Bangladesh

Textile factory strike — Fayzal Ally Beegun: “Mauritius must put pressure on to defuse this …

Otherwise, this strike risks seriously impacting factories and orders in Mauritius.

1 year, 2 months ago

Opération crackdown: 13 Bangladais en cellule

La police a objecté à leur remise en liberté. 13 des 14 Bangladais arrêtés aux petites heures du matin, mardi 8 août ont été placés en cellule policière. Ils ont comparu devant le magistrat Vignesh Ellayah, à la Bail and Remand Court. L’un d’entre eux a, lui, retrouvé la liberté après vérification de ses papiers.

7 years, 5 months ago

Conditions de travail: des Bangladais manifestent devant l’ambassade

Ils sont las de devoir faire face à des conditions de travail difficiles. Une centaine de Bangladais, employés à l’usine Strategic Partners Company Ltd, ont décidé de manifester devant l’ambassade ce mercredi matin 3 mai pour faire entendre leur voix. Plus tôt, c’est devant le poste de police de Lallmatie qu’ils ont manifesté.

7 years, 8 months ago

Bangladesh Is Losing the Battle Against Terror

Last week’s carnage in Dhaka, where jihadists butchered 22 people in an upscale cafe, has triggered a sweeping reassessment of Bangladesh’s vulnerability to terrorism and the spread of Islamism in South Asia more broadly.

8 years, 6 months ago

'God wants you to die': Dhaka's long night of terror

To recreate this narrative, CNN used witness accounts, shared either directly with CNN or with friends and family who recounted them to us. Journalists also used information from news briefings and gathered by CNN staffers in London, Hong Kong, Dhaka and Atlanta.

8 years, 6 months ago

Bangladesh Killings: Hindu Priest Hacked To Death

A Hindu temple worker has been killed by three men on a motorcycle, local police have said, the latest of dozens of brutal attacks in Bangladesh.

8 years, 6 months ago

Bangladesh Arrests More Than 11,000 After Wave Of Killings

Authorities in Bangladesh have arrested nearly 150 suspected militants and more than 11,000 others as part of a crackdown on extremism after a wave of brutal killings.

8 years, 7 months ago

Trafic d’Ouvriers Etrangers: l’ex-Employeur des Bangladais Dédouane le Ministre Callichurn

Il n’a jamais rencontré le ministre du Travail Soodesh Callichurn, ni ne comptait lui faire du chantage. C’est ce qu’a affirmé Shaheer Gaungoo, ancien employeur des travailleurs bangladais, dans sa déposition au Central Criminal Investigation Department (CCID) hier, mercredi 20 janvier.

8 years, 12 months ago

Trafic d’Ouvriers Bangladais: un Ministre Victime de «Chantage»

Entre les 22 000 travailleurs bangladais et ceux qui les emploient, il existe plusieurs intermédiaires locaux qui profitent d’un système qui n’est pas réglementé.

8 years, 12 months ago

À l’Usine ‘Mine Apollo’ Les Passeports des Travailleurs Bangladais “Retenus”

Ils sont une cinquantaine employés provenant du Bangladesh, dont les passeports ont été “confisqués” par l’employeur, T & T International Foods Ltd, basée à La Tour Koenig, où on produit les fameuses nouilles ‘mine Apollo’, consommées localement et exportées en grade partie vers la Grande péninsule et l’Europe.

9 years, 7 months ago

India on Alert After Sunderbans Oil Spill in Bangladesh

Environmental authorities in India are on alert after thousands of litres of oil spilled into a nature reserve in neighbouring Bangladesh.

10 years, 1 month ago

New Offensive Floreal Knitwear in Bangladesh

Le Floreal Knitwear Group, which produces 5.5 million pieces per year, plans a big expansion in Bangladesh, where it already produces 1.5 million pieces.

11 years, 1 month ago

Textile: Orders from Bangladesh Redirected to Mauritian Manufactures

Following the collapse of a building housing garment factories of textile products in Bangladesh, European stores have opted for Mauritian textile factories for their production. The "Texting" particular group, which also operates in Madagascar, has been awarded a contract with a German customer.

11 years, 8 months ago

Asia's Week: Bad Tidings For Export Processing Zones

Low-wage export manufacturing, often in designated zones, has seeded the early stages of industrialization in many Asian economies. But hazards to health and safety are legion, particularly when independent unions and outside monitors are weak.

11 years, 8 months ago

Bangladesh Factory Collapse: Rescue Teams Hunt for Survivors

Rescuers are franctically searching for survivors after at least 159 workers were killed and hundreds more injured when an eight-storey complex, housing a factory that supplies Primark, collapsed in the Bangladeshi capital.

11 years, 8 months ago