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IndustriALL urges Bangladesh to honour labour rights roadmap

Global trade union federation IndustriALL has called on Bangladesh’s interim government to uphold the commitments outlined in the roadmap for

Govt asks factories to clear wages, festival allowances by Ramadan 20

Labour ministry has instructed factory authorities to settle all outstanding wages, festival allowances and dues to workers by the 20th

Committee formed to review Bangladesh Bank reserve theft

The government has established a high-level committee, chaired by law adviser Asif Nazrul, to review the 2016 Bangladesh Bank reserve

Eminent entrepreneur Manzur Elahi passes away

Syed Manzur Elahi, a distinguished entrepreneur and industrialist, passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 83. He breathed

Bangladesh sees slowdown in business, employment growth in February

Bangladesh saw a slowdown in new business and employment growth in February compared to January, according to the latest Purchasing

Businesses urge BERC to dismiss gas price hike proposal

Leaders of the country’s major trade bodies for manufacturing industries on Sunday urged the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) to

ITUC calls for global action on gender equality, social justice

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has issued a call to governments worldwide to advance gender equality, promoting social justice,

Inflation eases to 9.34pc in February as food prices drop

Bangladesh’s overall inflation rate eased further to 9.34 per cent in February, driven by a decline in food prices in

Next govt must continue financial reforms, recover laundered money: governor

Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday called for the next government to continue the ongoing reforms in the

Bangladesh owed $5.8t in climate debt by wealthy nations

Bangladesh is grappling with a deepening debt crisis, with $78.06 billion in external debt, while wealthy, high-polluting nations owe it