In a victory for labour unions, a global clothing brand has agreed to pay $2.3 million to meet fire and building safety regulations in 150 garment factories across its supply chain in Bangladesh, unions say.

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali says BNP-Jamaat group’s allegations of crimes against humanity lodged with the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) against the government since 2013 is baseless.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is set to dismiss the job of its young diplomat charged with shoplifting during overseas training in Hague, Netherlands.