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Bangladesh

Type: Country

Name: Bangladesh

population: 134,792,192

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 5 reports

US Coast Guard Cutter Transferred to Bangladesh Navy

'Jarvis', a 378-foot High Endurance Cutter homeported in Alameda, decommissioned & transferred to the Bangladesh navy as the 'BNS Somudra Joy'.The signing over ceremony took place on Coast Guard Island in Alameda.A 20-member team from the Bangladesh navy, ... [Published Maritime Professional - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Bangladesh Navy, US Coast Guard, Farid Habib, Bangladesh, Flight Deck

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 4 reports

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

American clothing retailers should put up or shut up

The death of over 1,100 workers in the Bangladesh garment factory collapse now poses a stark challenge to North American brand name clothing makers and retailers. All of them have codes of conduct that claim concern for worker health and safety, including ... [Published Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Bangladesh, Workers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Environment, C&A

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 5 reports

Dhaka factory collapse: One month on

It has been a month since a huge building collapsed in Dhaka killing garment workers. A Bangladeshi government inquiry has found that poor quality construction materials and building code violations were among the "series of irregularities" that caused ... [Published itv.com - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Dhaka (Bangladesh), Laura Kuenssberg, Bangladesh

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

Dhaka nod to grain transfer

Agartala, May 23: In a major breakthrough, the Bangladesh government has formally permitted annual transportation of 10,000 metric tonnes of foodgrain within India through Bangladesh waters. A formal order in this regard was signed on Tuesday by senior ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Bangladesh, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Transportation, Agartala (India)

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 3 reports

Life in jail urged for owners of collapsed Bangladesh building

The defects and errors that led to the world’s deadliest garment-industry accident extend from the swampy ground the doomed Rana Plaza was built on, to “extremely poor quality” construction materials, a committee appointed by Bangladesh’s government ... [Published IrishExaminer.com - World - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Bangladesh, prison, Appointed

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 9 reports

Save our garment industry and economy

At present Bangladesh is the world's second biggest clothes exporter after China with overseas garment sales topping $ 20 billion last year. It's 80 percent of total national exports of the country, with most going to US and Europe country. The garment ... [Published The New Nation - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, Bangladesh, Compliance (Banking)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 6 hours ago - 7 reports

Amnesty International

2 ministers reject Amnesty report

Two state ministers yesterday dismissed Amnesty International’s annual report on Bangladesh’s human rights situation as “error-ridden and lopsided”.The rights organisation’s 2012 report released Wednesday says 30 extrajudicial killings and 10 forced disappearances ... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Buddhism, Amnesty International, Quamrul Islam, Bangladesh, Human Rights

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 10 reports

Bangladesh factory collapse blamed on swampy ground and heavy machinery

disaster at Rana Plaza garment factory recommends life prison sentences for building's owners The defects and errors that led to the world's deadliest garment-industry accident include the swampy ground the Rana Plaza was built on, the "extremely poor ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Sohel Rana, Bangladesh, Disaster, Workers

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 4 reports

Shoddy Materials Led to Bangladesh Collapse

A government panel found substandard building materials among the reasons for a factory building collapse outside Dhaka last month that killed more than 1,100 people. ... [Published WSJ.com: What's News Asia - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Bangladesh, Dhaka (Bangladesh)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 20 reports

US: Delegation to discuss Bangladesh factory safety

A US government delegation visiting Bangladesh next week is set to lead a discussion on labour law reforms and safety standards in the garment sector in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza tragedy.The factory complex, which collapsed last month with the loss ... [Published Just-Style - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Bangladesh, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Workers, Wendy Sherman

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 22 reports

Life terms urged in Bangladesh accident

Those responsible for the Bangladesh building collapse that killed more than 1,000 garment workers should be given life in prison, a government-appointed committee has said.The investigating committee, appointed by Bangladesh's interior minister, recommended ... [Published Al Jazeera - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Sohel Rana, Bangladesh, Dan Mozena

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 10 reports

100 RMG units halt production

Labour Unrest in AshuliaProduction at minimum 100 garment factories in Ashulia industrial belt was suspended on Thursday as the workers continued their demonstration refusing to join work.The workers have been demonstrating for several weeks demanding ... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 23 2013]

Entities: Workers, Security, Bangladesh, Demonstration

Quotes

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Pain and destruction [Published New Indian Express - 58 mins ago]

...pportunities for viewers and music talents through contests and competition platforms for opportunities to participate in regional MTV music events. "The collaboration will not only create a new standard for local productions, but Creinse will now be an enabler between local music talents and a global brand like MTV" added Rabeth Khan, managing director of Creinse Limited

MTV goes to Bangladesh [Published Marketing-interactive.com - 1 hour ago]

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "It used various health promotion approaches but was best consistent with Beattie's model."

Data on Diet and Nutrition Reported by Researchers at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences [Published NewsRX - 1 hour ago]

"The events at Rana Plaza involve the entire textile sector, and everyone operating in this industry has a moral duty to support the victims' families" Benetton's chief executive Biagio Chiarolanza said in a statement...

