Business is shrinking all over the world due to COVID-19 pandemic. People now merely go for physical shopping. Many reports have stated that currently, people are more inclined to online shopping. Here B2B platforms like Alibaba can play a vital role for Bangladesh and businesses can grow further if entrepreneurs think and act dynamically. On…
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The government has appointed Md Zahangir Alam, currently serving as additional secretary of the Legal Affairs Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the next ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Uzbekistan. Ambassador-designate Zahangir belongs to 1986 batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Administration cadre. In his career, he served in various capacities…
As the major brands and retailers in the EU and US are reopening, work order inflow are on the rise in the local apparel factories, though on a limited scale. As per the factory owners, most of the factories are running with 80 percent capacity as work orders are coming gradually. However, the volume of…
One has got to feel for the garment workers. Despite the availability of low-cost loans to pay wages, repeated requests from the labour ministry and a recent uptick in work orders from international buyers, they are getting the chop. “So far, more than 25,000 workers have been fired although we have been suggesting the factory…
The ready-made garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh is the home of the second-largest apparel seller in the world. RMG is the primary export-oriented industrial sector of Bangladesh and it looks forward to becoming the prime industry in the years to come, as the export statistics suggest. This year amid the Corona outbreak, amongst the total…