Australian PM says battle ahead to win election
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese says he has a 鈥榤ountain to climb鈥� in elections Saturday, despite leading the opinion polls, in a contest swayed by living costs and Trump tariffs.
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Minimum wage for poultry industry Tk 16,250 proposed
The minimum wage board has drafted a proposal recommending Tk 16,250 as the minimum monthly wage for workers in the country鈥檚 poultry industry...
Rajshahi Textile Mills to be turned into green industry
Leading industrial conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group is set to revive the long-defunct Rajshahi Textile Mills, aiming to transform it into the largest environment-friendly industrial hub in northern Bangladesh...
Walton records Tk 696.44cr profit till Q3
Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC, country鈥檚 leading electrical and electronics manufacturing company listed in capital market, has recorded about Tk聽696.44 crore net profits during the first nine months (July鈥�2024-March鈥�2025) of the financial year 2024-25...
Leather sector lagging 30yrs behind: experts
Speakers at a discussion meeting on Sunday said that the Bangladesh leather industry has been going through a tough situation over the past 10 years...
Return of money embezzled by Mosaic Brands, trial in int鈥檒 court demanded
Bangladesh Garment Sramik Samhati along with labour representatives of 22 factories, affected in an alleged financial fraud by an Australian brand, on Saturday held a demonstration and submitted a memorandum to the Australian High Commission in Dhaka...
Walton launches new smartwatch Tick AMX13
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has launched its new smartwatch 鈥楾ICK AMX13鈥� in the market, said a press release...
Call for trial completion, redress renewed
Different political parties and labour rights organisations specially the garment worker rights bodies on Thursday observed the 12th year of the Rana Plaza collapse, the deadliest industrial accident in the country, with the demand for completing the trial of the owners of the factory responsible for the accident...
Safety condition improves, challenges remain
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment industry has undergone a significant change in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza collapse, one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the country, but there are still in the sector many issues to be addressed...
Australia mourns 'giant' of cricket Keith Stackpole
Cricket Australia on Wednesday paid tribute to Test all-rounder Keith Stackpole, who has died aged 84. A powerful right-handed batsman who could bowl leg-spin, Stackpole played 43 Tests between 1966 and 1974, famously scoring 207 against England at the Gabba in Brisbane during the 1970-71 Ashes series.
Australian ex-cricketer Slater sentenced for domestic violence
Former Australian Test opener Michael Slater received a suspended four-year prison sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty to a raft of domestic violence charges, local media reported.
Govt to form taskforce for newspapers: Mahfuz
Information and broadcasting adviser Md Mahfuz Alam has said the government will form a taskforce for development of newspaper industries.
Degrees that deliver
UNIVERSITIES in Bangladesh have recently begun shifting towards outcome-based education, a framework that prioritises student competencies, application-oriented learning and accountability in educational outcomes. While this change signals an encouraging response to the demands of the global economy and the fourth industrial revolution, a mismanaged...
Bay Dev to use Anwar Group鈥檚 building materials
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Construction Materials Division of Anwar Group of Industries, the country鈥檚 leading local industrial conglomerate, and Bay Developments Limited, a renowned name in Bangladesh鈥檚 real estate sector...
7-day Baishakhi Fair begins at Bangla Academy
Under a joint initiative of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation and Bangla Academy, 7-day Baisakhi Fair began on Bangla Academy premises in Dhaka...
Workshop on poultry industry held in Dhaka
The Netherlands Embassy in Bangladesh, Larive International, international business consultancy firm Lightcastle Partners and Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council organised a workshop titled 鈥楶oultry Industry Processing鈥� recently at Gulshan in Dhaka, says a press release.
DCCI, S鈥檖ore team for boosting bilateral coop
Enhanced bilateral cooperation in logistics, infrastructure and investment topped the agenda during a meeting between the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a visiting Singaporean business delegation on Thursday...
A sign that authorities should not overlook
A persistent decline in private-sector credit growth is concerning. A sluggish private sector credit growth has a direct negative impact on industrial expansion, new investment and employment opportunities. The private sector credit growth fell to 6.82 per cent in February, hitting its lowest in the past two decades, according to available Bangladesh Bank data. A...
Commerce adviser visits SKS factories
Commerce adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin visited Sena Edible Oil Industries and Sena Flour Mill, Narayanganj 鈥� subsidiary organisations of the Sena Kallyan Sangstha 鈥� for their special contributions to the production of high-quality and standard-compliant products...
Australia's concussion-blighted Pucovski retires from cricket at 27
Former Australia opening batsman Will Pucovski retired from cricket at the age of 27 on Tuesday after a string of concussions, saying he would not risk 鈥榓ny more damage to my brain鈥�.
Diversification of export products, markets necessary
DESPITE a remarkable advancement in the industrial sector, with its contribution now standing at more than a third of the gross domestic product, it has failed to diversify export-oriented industries, products and markets. A lack of comprehensive and consistent policies and the failure to effectively implement the few that are there are said to have led to such a state. An...
Zverev 鈥榤entally鈥� affected by Australian Open defeat
World No.2 Alexander Zverev, who has struggled for any kind of form since losing the Australian Open final at the end of January, admitted on Saturday that the defeat in Melbourne had affected him a lot mentally.
Lanka warns US tariffs threaten 鈥榯housands鈥� of jobs
Sri Lanka鈥檚 apparel manufacturing industry warned on Thursday that sweeping US tariffs will disrupt the island鈥檚 largest export sector and place thousands of jobs at risk...
Tiny island with 2000 residents faces 29pc US tariff
Australia expressed puzzlement Thursday over Donald Trump's decision to slap a 29-percent trade tariff on its tiny Pacific territory of Norfolk Island.
Industrial term loan release drops
Industrial term loan disbursements declined in the October-December period of 2024 compared with the same period of the previous year, reflecting the ongoing economic distress driven by political unrest and sharp depreciation of the local currency.
Carey ton leads South Australia to Sheffield Shield title
Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey hit a superb century against Queensland as South Australia completed the highest successful fourth-innings chase in a Sheffield Shield final to end a 29-year title drought on Saturday.
2,282 apparel units yet to pay March wages
According to the latest report of Industrial Police, 2,282 readymade garment and textile factories are yet to clear half or full wages for March...
China Exim Bank to support relocation of industrial plants to Bangladesh
Chairman of China Export-Import Bank Chen Huaiyu on Thursday said that his bank would support the relocation of Chinese manufacturing plants to Bangladesh to make the country a platform for export to other nations...
Australia opens new home affairs office in Dhaka
As part of Australia鈥檚 growing bilateral relationship with Bangladesh, the Albanese Labor Government has announced the establishment of a new home affairs office in Dhaka.
Australia to build new 2032 Olympic stadium and demolish Gabba
Australia will build a 63,000-seat stadium for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, officials said Tuesday as they confirmed the storied 鈥楪abba鈥� cricket ground would be demolished after the event.