Etiket: Bangladesh
US calls on Bangladesh to raise wages for garment workers
Bangladesh is facing unprecedented wage protests in the textile sector during which a worker was killed by police on Wednesday, with Washington urging Dhaka to raise wages. Bangladesh’s 3,500 garment…
Bangladesh | Textile workers reject 56% increase in minimum wage
(Dhaka) The minimum wage committee for Bangladesh’s textile industry on Tuesday increased the basic monthly salary of the sector’s four million workers by 56.25%, bringing it to 12,500 takas (156…
Strikes in Bangladesh | Clashes between police and workers during the reopening of clothing factories
(Dhaka) Bangladesh police dispersed striking workers demanding better wages with tear gas near the capital on Saturday, while most factories supplying major global clothing groups reopened. Published at 9:40 a.m.…
Bangladesh | Hundreds of textile factories close in the face of anger from thousands of workers
(Dhaka) Hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh have closed due to violent protests by thousands of garment workers, which lasted for several days and left two dead, demanding that their…
Bangladesh | Clashes between police and textile workers demanding wage increases
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Ashulia) New clashes broke out on Tuesday in Bangladesh between the police and thousands of workers demanding wage increases in the textile industry…
In Bangladesh, a member of the police killed during an opposition demonstration
Protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to make way for a neutral government to oversee the next elections. Violent clashes with the police broke out on…
Bangladesh | More than 100,000 demonstrators demand the resignation of the Prime Minister
(Dhaka) More than 100,000 supporters of Bangladesh’s two main opposition parties gathered in Dhaka on Saturday, according to police, to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to make…
Bangladesh | Ships dismantled at the risk of workers
Several shipping companies are circumventing current restrictions in order to continue transporting end-of-life ships to countries in Southeast Asia where they are dismantled in unsafe conditions. Updated yesterday at 6:00…
Bangladesh hit by worst dengue epidemic in its history
More than 1,000 people have died from dengue fever in Bangladesh since the start of the year, according to official figures, the worst epidemic of this disease, transmitted by mosquitoes,…
Bangladesh hits its worst dengue outbreak, with more than 1,000 dead this year
Welcome Health Disease “This is a major health event, both in Bangladesh and around the world,” warned the former director of health services. Published on 02/10/2023 15:04 Update on 02/10/2023…
Bangladesh hits its worst dengue outbreak, with more than 1,000 dead this year
Welcome Health Disease “This is a major health event, both in Bangladesh and around the world,” warned the former director of health services. Published on 02/10/2023 15:04 Update on 02/10/2023…
Bangladesh hits its worst dengue outbreak, with more than 1,000 dead this year
Welcome Health Disease “This is a major health event, both in Bangladesh and around the world,” warned the former director of health services. Published on 02/10/2023 15:04 Reading time :…
Emmanuel Macron visits Bangladesh
Welcome Policy Emmanuel Macron Published on 09/11/2023 4:02 p.m. Video length: 1 min. Franceinfo Emmanuel Macron is in Bangladesh on Monday September 11. It is the first visit to this…
In Bangladesh, Emmanuel Macron defends his “third way in the Indo-Pacific”, torn between the United States and China
Welcome World Asia Pacific The Head of State also took advantage of his visit to Dacca to discuss the “commitment” of a Bangladeshi company in favor of a future purchase…
IN IMAGES, IN PICTURES. Residents evacuated, houses swept away, streets flooded… Cyclone Mocha sweeps through Bangladesh and Burma
Article written by Published on 05/14/2023 17:47 Reading time : 1 min. This cyclone is the most powerful for more than ten years in the Bay of Bengal. They took…
IN IMAGES, IN PICTURES. Residents evacuated, houses swept away, streets flooded… Cyclone Mocha sweeps through Bangladesh and Burma
Article written by Published on 05/14/2023 17:47 Reading time : 1 min. This cyclone is the most powerful for more than ten years in the Bay of Bengal. They took…
Cyclone Mocha hits Burma and Bangladesh, thousands urged to take shelter
Wind gusts could reach 260 km/h. Volunteers evacuate Rohingyas from “at-risk areas” to more solid structures such as schools. It brings in its wake rain and gusts of wind exceeding…
Cyclone Mocha becomes a Category 5 hurricane as it approaches the coasts of Bangladesh and Burma
Mocha intensified as it approached the coasts of the Bay of Bengal, according to the US Typhoon Warning Center. The cyclone is accompanied by winds blowing up to 259 kilometers…
Cyclone Mocha becomes a Category 5 hurricane as it approaches the coasts of Bangladesh and Burma
Mocha intensified as it approached the coasts of the Bay of Bengal, according to the US Typhoon Warning Center. The cyclone is accompanied by winds blowing up to 259 kilometers…
Pathan | Bangladesh cinemas screen first Indian film in 50 years
(Dhaka) Thousands of spectators flooded the cinemas of Dhaka on Friday for the release of Pathanan Indian blockbuster starring Shah Rukh Khan and the first Bollywood film to be widely…