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Rights group calls for urgent action

A global rights group has called on fashion brands, suppliers, and governments to act now to tackle the risks associated with rising temperatures in garment factories around the world. In its new report titled "Heat and Garment Workers' Rights - Fashioning a Just Transition", Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) says as...

Bangladesh faces major challenges ahead of LDC graduation: ICCB

Bangladesh's upcoming graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category in November 2026 represents a historic achievement, but also ushers in significant challenges requiring deep structural reforms, institutional strengthening, and enhanced competitiveness, according to the latest editorial of the International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) Quarterly News Bulletin (July-September 2025) released...

Al-Arafah Islami Bank signs deal with Shamadhan Services

Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC, the country's leading Shariah-compliant financial institution, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Shamadhan Services Limited, a concern of Grameen Telecom, to strengthen digital financial services and enhance customer convenience.The signing ceremony took place at the bank's head office on Wednesday. The agreement was signed by...

Bengal Commercial Bank hosts closing ceremony for 'Entrepreneurship Development Program'

Bengal Commercial Bank organised the Certificate Awarding Ceremony marking the end of the month-long "Entrepreneurship Development Program" for the development of the small and medium industries.The bank conducted the training programme as part of the "Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Program (SICIP)" project of the Ministry of Finance, supervised...

Dhaka Customs to remain open 24/7 on Oct 25-26

In a move to mitigate the disruption caused by the recent fire at the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), the authorities have announced that Dhaka Customs House will remain operational 24/7 on Friday and Saturday (October 25-26).An official order issued on Wednesday by Joint Commissioner of Customs,...

St. Martin's to open for 3 months with strict rules

The government has issued a new set of directives for visiting the country's top tourist destination, Saint Martin's Island, in order to protect the ecosystem and biodiversity of the island.The new circular imposes strict regulations on travel schedules and the number of tourists visiting the island. The environment ministry issued...

Pacific Group to reopen 8 factories in CEPZ today

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 22 (BSS): Pacific Group is set to reopen its eight garment factories in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) today (Thursday) following an improvement in the situation after recent worker unrest.The factories were shut down indefinitely on October 16 under Section 12(1) of the Bangladesh EPZ Labor Act...

400th Board Meeting of Shahjalal Islami Bank held

The 400th meeting of the Board of Directors of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC was held at Corporate Head Office of the bank on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by the bank's Chairman A. K. Azad. The Board of Directors celebrated the 400th meeting with a cake-cutting ceremony. The Board...