Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s liquor industry a surprising success
State-owned producer Carew and Co, established under British rule 87 years ago, has been posting record profits
Asian garment industry braces for higher US tariffs
Bangladesh and Cambodia are among those set to be worst hit
Bangladesh garment industry rebounds, but workers say little change
IN A vast Bangladeshi factory hall thrumming with sewing machines, garment workers churn out seemingly endless pairs of mountain hiking trousers for customers in Europe and North America.
Bangladesh garment industry rebounds, but workers say little change
IN A vast Bangladeshi factory hall thrumming with sewing machines, garment workers churn out seemingly endless pairs of mountain hiking trousers for customers in Europe and North America.
Ailing Bangladeshi ex-PM flown to London for treatment
AILING former Bangladeshi premier Khaleda Zia has flown to London for long-sought medical treatment, a party spokesman said, months after a student-led revolution ousted a government that had prevente...
Bangladesh estimates US$16 billion syphoned yearly in Hasina rule
AN AVERAGE US$16 billion may have been illicitly syphoned out of Bangladesh annually during former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule, according to the findings of a committee formed by inter...
Bangladesh wants to renegotiate Adani power deal unless court cancels
BANGLADESH wants to sharply lower prices under a power purchase deal with India’s embattled Adani Group unless it is cancelled by a court, which has called for an investigation into the 25-year deal, ...
Bangladesh faces reduced power supplies even after Adani payment
BANGLADESH faces a continuing shortage of electricity, increasing the risk of blackouts, even after making a partial payment to a power plant in India that slashed supply because of unpaid bills.
Adani pushes Bangladesh for US$850 million unpaid electricity bill
BILLIONAIRE Gautam Adani’s power generation unit is stepping up pressure on Bangladesh as it seeks to recover more than US$850 million of unpaid electricity bills, according to sources familiar with t...
