Malaysia calls for stronger cooperation to combat illegal e-waste processing
Malaysia calls for stronger cooperation to combat illegal e-waste processing

Malaysia must strengthen inter-agency cooperation to combat illegal e-waste processing factories, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad; reports the Star. In a statement on Tuesday, he reaffirmed the Malaysian governments commitment to preventing...

Canada urged to relocate manufacturing factories to Bangladesh
Canada urged to relocate manufacturing factories to Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged Canada to relocate its manufacturing factories to Bangladesh and make the country a production hub, taking advantage of Bangladeshs youth forces. He made the call when Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development of Canada, called on the...

Hundreds of garment factories yet to pay December wages
Hundreds of garment factories yet to pay December wages

Despite February already underway, many garment factories in the country have yet to pay workers their December salaries. Industrial Police data submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs shows that 104 factories remain in arrears, including 18 in Ashulia, 55 in Gazipur, 12 in Chattogram, 14 in...

41 factories permanently shut in Gazipur
41 factories permanently shut in Gazipur

In the past five months, following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, Gazipurs industrial landscape has faced a significant upheaval. Fifty-one factories have ceased operations, of which 41 have been permanently shut. Ten factories were announced as temporarily closed, while another seven...