670 RMG factories shut as worker protests paralyse key industrial zones
Non-stop demonstrations over minimum wage hikes and an end to blacklisting have forced the closure of 670 ready-made garment (RMG)…
BGB deployed as RMG workers block roads amid calls to return to work
Ready-made garment (RMG) workers staged fresh protests and road blockades in Mirpur and Gazipur on Monday, a day after the…
BTMA President Shawkat Aziz sent to jail after bail plea rejected
A Dhaka court has ordered the imprisonment of Shawkat Aziz Russell, President of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) and…
Awami League ridicules PM Tarique for fueling economic crisis amid energy shortages
The Bangladesh Awami League has sharply criticized the BNP-led government, alleging that under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman the country has…
PM Tarique warns RMG workers of tougher action for factory closure, violence
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the authorities concerned to protect the interests of ready-made garment (RMG) workers, improve their…
PM convenes special meeting as RMG unrest spirals
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held an emergency meeting on Sunday evening at the Secretariat to determine steps for resolving ongoing…
Gas crisis to worsen for LNG terminal maintenance
An already acute gas shortage across Bangladesh is set to intensify as the Summit LNG Terminal will suspend operations for…
New pay scale takes effect while economy bleeds under fresh borrowing
Government employees began receiving salaries under the long-awaited National Pay Scale 2026 today, along with three months of arrears, even…
Devastating fire destroys woman entrepreneur’s Narsingdi factory
Miscreants set fire to the pitha (rice cake) factory of woman entrepreneur Nipa Islam in Shibpur, Narsingdi, on Friday night,…
Minister announces wage board as RMG workers halt traffic in Dhaka, Gazipur
The government has announced that a new minimum wage board for ready-made garment (RMG) workers will be formed on Sunday,…
Banks open China desks as post-2024 shift deepens economic ties with Beijing
China has become the centre of gravity for Bangladesh’s external economy since the August 2024 political changeover, and the country’s…
Japan slams BNP regime for lies over taking 100,000 Bangladeshi workers a year
Tokyo has dismissed as baseless the reports in the media and on social media that Japan agreed to take 100,000…
Experts warn of rising food insecurity, economic hardship
At a discussion held at the National Press Club in Dhaka, speakers highlighted growing food security risks, noting that average…
LPG Price Hearing: Economic Association questions artificial shortages, overcharging, and regulatory failures
The Bangladesh Economic Association on Thursday (29 October) boycotted the day-long public hearing organised by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission…
MEA stresses deeper Japan ties with northeast India
India maintains a “very strong partnership” with Japan, and bilateral initiatives focused on the northeastern states will be “further strengthened,”…