Tag: COVID-19

New rainwater harvesting saves environment and good for business

Post author By Phillip Choudhury
Post date 19th February 2022
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Rainwater harvesting at factories would have positive environmental and commercial advantages

Secondary schools will re-open again on 21st February. Bangladesh has imposed the longest school closure compared to other countries.

Prime Minster signal plans for universal pension scheme for the over 60s.

Health authorities will deliver ten million doses on 26 February in a drive to reach national vaccination targets

A weekly round up of articles about work, employment, social security, business and the economy. Here is the news for the week ending:

February 18th, 2022

This week’s round up comes from:

The Daily Star and the The Financial Express

This week in Bangladesh…

rainwater harvesting — Rainwater harvesting good for the environment and for business (original image by Rahabi Khan/Unsplash)

Tags agriculture, COVID-19, garments, trade

English language What the papers say

Bangladesh Aims for New Results on Carbon Emissions

Post author By Phillip Choudhury
Post date 6th November 2021

To cut carbon emissions, Bangladesh has set an ambitious goal of generating more than 4,100 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030

Money transfers through illegal channels undercut remittance figures

Apparel rebound underpins export surge

New economic calculations see changes in growth and GDP

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank loans $260 million for new bridge at Mymensingh

A weekly round up of articles about work, employment, social security, business and the economy. Here is the news for the week ending:

November 4th, 2021

This week’s round up comes from:

The Daily Star, The Business Standard and The Financial Express

This week in Bangladesh…

carbon emissions — Bangladesh leads the Climate Vulnerable Forum (Original image by Md Jewel Patoary, Unsplash)

Tags carbon emissions, climate change, COVID-19, economic growth, garments, global warming, remittances, textiles

English language What the papers say

New report: Lost education puts children’s future at risk

Post author By Phillip Choudhury
Post date 28th October 2021

Key report says 37 million children in Bangladesh lost education due to Covid-19 school closures.

Banks struggles to disburse loans to small businesses under second stimulus package.

EU to support renewable energy in Bangladesh including regional hydropower generation and energy connectivity.

Safe Back to School campaign prioritises extremely poor families and schools in remote areas.

Bangladesh still lags far behind competitor countries in agricultural productivity.

A weekly round up of articles about work, employment, social security, business and the economy. Here is the news for the week ending:

October 28st, 2021

This week’s round up comes from:

The Daily Star

This week in Bangladesh…

Recovering lost education — It is time to get back to school and recover our children’s lost education (original image by Ahmed Hasan/Unsplash)

Tags agriculture, COVID-19, education, energy

English language What the papers say

Green energy to soar with new Bangladesh solar power plants

Post author By Phillip Choudhury
Post date 17th October 2021

Bangladesh corporate giant is constructing first solar power plant to supply the electricity grid as green energy soars to a new scale

Employment and earnings are recovering and reversing the economic set backs under the pandemic.

Millions of children remain at risk of early marriages due to social and economic conditions caused by the pandemic.

Bangladesh launches its home-grown ease of doing business index and sees Chattogram as the best division for business.

United Nations and Government of Bangladesh finally in broad agreement on relocation of Rohingya people to low lying island in Bay of Bengal.

A weekly round up of articles about work, employment, social security, business and the economy. Here is the news for the week ending:

October 14th, 2021

This week’s round up comes from:

The Daily Star and The Business Standard

This week in Bangladesh…

green energy from solar power — Green energy reaches industrial scale in Bangladesh with new 230-megawatt solar energy plants (original image by Tanjir Ahmed Chowdhury/Unsplash)

Tags agriculture, COVID-19, employment, trade

English language What the papers say

Social Inclusion is the Best Way to Eliminate Poverty

Post author By Phillip Choudhury
Post date 4th October 2021

Social inclusion has declined during the pandemic says a new joint report from the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies and the University of Bath

Government has approved re-opening classes in-person for university students.

Nine firms will invest $55 million to set up units in hi-tech industrial parks

China will no longer build new coal-based power projects in Bangladesh.

A weekly round up of articles about work, employment, social security, business and the economy. Here is the news for the week ending:

September 30th, 2021

This week’s round up comes from:

The Daily Star and The Dhaka Tribune

This week in Bangladesh…

social inclusion — Extreme poverty is concentrated in southern parts of Bangladesh such as Bandarban (original image by Rashed Kabir/Unsplash)

Tags agriculture, COVID-19, education, environment, poverty, trade

English language What the papers say

Bangladesh: great social and economic mix in pandemic counter

Post author By Phillip Choudhury
Post date 29th September 2021

Asian Development Bank revises downward its GDP growth projection for Bangladesh. But praised the country’s response to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic in balancing health and livelihoods with social and economic measures.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics plans to create a National Population Register to contain key personal information for all citizens

The Ministry for Commerce is considering measures to regulate business practices in the troublesome e-commerce industry.

Parliamentary committee stands against Government plan to construct civil service training centre on protected forest land.

And the Bangabandhu Education Insurance pilot scheme starts to protect access to education for poorest children.

A weekly round up of articles about work, employment, social security, business and the economy. Here is the news for the week ending:

September 23rd, 2021

This week’s round up comes from:

The Daily Star and The Financial Express

This week in Bangladesh…

social and economic — Balancing women’s health and livelihoods (original image by Maruf Rahman/Pixabay)

Tags COVID-19, economy, education

English language What the papers say

New workers’ compensation scheme in the making

Post author By Phillip Choudhury
Post date 29th August 2021

Government regulator presses for some form of workers’ compensation or national insurance scheme

Government cautiously reopens schools after 18 months of closure

Bangladesh negotiates for Global System of Preferences Plus with EU

New literacy and skills education initiatives launched totalling $2.5 billion

A weekly round up of articles about work, employment, social security, business and the economy. Here is the news for the week ending:

September 9th, 2021

This week’s round up comes from:

The Daily Star

This week in Bangladesh…

Hazards on the job: mandatory workers’ compensation schemes a must (original image by Simon Reza)

Tags COVID-19, education, employment, labour market, skills, trade

English language What the papers say

Tanners are Poisoning a River with Toxic Waste

Post author By Phillip Choudhury
Post date 28th August 2021

Parliamentary committee wants to close government industrial estate that has failed to manage toxic waste

Government considers $90 million education recovery plan to redress the negative impact of Covid-19 on children’s learning.

New International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry is launched.

A weekly round up of articles about work, education, social security, business and the economy. Here is the news for the week ending:

26 August 2021

This week’s round up comes from:

The Daily Star

This week in Bangladesh…

Toxic waste — Clean water is a gift; let’s not waste it! (Rahabi Khan/Unsplash)

Tags agriculture, COVID-19, education, workplace safety