Govt committed not to harass businessmen unnecessarily
April 27, 2010
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday said the government is committed to ensuring a business friendly atmosphere so that businessmen are not unnecessarily harassed. Read more
A&E arranges training for RMG people
April 27, 2010
Bangladesh should look into how it can develop the skills of workers, especially the production management and quality control segment, in Read more
RMG workers block highway in Narayanganj
April 27, 2010
Garment workers on Monday blocked a section of Dhaka-Chittagong highway for nearly two hours demanding arrear wages, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded. Read more
Textile mills refuse to reduce yarn price
April 27, 2010
The knitwear and the textile mills associations remain at loggerheads over the price of yarn following a meeting at the ministry of textile and jute. Read more
60 RMG day-care centres to be built
April 27, 2010
Bangladesh’s top association of knitwear manufacturers and exporters and German based garment retailer ‘Metro’ will jointly set up a 60 child day-care centre for garment workers. Read more
Business heroes honoured
April 21, 2010
An award is not just a trophy. It means recognition of innovations, an inspiration that will make some local businesses confident to compete with global giants. So said the winners of Bangladesh Business Awards 2009, given by The Daily Star and DHL Express yesterday. Read more
Brakes on manufacturing
April 21, 2010
The gas and power situation has changed for the worse. The company had to cancel a substantial number of apparel orders from a top international brand as the factory’s production capacity declined by more than 30 percent due to inadequate gas pressure. It is a story about Purbani Group. Read more
Bangladesh gets Moody’s rating, outlook stable
April 21, 2010
Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service yesterday for the first time assigned Ba3 to Bangladesh and termed the country’s outlook stable.
Delegation off to US for duty-free access bill
April 21, 2010
A Bangladeshi delegation yesterday left for Washington to lobby for passage of a bill that will provide duty-free access for Bangladesh apparels to the US market. Read more
April 21, 2010
Businesses and travellers are left high and dry as travels to Europe have been cancelled or rescheduled, as a large part of airspace in the continent has remained shut for a fourth day. Read more