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Bangladesh: Sea Change: The Bay of Bengals Vanishing Islands
2013-01-29 21:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Schoolteacher Nurul Hashem lives in a grass hut set among coconut palms and pine trees, yards from a pristine beach on the sparkling Bay of Bengal. It sounds idyllic, but he longs to return to the island of Kutubdia, 50 miles away, where his family home has been swallowed by ever-rising tides and is now out at sea under several feet of water. To make matters worse, the local government, which welcomed him when he arrived three years ago, wants him and thousands of other families who have fled...
BANGLADESH: Inditex suspends two suppliers following fire
2013-01-29 18:39:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Spanish retail group Inditex has suspended two suppliers after it appears that they were illegally subcontracted to the Bangladesh factory that burnt down on Saturday, killing seven people.
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BANGLADESH: Buyers urged to commit to worker safety
2013-01-28 14:50:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Labour rights groups have stepped up their calls for retailers and brands buying apparel from Bangladesh to take steps to ensure the safety of workers making their clothes.
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BANGLADESH: Garment factory fire kills seven workers
2013-01-28 14:05:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
At least seven workers were killed and 50 others injured in a fire that raged through an unlicensed garment factory in Dhaka on Saturday (26 January) - just two months after 112 lost their lives in another apparel factory fire in Bangladesh.
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EU Clothing Import Price Comparison in 3rd Quarter 2012: Bangladesh vs. China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam (Statistical Report)
2013-01-28 13:41:19| EmergingTextiles.com
Prices of EU's clothing imports from Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan began strongly falling in US$ terms in third quarter last year, by contrast with still surging unit values of Chinese clothing. Our price comparison offers a comprehensive view of EU's clothing imports per HS 4-digit category with volume, value and unit price changes, while market shares are also calculated for each major supplying country. Full data are available for download.
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