Tag: garments

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

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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

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Bangladesh Economic Outlook Excellent Despite Pandemic

Post author By Phillip Choudhury
Post date 6th August 2021

Business and financial communities speak optimistically about Bangladesh economic outlook even as Vietnam overtakes Bangladesh to become second largest exporter of garments this year.

Workers rush back to factories after sudden decision to exempt export-oriented business from ongoing lockdown. And conference speakers call for workers with modern management skills and an education system to prepare young people for the digital age.

Farmers again dissatisfied with access to finance while Government launches new app to build transparency in pricing and quality of agricultural produce. And new wholesaler, fashol.com, aims to lower costs for retailers.

A weekly round up of articles about work, employment, social security, business and the economy. This week’s round up comes from The Daily Star. Here is the news for the week ending:

5th August 2021

This week in Bangladesh…

Tags agriculture, COVID-19, economy, education, garments, skills

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Export Woes

Post author By Mary Khan
Post date 24th July 2020

A weekly round up of articles about employment, the labour market, skills training and workforce development. This week’s round up is drawn from The Daily Star. Here is the news for the week ending 23 July 2020.

This Week in the Bangladesh English News…

Bagging mangoes can ensure an export-worthy crop.

…Apparel exporters lobbied for more stimulus money because, they say, they cannot pay workers wages without it. Bangladesh has a long-running mango exporting problem. And experts predict this years flooding will break records.

Tags child laborers, coronavirus, education, exports, garments, job training

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The Loss of Livelihoods

Post author By Mary Khan
Post date 2nd July 2020

This Week in the Bangladesh English News…

…Global brands have denied Bangladeshi garment suppliers billions since March. There’s widespread flooding in the north and northeast. And Bangladesh asks if it can graduate from a least developed country but keep one advantage of LDC status.

Tags COVID-19, crops, education, employment, environment, garments, online learning

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The Largest Yet

Post author By Mary Khan
Post date 18th June 2020

A weekly round up of articles about employment, the labour market, skills training and workforce development. This week’s round up is drawn from The Daily Star and The Financial Express. Here is the news for the week ending 18 June 2020.

This Week in the Bangladesh English News…

…excitement and disappoint about the proposed budget. The future of education was revealed, and is the future of cash aid MFS? Plus, some seasonal farmers showed signs of success.

Tags coronavirus, education, farmers, garments, mangoes, MFS, migrant workers, period poverty, remittances, women&work

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Health & Care

Post author By Mary Khan
Post date 4th June 2020

This Week in the Bangladesh English News…

…university students might get health insurance. The government could help paddy farmers by buying direct, the European Union considers direct payments to garment workers through mobile financial services and Japanese companies decline to make the move to Bangladesh.

Tags coronavirus, education, employment, farmers, garments, health and safety, International Monetary Fund, Japan, stimulus loans

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Open for Business

Post author By Mary Khan
Post date 28th May 2020

This Week in the Bangladesh English News…

…blacklisting buyers? Bangladeshi garment suppliers push back. Japan may invest, and while farmers face the consequences of cyclone Amphan, offices are allowed to open after two months of COVID closures.

Tags BRAC, coronavirus, education, employment, farmers, garments, harvest, International Labour Organization, labour, migrant workers, women, youth

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Lobbying for Loans

Post author By Mary Khan
Post date 21st May 2020

This Week in the Bangladesh English News…

…financial uncertainty looms for many sectors, including garments, farmers and migrant workers. Businesses work together to lobby the banks for loans, and the government sends aid money using mobile phones.

Tags employment, garments, income, International Labour Organization, labour, livlihoods, migrant workers, skills

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Under Lockdown

A weekly round up of articles about employment, the labour market, skills training and workforce development. This week’s round up is drawn from The Daily Star, The Financial Express, Bdnews24 and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers Exporters Association. Here is the news for the week ending 14 May 2020.

This Week in the Bangladesh English News…

…some universities continue to operate during the coronavirus lockdown. Garment factories open, albeit with health and safety audits; farmers struggle with decreasing demand and BRAC tries to increase testing for the virus.

Tags agriculture, coronavirus, COVID-19, garments, loans, lockdown, pandemic