Global fashion brands exploiting Bangladesh workers: Study

Major international fashion brands, including Zara, H&M and GAP, are exploiting Bangladesh garment industry workers, with some of them involved in unfair practices and paying the suppliers below the cost of production, according to a study published on Wednesday. The study that surveyed 1,000 Bangladeshi factories making garments for global brands and retailers during the…

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Blueprint for smuggling abroad!

Rajshahi-based Amana Group has collected ‘deposits’ of at least 800 crore rupees from all over the country with the lure of higher profits than banks or financial institutions. Controversy has already arisen over their fundraising activities modeled on multi-level marketing (MLM). Serious allegations of fraud have been made in the name of trade by showing…

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MP Anar goes missing after going to India for treatment

The whereabouts of Anwarul Azim Anar, member of parliament for the Jhenaidah-4 constituency and President of Kaliganj Upazila Awami League, are currently unknown. Family members and party activists cannot contact him MP Anar’s personal assistant, Abdur Rauf, said: “Anar went to India for medical treatment on May 11. He maintained contact with his family and…

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