ACI opens factory in Bangladesh

ACI CO-RO Bangladesh Ltd., a joint venture between Bangladeshi conglomerate ACI Ltd. and Danish fruit juice giant CO-RO A/S, proudly announced the grand opening of its brand-new factory in Bangladesh. The inauguration program was held on 6th February in their state-of-the-art factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. ACI CO-RO Bangladesh Ltd was founded

Production at Ctg Urea Fertiliser factory halted for 81 days

Production at Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Ltd (CUFL) has remained stopped for more than two and a half months thanks to renovation due to some technical glitches, causing Tk1crore loss daily.According to the CUFL authorities, the factory can produce 11,000 tonnes of fertiliser per day. At Tk20,000 per tonne of fertiliser,

Six killed in Chawkbazar plastic factory fire

At least six people were killed in a fire that broke out at a plastic factory at Kamalbag of Chawkbazar area in Dhaka on Monday. Identity of the victims could not be known immediately. The fire that broke out at about 12:00 noon was brought under control after about two and

Four workers sustain burns in Shyampur transformer explosion

Four factory workers sustained burn injuries in a steel mill transformer explosion in Shyampur area of the capital on Tuesday evening. The incident took place inside the gate of Salam Steel Mill in Shyampur area around 7.30pm on Tuesday. Locals rescued the burn victims and admitted them to Sheikh Hasina National

bKash launches fair price shop at garment factory compound for workers

Garment workers of Asrotex Group who receive salary through bKash can now purchase daily necessities at affordable price from fair price shop ‘Bansai Bazar Sodai’ at the factory premises, a press release said Tuesday. Bansai Bazar Sodai, a grocery shop installed inside the factory for daily necessities including food, will facilitate

Fire at Gazipur pharma factory

A fire broke out in the factory of a pharmaceutical company in Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur Monday noon. The fire started in a factory of Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd around 12pm, said Saiful Islam, station officer of Kaliakoir Fire Service. Five firefighting units are trying to bring the blaze under control, he added.

Illegal cigarette plant inside cinema hall in Bogura

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recently raided an illegal cigarette factory inside a cinema hall under Shibganj municipality in Bogura and arrested six people, including its owner Suraiya Sarker. The RAB-12 team also seized huge amount of illegally manufactured cigarettes from the factory named SM Tobacco. The cigarettes were manufactured evading