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Bangladesh river eats up land and homes, trapping poor villagers
2016-06-22 08:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Piyara Begum once had a happy life in Garuhara village by the Brahmaputra River in northern Bangladesh, but worsening erosion of the river banks has displaced her family seven times. Now Piyara, 30, has taken shelter in Panchgachi village, 8 kilometers away in the same sub-district of Kurigram Sadar. I am always concerned about where Piyara and her three children are living, and how she manages her family expenses, as she has lost everything due to erosion, said her uncle, Abdul Majid, who...
Cost is biggest barrier to Bangladesh RMG remediation
2016-06-21 15:42:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
High interest rates, a lack of financial literacy and an unwillingness among factory managers are proving to be the main barriers to obtaining remediation financing in Bangladesh's Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector, a new study has shown.
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Union busting leaves Bangladesh workers vulnerable
2016-06-20 18:22:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A global union used the recent International Labour Conference in Geneva to suggest aggressive union busting by management has led to a reduced number of active unions and is leaving workers in Bangladesh with little or no protection against employers.
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Bangladesh to benefit from $360m logistics investment
2016-06-20 13:55:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Bangladesh's logistics infrastructure could receive a much-needed boost thanks to US$360m in funding from The World Bank to overhaul the country's rivers, ports and canals.
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Bangladesh firm wins top prize in World Textile Awards
2016-06-20 13:08:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Bangladeshi company Matin Spinning Mills Ltd has been named 'International Textile Firm of the Year' at the World Textile Awards, sponsored by The Textile Institute.
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