Italy's Benetton offers financial aid for Bangladesh survivors [Published Business Recorder - 2 hours ago]

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Former St. Louis startup works to help factory ... [Published STLtoday.com - 48 mins ago]
President and C.E.O Amjad H. Khan of Bangla Pho... [Published Aving USA - 49 mins ago]
Pain and destruction [Published New Indian Express - 58 mins ago]
MTV goes to Bangladesh [Published Marketing-interactive.com - 1 hour ago]
Data on Diet and Nutrition Reported by Research... [Published NewsRX - 1 hour ago]
SAARCLAW & SAARC CJs conference focus on child ... [Published DDI News - 1 hour ago]
Lentil exports to Bangladesh drops to almost nil [Published Kathmandu Post - 1 hour ago]
Axiata lifts revenue 5.5% on data growth [Published telecomasia.net - 1 hour ago]
New report reveals ‘hidden’ social burdens of s... [Published Jakarta Post - 1 hour ago]
When travelling, at least try to get to correct... [Published News Track India - 2 hours ago]
When travelling, at least try to get to correct... [Published Topnews.in - 2 hours ago]
Cummins gets A call [Published Barbados Daily Nation - 2 hours ago]
US Coast Guard Cutter Transferred to Bangladesh... [Published Maritime Professional - 2 hours ago]
Rejecting the Bangladesh safety accord: The cre... [Published MSN Money Canada - 2 hours ago]
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Credit Agricole Mic... [Published MicroCapital - 2 hours ago]
Eye on Bangladesh [Published Women's Wear Daily - 2 hours ago]
Italy's Benetton offers financial aid for Bangl... [Published Business Recorder - 2 hours ago]
The IMF dilemma [Published DAWN Group - 2 hours ago]
Myanmar’s Rakhine State Imposes Two-Child Limit... [Published Eurasia Review - 2 hours ago]
Bangladesh : la réponse de Groupe Auchan [Published Groupe-Auchan - 3 hours ago]
Buying cheap not the solution for recovery [Published Southwest Farm Press - 3 hours ago]
Hizbul Mujahideen circulating fake currency in ... [Published India Today - 3 hours ago]
American clothing retailers should put up or sh... [Published Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 3 hours ago]
Immigration op nets 42 illegal foreigners at fe... [Published thestar.com.my - 3 hours ago]
Dhaka factory collapse: One month on [Published itv.com - 3 hours ago]
Unfortunate end of air ace [Published Yorkshire Post - 3 hours ago]
Sweating Bangladesh Surveyor Races to Avoid Nex... [Published Bloomberg - 3 hours ago]
Sweating Bangladesh Surveyor Races to Avoid Nex... [Published Bloomberg via Google News - 3 hours ago]
Friday Papers: EU orders companies to break dow... [Published Citywire - 3 hours ago]
Dhaka nod to grain transfer [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 4 hours ago]

Blogs

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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Credit Agricole Mic... [Published MicroCapital - 2 hours ago] The Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance Foundation (GCAMF), a Luxembourg-based nonprofit that provides financial services to microfinance institutions (MFI), recently notified MicroCapital that it disbursed the second of three tranches of a loan totaling ...
Bangladesh's Planned Coal Power Plant Threatens... [Published Global Voices in English - 8 hours ago] A plan to erect a coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh next to the Sundarbans , the largest mangrove forest in the world which straddles Bangladesh and India, is drawing fire from activists in the country who say it would destroy the world heritage ...
Myanmar welcomes reconciliation, but won’t be j... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - 9 hours ago] Illustration: Liu Rui/GT The US visit of Myanmar President Thein Sein raises hopes for increased cooperation and commerce, but some in Washington unrealistically view the country as a tool in the containment of a rising China. Naturally, there is an ...
Fascist West: A culture of fear and intimidation [Published St George West - 10 hours ago] By Simon Black : Dallas, Texas, USA - Last week when I arrived to Bangladesh, the immigration officials there were positively ecstatic to see a foreign tourist entering the country. I’ve also been to places in Africa and the South Pacific ...
MICROFINANCE PUBLICATION ROUND-UP: Savings Grou... [Published MicroCapital - 10 hours ago] “Final Impact Evaluation of the Savings for Change Program in Mali;” by Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology at The University of Arizona and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA); published by Oxfam America and Freedom from Hunger; April 2013; ...

Audio/Video

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Victim of Bangladesh factory collapse shares story [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - 6 hours ago]
Undercover investigation: Bangladesh factory co... [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - 18 hours ago]
Muhammad Yunus speaks about Bangladesh's factor... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - 23 hours ago]
Inside Bangladesh's garment industry [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 23 2013]
Yunus: Pay Bangladeshi workers more [Published CNN.com - Video - May 23 2013]

Press Releases

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Diverse Coalition of Global Investors Managing ... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - 6 hours ago]
Research and Markets: Bangladesh LNG Market Ana... [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - 21 hours ago]
Now Available: Oil and Gas Exploration and Prod... [Published PR inside - May 22 2013]
Lightning Eliminators Wins 2013 President’s “E”... [Published Business Wire - May 20 2013]
Director General Amano speaks at WANO gathering [Published IAEA Press Room - May 20 2013]