5:16 am, Monday, 24 August 2026
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Deteriorating working conditions, falling wages threaten press freedom
Journalists and media workers across the world continue to face killings, violence, harassment and growing legal threats, while their wages
Bangladesh job market faces dual challenge of expansion, skill disruption
Bangladesh’s job creation is failing to keep pace with a rapidly expanding workforce, while nearly half of workers are calling
Bangladesh could unlock 7m jobs through care sector investment: ILO
Investment in Bangladesh’s care economy could generate over 7 million jobs by 2035, while narrowing gender gaps in employment and
Rana Plaza survivors still await justice 13 years on
Thirteen years after the Rana Plaza building collapse, survivors and families of victims are still awaiting justice, adequate compensation and
NASSA Group factory to reopen on April 8
NASSA Mainland Garments would resume operations from April 8, with workers’ wages for March scheduled to be paid on April
Almost all RMG factories settle February wages, Eid bonuses: BGMEA
Almost all readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh have paid February wages and Eid-ul-Fitr festival allowances to workers, with only
Many factories lag in paying February wages, festival allowances
Over 32 per cent of industrial units under Industrial Police oversight, including readymade garment factories, have failed to pay February
Bangladesh among 60 countries under US forced labour scrutiny
The United States on March 12 launched a new tranche of investigations into 60 economies, including Bangladesh, China, India and
Over half of factories still owe February wages
Around 52.6 per cent of industrial units under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Police (IP), including numerous readymade garment factories,
266 factories at risk of delayed wages, festival allowances
Around 266 factories in Bangladesh, notably 180 in the textile and readymade garment sector, are at risk of unrest as
