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October 15, 2025

Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire kills 16, Toll can rise, he officially says

A firefighter sprays water from a high-rise building to sink the fire that broke out in a clothing factory and a chemical warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 14th 2025.-Reuters The flame clothing unit spreads to a chemical warehouse. Firefighters recover 16 bodies as rescue efforts continue. The cause of the deadly flame has not yet been determined, officials say. Dhaka: A fire at a clothing plant in Bangladesh and a chemical warehouse next to it on Tuesday killed at least 16 people and injured several, while the death toll is expected to increase as rescue efforts continued, an employee said.

August 18, 2024

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International

Bangladesh’s Yunus pledges support for Rohingya refugees, garment industry in first major political debate

DHAKA: Bangladesh will maintain support for both its huge Rohingya refugee population and its vital garment trade, Nobel laureate and new leader Muhammad Yunus said on Sunday in his first major political speech. Yunus, 84, returned from Europe this month after a student-led revolution to take on the monumental task of leading democratic reforms in a country beset by institutional decay. His predecessor Sheikh Hasina, 76, had suddenly left the country a few days earlier by helicopter after 15 years in power. Setting out his priorities before diplomats and UN representatives, Yunus vowed to continue to tackle two of the

May 29, 2024

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Business

The garment industry is warning of the long Eid holiday

LAHORE: Garment manufacturers and exporters have strongly opposed the announcement of a long holiday for Eidul Azha along with a week-long break, warning that the week-long holiday will cut off Pakistan from the outside world and cost the economy dearly. “The country will remain cut off from the rest of the world, during which all kinds of trade and exports will stop,” Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) central president Mubashar Naseer Butt said in a statement on Tuesday. . He regretted that due to the long and unnecessary Eid holidays, the country had to suffer an irreparable

April 21, 2024

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Business

The investment in the garment city is lost

Islamabad: Financial managers have observed that the government’s investment in Lahore Garment City Company (LGCC) is a waste of money and therefore it should refrain from operating businesses. During discussions at a recent meeting, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) noted that substantial government money has been spent on the LGCC project to boost textile exports. However, except for a few buildings, the desired results could not be achieved until a considerable time had passed. There was a dire need for private sector-led development, while the government should refrain from running businesses and confine itself to policy functions, the meeting was

November 12, 2023

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International

150 BD garment factories closed, 11,000 workers laid off

DHAKA: Garment makers in Bangladesh on Saturday closed 150 factories “indefinitely” as police issued general charges against 11,000 workers in connection with violent protests demanding a higher minimum wage, officials said. Violent protests demanding better pay erupted last month, with at least three workers killed and more than 70 factories looted or damaged since then, according to police. A government-appointed committee raised the industry wage by 56.25 percent on Tuesday to 12,500 taka, but garment workers rejected the increase, demanding a minimum wage of 23,000 taka instead. On Thursday, 15,000 workers clashed with police on a key highway and looted

November 7, 2023

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International

Bangladeshi workers reject 56% wage increase.

DHAKA: Bangladesh raised the minimum monthly wage for the country’s four million garment workers by 56.25 percent on Tuesday, a decision that was immediately rejected by unions seeking to nearly triple the rate. The South Asian country’s 3,500 garment factories account for about 85 percent of its $55 billion in annual exports, supplying many of the world’s top fashion names, including Levi’s, Zara and H&M. But conditions are dire for many of the industry’s four million workers, the vast majority of whom are women whose monthly pay starts at 8,300 taka ($75). Workers have gone on strike demanding almost a

November 7, 2023

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International

US, Western and fashion brands flourish as garment workers denied fair wage hike in Bangladesh

The average monthly salary for a garment worker in Bangladesh is 8,000 taka ($96). —Reuters Bangladesh’s government announced on Tuesday it would raise the minimum monthly wage for its four million garment workers by 56.25 percent, a decision that was immediately rejected by unions seeking to nearly triple the number. The country’s garment factories make up about 85% of its $55 billion in annual exports, supplying some of the world’s top fashion brands such as Levi’s, Zara and H&M. However, conditions for many of the workers are miserable, with the vast majority being women whose monthly pay starts at 8,300

Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire kills 16, Toll can rise, he officially says

Bangladesh’s Yunus pledges support for Rohingya refugees, garment industry in first major political debate

The garment industry is warning of the long Eid holiday

The investment in the garment city is lost

150 BD garment factories closed, 11,000 workers laid off

Bangladeshi workers reject 56% wage increase.

US, Western and fashion brands flourish as garment workers denied fair wage hike in Bangladesh

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