DHAKA GARMENT FACTORIES
Bangladesh deploys additional paramilitary forces as garment workers' protests continue
Protests by garment workers in Bangladesh have persisted for five days due to demands for higher wages. Authorities have deployed additional paramilitary forces to manage the ongoing unrest in various industrial areas. BNP activists are actively attempting to maintain order while claiming infiltrators from the disbanded Awami League are causing chaos. A special tribunal has established a Wage Board to address worker concerns regarding compensation.
Garment workers' protests in Bangladesh turn violent
The BNP government has formed a wage board to determine revised pay scales for garment workers. However, protests have continued, potentially emerging as a major challenge for the Tarique Rahman government, which is already facing growing anti-incumbency amid a slowdown in the domestic economy.
Bangladesh garment factories reopen as wage protests keep industry on edge
Bangladesh's garment factories reopened on Monday after widespread closures and production disruptions a day earlier, but manufacturers remain concerned about further unrest over workers' demands for higher wages.
From sleepy village to nuclear hub, Rooppur waits for Bangladesh’s power breakthrough
Bangladesh is set to activate its first nuclear power plant in Rooppur, which is expected to ease electricity shortages. The project has seen significant changes in the local economy and demographics as workers from Russia arrive. While some locals express optimism about job prospects, others remain apprehensive about safety concerns. The efforts to build this facility have been ongoing since the 1960s, with multiple attempts to establish agreements.
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A Bangladeshi garment maker is stitching its way through the Middle East energy crunch
Energy shortages are disrupting production at most Bangladeshi garment factories. Buyers are canceling or reducing orders due to these power and gas issues. Increased fuel prices are further pressuring exporters, squeezing already thin profit margins. Competitiveness may suffer against regional rivals like Vietnam and India. Factories face difficult choices to absorb rising costs and maintain operations.
War in the Middle East is making clothes more expensive
The ongoing conflict in Iran is causing significant disruptions in global apparel supply chains.
Bangladesh's gas crisis hits factories, homes and transport
In the face of an acute natural gas scarcity, Bangladesh is witnessing the shutdown of key fertiliser plants, impacting hundreds of factories, including textile producers. This ongoing crisis has resulted in widespread power outages and challenges in household gas supply.
Minorities in Bangladesh protest govt's failure
Interim govt's failure to prevent persecution
Bangladesh Earthquake: Eight dead and over 300 injured as 5.5 quake rocks Dhaka
A powerful earthquake hit central Bangladesh on Friday morning. The tremor registered 5.5 magnitude. At least eight people died and over 300 were injured. The quake's epicenter was near Dhaka. Buildings swayed and residents rushed into streets. Many injuries resulted from collapsing structures. Garment hubs were significantly affected. This region experiences fewer major quakes.
Death toll rises to 16 after factory fire in Bangladesh capital
A devastating fire at a garment factory and chemical warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, claimed at least 16 lives on Tuesday. The blaze, believed to have originated on the third floor of a seven-story building, led to injuries and ongoing rescue efforts. This incident highlights the persistent safety concerns within Bangladesh's massive garment industry.
16 killed in fire at garment factory and chemical warehouse in Bangladesh
A devastating fire at a garment factory and adjacent chemical warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, claimed at least 16 lives and injured several others. Officials suspect the blaze originated from the chemical depot, spreading toxic fumes that likely caused the fatalities. Search operations are ongoing, with fears the death toll may rise.
Tariffs could wreck what Bangladesh's garment workers have gained
Bangladesh faces economic uncertainty following political upheaval and potential tariffs imposed by the United States. The garment industry, a vital source of employment and economic growth for the nation, is particularly vulnerable.
Post-revolution Bangladesh protests cost garment industry $400 million
Bangladesh's garment industry experienced significant disruptions and $400 million in losses due to student-led unrest, but stability has returned. Despite ongoing protests over wages, industry leaders assert that security measures and army patrols are restoring order and buyer confidence.
Bangladesh's top police official urges policemen to resume their duties and maintain public safety
Bangladesh faced unprecedented law enforcement breakdowns after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, with attacks on over four hundred police stations. AIG A.K.M. Shahidur Rahman called for police to resume duties gradually. President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved Parliament and appointed Mohammad Yunus to lead an interim government. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association urged factories to reopen on Wednesday to support the economy, focusing on worker safety amid the chaos.
Bangladesh garment worker death toll rises after protests erupt over demand for fair wages
Bangladeshi garment workers staged a rally as they rejected a deemed inadequate pay offer and the death toll from the protests climbed to four. Labor unrest, the most severe in a decade, resulted in clashes, damaged factories, and widespread disruption to the nation's $55 billion annual exports. Major global brands, including Levi's, Zara, and H&M, source products from Bangladesh's 3,500 garment factories, intensifying the impact of the crisis.
150 Bangladesh garment factories shut, 11,000 workers charged
The Bangladeshi garment manufacturers took the decision to close 150 factories "indefinitely" on Saturday. This move comes in the wake of blanket charges being issued for 11,000 workers by the police in connection with recent violent protests advocating for a higher minimum wage.
Bangladeshis rush back to work as factories reopen despite virus surge
With the economy badly hit by the pandemic, the government excluded the factories that supply top brands in Europe and North America from a nationwide lockdown order.
What recovery? Clothes retailers cut orders while factories fight to survive
The pain is flowing to major garment manufacturing centres like Bangladesh, whose economies rely on textile exports. Factories are struggling to stay open.
'All my dreams are shattered': coronavirus crushes Asia's garment industry
"If I have a job and an income, I can pay for medical treatment for my mother," Zarchi Lwin, 29, told Reuters from the home she shares with her 56-year-old mother, who has lung disease, in a shanty town on the outskirts of Yangon. "Now no income, no job," she said, fighting back tears. "We don't know what to do."
Bangladesh fire tragedy toll rises to 29, search for missing on
Witnesses and media have reported that smokes were still coming out from the sight despite claims by the fire fighters to have douse the fire.
26 killed, 70 injured in Bangladesh factory fire
A part of the building collapsed as the rage of the blaze spread despite frantic efforts of the fire fighters.
13 charged over deadly garment factory fire in Bangladesh
13 people, including the owners, were today charged after a year-long probe into Bangladesh's deadliest garment factory fire that killed 111 people.
Western retailers open Bangladesh garment factories to inspections
A grouping of 70 Western retailers and brands will inspect the safety standards of Bangladeshi garments units in the wake of global uproar.
Citing work condition, Walt Disney pulls out from Pakistan, Bangladesh
The Walt Disney Company has announced its decision to pull out of Bangladesh, Pakistan and three other countries by April next year.
PM Manmohan Singh condoles loss of lives in Bangladesh fire incident
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed grief over the death of 124 people in a major fire that engulfed a multi-storey garment factory on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.
Leading Indian garment makers like Shahi Exports going Bangladesh way
Indian garment makers hire cheaper production capacity in eastern neighbour to face competition from China, Vietnam.
Bangladesh garment makers to sell cheap rice to workers
Bangladesh garment manufacturers said they would distribute subsidised rice to thousands of some of the world's lowest-paid workers to help them cope with sky-rocketing food prices.
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