Tag Archives: Bangladesh

CPD-FES Publication Industrial Safety in the RMG Sector in the Post-Accord-Alliance Era Is the Institutionalisation Process Slowing Down? Industrial safety in the readymade garments (RMG) sector has been passing a critical phase with a lack of proper coordination, monitoring and ...

Over the last few years, Bangladesh economy has been experiencing a number of interesting changes which would have far-reaching impact on country's long term economic growth.

Victims of Tazreen Fashions fire and their families are still crying for justice even five years after the deadly fire that killed at least 112 workers and injured several hundred on November 24, 2012. Several injured victims and relatives of the dead and missing workers said their hope for justice was fading day by day as the trial process failed to make any significant progress over the last five years.

On the morning of April 24, 2013, a poorly constructed eight-storey garment factory known as Rana Plaza collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing more than 1,130 people in a crush of brittle concrete and rebar. It was the worst industrial disaster in the country’s history, but the toll didn’t end when the building fell. Many later died from injuries sustained in the collapse or were permanently physically disabled. Others developed PTSD or other mental health conditions from witnessing the event.

Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed. Bangladesh to promote research works in power-energy sector Bangladesh government will ...

Alamgir jumped out of a human haulier inside Dhaka Cantonment and kept hollering at the top of his voice, "Jahangir Gate, Jahangir Gate". Within minutes, all the seats got filled up, the vehicle started moving and the 14-year-old boy began collecting fare standing on the step.

Bangladesh faces a tremendous challenge. How will it provide jobs for the 20 million young people set to join the labor force over the next decade? In the past, the country relied on the garment sector to drive its economy and exports, as well as to employ many workers. This was successful in many ways. Today, Bangladesh is the world’s second largest producer of ready-made-garments in the world, and apparel comprises 83% of Bangladesh’s exports.

Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed. Cotton Day celebrated in Bangladesh On Wednesday, November 8, Cotton Day ...

The Growth Lab at Harvard Univerity's Center for International Development very recently published the new 2025 Global Growth Projections, where Bangladesh was placed in the low growth category. The research organization works with the aim to understand the dynamics of growth and to translate those insights into more effective policymaking in developing countries.

'Export diversification would be possible only when adequate and appropriate policy support is provided to all export-oriented industries'. Speakers on Thursday said that in order to diversify the country’s export basket, export-oriented businesses should be given the policy support that has proved highly successful in bringing vibrancy to the country’s RMG sector.