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Bangladesh: Key Legal Implications of Proposed Amendments to the Labour (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025
CLIENT ADVISORY NOTE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recent statements by the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) highlight material concerns regarding certain provisions of the Labour (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (the “Ordinance”). These concerns indicate potential regulatory uncertainty and increased compliance exposure for employers operating mainly in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector. …
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Bangladesh: Economic Outlook and Key Challenges (6–12 months)
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Bangladesh: Religious and Communal Dynamics – Risks and Outlook (6–12 months)
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Joint Venture Opportunity: Scalable Wire Harness Manufacturing Platform in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation — Key risks & recommended actions
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Bangladesh non-performing loans have increased to EUR 22.6bln, revealing the true picture
Investment & Finance
IMF Presses more realistic historic high default loan 11.11% in Bangladesh
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High inflation – Low reserve – Weak currency risk spiral of economic downturns in Bangladesh
Laws & Rights
GSP Plus may be at risk if government offices in Bangladesh do not work without “money”
Laws & Rights · Textile & Garments
Preparedness for the German Supply Chain Act
Investment & Finance
50% of Bangladesh’s Businesses are at Credit Default Risk
Textile & Garments · Transport & Logistik
Delays and delivery default risks unavoidable
Agriculture & Fisheries
Back to Black Tiger as Profits Plunge
Foreign Investment · Investment & Finance
Bangladesh’s “Ease of doing business Index” Ranking dilemma!
Foreign Investment · Textile & Garments
Compliant factories in Bangladesh – Intl. collaboration welcome
Foreign Investment · Investment & Finance
Opportunities beyond clothing in Bangladesh
Energy & Utilities
Gas reserve potential left unexplored in Bangladesh
Energy & Utilities · Investment & Finance
Facts Check: Power Generation in Bangladesh
Investment & Finance
Weak NBFIs in Bangladesh barred from paying dividend
Investment & Finance · Textile & Garments
Bangladeshi RMG manufacturers chocking as orders fell by 30%
Investment & Finance
Non-performing loans may increase as recovery remains slow
Investment & Finance
Bangladesh’s $8 billion credit risk from the global retailers and brands
Investment & Finance
BGCCI International Webinar: Post-COVID Economic Relations between Bangladesh & Germany
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Default loans fall due to relaxed rules in Bangladesh
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300,000 loan defaulters in Bangladesh officially
Investment & Finance
Uttara Finance and Investments Ltd BDT 5,100cr scam: UTTARAFIN
Infrastructure
Municipal Waste Water Treatment Project in Bangladesh
Agriculture & Fisheries · Investment & Finance
Another $25m IFC loan to a Bangladeshi company PRAN
Investment & Finance
Greetings to the BGCCI members by General Counsel Mrs. Stein
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EU Trade Preference GSP+ to Bangladesh Conditional
Foreign Investment · Investment & Finance
How prepared are Banks in Bangladesh absorbing COVID19 shock
Foreign Investment · Investment & Finance
Banks stressed assets not published in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh German Bilateral Relations in Brief
Investment & Finance · Legal & Compliance
Foreign employment must be brought under regulations in Bangladesh
Foreign Investment · Investment & Finance
Liquidity crunch in the banking sector deepening
Foreign Investment · Investment & Finance
Default loan outpace recovery rate in Bangladesh
Energy & Utilities · Infrastructure · Investment & Finance · ITC & Software · Laws & Rights · Leather & Jute · Shipbuilding & Recycling · Textile & Garments · Transport & Logistics · Water & Maritime
Top 20 loan defaulters in Bangladesh named
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Bangladesh passes EPZ Labour Ordinance
Legal & Compliance · Sustainability & CSR · Textile & Garments
Workers’ anger in the strategy of the owner
Investment & Finance · Legal & Compliance
Enforcement of laws against illegal employment in Bangladesh
Laws & Rights
Maternity Benefits in Bangladesh
Laws & Rights · Legal & Compliance
Upto 30 percent less from payments out of Bangladesh
Textile & Garments
Sourcing from Bangladesh is expected to be 9% higher
Textile & Garments
Privatisation of government service hinders FDI in Bangladesh
Textile & Garments
Many garment factories in the list of non-payment risks before Eid
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Explosives screening mandatory for direct cargo services to the EU
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School Uniform for Slums and Street Children
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Textile & Garments
Bangladesh Sustainability Compact Achievements
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Bangladesh Sustainability Compact – Tasks Ahead
Textile & Garments
Tripartite council to address RMG sector labour issues
ITC & Software
Alibaba and Amazon to build network in Bangladesh
Laws & Rights · Textile & Garments
Top labour leaders under tax authority’s scanner
Leather & Jute
Jute packaging mandatory for more products
Infrastructure
Land tariffs for 17 economic zones in Bangladesh set
Energy & Utilities
200MW solar power plant to be built for $300m in Bangladesh
Infrastructure · ITC & Software
Japan withdraws US$25m aid from BTCL project for attempted corruption
Investment & Finance
Japan’s US$1.20b development aid package to Bangladesh facing delay
Water & Maritime
Japan wins over China beyond South China Sea – for now
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Bangladesh among worst places to work: Garment sector found to be key culprit
Textile & Garments
Bangladesh Export earnings target falls short by 6.0 pc
Laws & Rights
ILO presses Bangladesh for rules on labour law
Textile & Garments
300 new garment factories spring up in 2 yrs as 450 down shutters
Laws & Rights · Legal & Compliance
Amended Bangladesh Labour Act in force but not implemented
Laws & Rights · Textile & Garments
No Trade Union – Workers’ Welfare Associations at EPZ
Laws & Rights
Board of Investment (BoI) will be replaced
Infrastructure
Dhaka needs to remove its rocky anti-FDI atmosphere
Laws & Rights
Is GSP an Economic Privilege or a Blank Cheque
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