Refayet Ullah Mirdha

The International Labour Organisation yesterday adopted the Bali Declaration, renewing its pledge to promote decent work for

More than 75 percent of migrant workers said they received wages lower than what they were promised before they left their home

The policymakers of the Asia-Pacific region should respond effectively to the implementation of sustainable development goals to reduce poverty and create decent employment, Guy Ryder, director general of the International Labour Organisation, said yesterday.

Bangladesh's garment shipments to Italy and Japan, the nationals of which were killed in a terrorist attack in Dhaka in July, remained unscathed in July-October -- a development that will bring a heavy sigh of relief among exporters.

A group of entrepreneurial students from three universities took home the top prizes in the inaugural 'Rise High Bangladesh' competition -- a joint initiative of The Daily Star and Crown Cement to hunt local business talents.

Riding on the robust growth of garment exports, Bangladesh outperformed the other Asia-Pacific countries in merchandise shipments

Trade union leaders yesterday again demanded exemplary punishment for the owner of Tazreen Fashions as 113 workers of the factory

Fours year have passed since the Tazreen Fashions fire but Asma Akter, an injured worker of the apparel factory, is still not fully recovered physically.

Cotton consumption in Bangladesh is expected to rise 4.91 percent year-on-year to 6.4 million bales this year due

Accord, the garment factory inspection agency sponsored by European retailers, is in discussion with the

A severe gas crisis continues to take a toll on production in garment factories in major industrial zones like Savar, Ashulia and Gazipur,

ThreadSol, a Singapore-headquartered software company, has come up with a solution to reduce waste of fabrics, just in time when

Bangladesh should start negotiations with the new US government to get back the generalised system of preferences (GSP) and duty-free market access for apparel items, garment exporters said yesterday.

International apparel retailers got back confidence in Bangladesh as the government has taken stern actions against militants.

The Accord has severed ties with a factory for its failure to complete remediation works despite serving it with notices three times -- a

Export earnings bounced back in October thanks to higher shipment of garment items, according to data from the Export Promotion

Bangladesh's garment exports to the US increased slightly in the first nine months of 2016, according to data from the US Department

Bangladesh will once again demand the restoration of the trade privileges to the US market at the third round of Ticfa meetings to be

Some unscrupulous international retailers are taking advantage of security concerns after the July 1 Gulshan cafe attack to lower prices of apparel items, The Daily Star has learnt, talking to more than a dozen garment exporters.

The future of Bangladesh's garment sector is bright as the number of factories has gone up over the years and almost all of them are