Bangladesh will write to the US government about the improvement in working conditions and the steps it has taken to enhance labour rights, said a top government official today.

The government and business leaders have played down the significance of the diplomatic note from the Bangladesh embassy in Washington DC to the commerce ministry about possible measures like trade penalties and visa restrictions over labour issues.

Bangladesh embassy in Washington sends letter to commerce ministry

Even though transparent, participatory and competitive elections are a constitutional right, the realities today have vitiated those expectations.

As the political landscape heats up in anticipation of the general election, the ruling Awami League seems to be pulling out all the stops

Awami League should come clean on the comments of its secretary general

The US visa restrictions will not have any impact on the apparel shipment to the American market, said Faruque Hassan, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), today.

One would be wise to throw away the old playbook and get tips from democracies that provide leaders with the greatest power of all: the true mandate of the people

Proposed curbing of EC’s power sends a wrong message at the wrong time

The BNP now plans to focus on one point: resignation of the Awami League government.

Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said the Awami League was not concerned by the US visa curbs as they were not imposed on any particular party.

The government today said its apparatus will take necessary measures to prevent any unlawful practices which can compromise the conduct of elections