including 59 readymade garment factories in Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur, were forced to suspend operations on Monday as fresh workers鈥� protests broke out...
The labour situation in the readymade garment sector in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas improved on Sunday while fresh unrest occurred in the Dhaka metropolitan area on the day...
Labour leaders on Saturday urged the factory owners to reopen their units today, assuring an all-out support from the trade unions to continue production in the readymade garment sector.
Production in 219 factories remained suspended since Thursday morning as workers in some factories continue strike and authorities of some other factories declared holiday due to unrest...
THE ongoing labour unrest in the apparel sector that has led to the shutdown of more than a hundred factories is gravely concerning for owners and employees in the sector and the economy. The unrest at a time when fresh orders come aplenty is feared to have a lasting negative impact on the sector. September and October are crucial for the sector as most...
Ongoing labour unrest in the readymade garment sector led to the shutdown of 114 factories in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas on Wednesday, while agitating workers set fire to a factory in Kashimpur following a clash between two groups of workers...
Labour unrest in the readymade garment sector continued on Tuesday as production was halted in around 100 factories in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas.聽
Three garment factories in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, were looted and vandalised by masked miscreants on Monday, prompting authorities to declare about 50 nearby factories closed as tensions escalated...
Authorities were forced to close at least 130 readymade garment factories in Ashulia and Zirabo areas after 3:00 pm on Thursday due to labour unrest...
Authorities were forced to close around 167 readymade garment factories on Wednesday in the industrial areas of Ashulia, Savar and Gazipur as labour unrest escalated despite increased deployment of law enforcement agencies, including military forces...
Operations in the country鈥檚 readymade garment factories were almost normal till noon on Tuesday, but authorities were compelled to shut down at least 135 units at Ashulia in Dhaka and Gazipur after 4:00pm due to unrests...
THE labour unrest in the apparel sector that began on September 2, which continued on September 3, and forced a few dozen units to suspend operation, warrants early attention and a logical solution. The joint operation that the government initiated on September 3 appears a flawed approach and is unlikely to result in long-term stability. Apparel workers...
The Ethical Trading Initiative, a platform of trade unions, non-governmental organisations and companies, has urged global buyers to remain engaged with Bangladeshi suppliers to fully understand the consequences of transitions, factory shutdowns and recent unrests...
UK authorities faced growing pressure on Sunday to put an end to England鈥檚 worst rioting in 13 years after disturbances linked to child murders and involving far-riot agitators flared across the country...
Banks in Bangladesh saw significantly decreased customer activity on Sunday, as the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement announced a non-cooperation movement across the country...
Dhaka stocks witnessed a plunge on Sunday, after gaining for two sessions, as investors were anxious about the economic uncertainties stemming from the ongoing unrest centring the student protests in the country, market operators said...
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina visited Kurmitola General Hospital on Wednesday afternoon to see the injured victims of the recent nationwide violence centring around the quota reforms movement.