The Bangladesh Bank has extended the tenure for foreign exchange loans under buyers and suppliers credit for importing capital machinery, allowing industrial entrepreneurs to secure loans for three years instead of one...
China in November saw an uptick in industrial output for the second straight month, government data showed Saturday, an encouraging sign for officials as they battle stagnant activity...
The workers of Beximco Industrial Park in Gazpiur continued their protests for the seventh day running on Thursday, demanding salaries and allowances...
Workers of Beximco Industrial Park in Gazpiur continued their protests for the sixth day on Wednesday demanding their arrears...
LAND acts as the primary source of food. More than eight billion people still draw 99.9 per cent of food from land. Out of agriculture, the first human intervention in the nature, emerged communities, which ultimately brought in pollution. Records show that civilisation has spoilt most of the land people lived on. Neolithic revolution caused changes in the...
Workers of Beximco Industrial Park in Gazipur continued blocking the Chandra-Nabinagar road at Chakraborty for the second consecutive day on Sunday, demanding payment of...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, setting in across the world bringing about a new order dominated by technology, could well leave its impact, sooner or later, on Bangladesh even if it would opt to stay out of it. Bangladesh should, therefore, align itself towards the shift while there is still time as graduation of society into another industrial revolution will come...
The minimum wage board has called for reforms in the Bangladesh labour act and labour rules, seeking a mandate to act as the implementation authority for wages it announced for the industrial sector workers...
Chip giant Nvidia will join the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the iconic Wall Street index announced Friday, underscoring the importance of artificial intelligence in the US聽economy...
A persistent slump in US manufacturing extended into a seventh straight month in October, according to survey data published Friday, with weak demand deepening the contraction...
Industrialist聽Ratan聽Tata, who has died aged 86, was credited with transforming India鈥檚聽Tata聽Group into a globally renowned conglomerate with a portfolio ranging from software to sports cars...
Production resumed in most industrial units in Ashulia and Gazipur areas on Wednesday, following an improvement in labour situation after owners agreed to meet workers鈥� 18-point demand to address the ongoing unrest...
Samina Ahmed has been appointed as chairman of the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research...
Samina Ahmed has been appointed as chairman of the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
Industrial term loan disbursements rose marginally in January- March period compared with those in the same period last year, driven mainly by high dollar rates...
Chinese retail sales and industrial production growth slowed in August, official data showed Saturday, as leaders in Beijing seek paths to achieve growth targets despite consumers鈥� reluctance to spend...
THE ongoing labour unrest in the apparel sector that has led to the shutdown of more than a hundred factories is gravely concerning for owners and employees in the sector and the economy. The unrest at a time when fresh orders come aplenty is feared to have a lasting negative impact on the sector. September and October are crucial for the sector as most...
The Industriall Bangladesh Council at a press conference on Saturday said that outsiders provoked readymade garment workers to start the recent unrest as none of their member organisations supported demonstration at this time...
Chinese industrial production growth slowed in July while unemployment rose, official data showed Thursday, highlighting an uneven recovery in the world鈥檚 second-largest聽economy...
IndustriALL, a global union federation representing over 50 million workers across 140 countries, has urged Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel manufacturers to ensure the protection of workers鈥� rights and wages during the recent unrest and curfew period in the country...
German industrial giant Siemens said Thursday its quarterly profits jumped sharply, driven by demand for production software as well as the 鈥榖oom鈥� in artificial intelligence and customers upgrading power grids...
German exports unexpectedly registered a sharp drop in June but industrial production rose, official data showed Wednesday, as Europe鈥檚 biggest聽economy聽struggles to emerge from a weak period...
SINCE the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, workers have had to contend with the inimical effects of technology on their jobs. From the power loom to the personal computer, each wave of automation has not only increased productivity, but also empowered the owners and managers who dictate how these technologies reshape the workplace. Today, workers worldwide are haunted by the specter of artificial intelligence...
Four new factories in Bangladesh have recently been certified as LEED Platinum, marking a significant achievement in the country鈥檚 sustainable industrial growth over the years...
Industrial loan disbursements increased slightly by 10 per cent in the first half of the 2023-24 financial year compared with those in the same period of FY聽2022-23, driven mainly by high dollar rates...
IN WILLIAM Blake鈥檚 touching poems 鈥楾he Chimney Sweeper鈥� from his collections Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, he paints a sad picture of child labour during the Industrial Revolution. Blake describes little children, covered in soot, crying out 鈥榳eep, weep.鈥�...
A total of 21 organisations on Saturday received the 鈥楴ational Productivity and Quality Excellence Award-2022鈥� for their significant contributions to the industrial sector through...
The Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research chairman, Professor Md Aftab Ali Shaikh, urged people from all walks of life to plant trees to build a healthy world for the new generation on Wednesday...
WE NEED to talk about what bombs do in war. Bombs shred flesh. Bombs shatter bones. Bombs dismember. Bombs cause brains, lungs, and other organs to shake so violently they bleed, rupture, and cease functioning. Bombs injure. Bombs kill. Bombs destroy...
Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Centre transferred the technology of making 3D-printed impellers for irrigation pumps to local pump manufacturers organising...
