With the national Budget for the financial year 2019-20 just around the corner, the need for easing non-RMG exports has surfaced very strongly, perhaps more than ever before. There are demands from businesses for equal treatment of the non-RMG export industries at par with the garment sector which is commonly believed to be a far…

Female workers are playing a vital role to accelerate the economic activities in the industries in country’s eight Export Processing Zones (EPZs) with around 66 per cent participation in production. “Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has set a milestone in women empowerment. A large number of female workers are working in the EPZs. Among…