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2 weeks ago | 
context.news | Tahmid Zami
What’s the context? The world's fashion industry is producing an increasingly unmanageable amount of wasteDHAKA - The world's fashion industry not only emits a large amount of carbon dioxide emissions but also produces an increasingly unmanageable heap of textile waste. Waste textile fibres, scraps and cutout parts - amounting to more than 92 million tonnes a year - pose a global challenge as textile production has doubled in the last two decades.
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1 month ago | 
context.news | Tahmid Zami
What’s the context? Musk's satellite internet service is coming to South Asia, but its soaring power may be checked by growing competition. DHAKA - The satellite internet service Starlink is entering South Asian countries in its latest expansion, offering fast internet connections to people left offline but raising concerns about the dominance of a company owned by billionaire Elon Musk.
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1 month ago | 
context.news | Tahmid Zami
A worker works in a factory of Ananta Garments Ltd in Savar June 10, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew BirajWhat’s the context? Decent, annually revised wages could fill part of the financing gap for fashion workers' climate adaptation.
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1 month ago | 
context.news | Tahmid Zami
What’s the context? Climate change pushes more people more to migrate, only for many to face instability and abuse. DHAKA - Climate change is forcing ever more Bangladeshis to emigrate to the Gulf in search of a better life but the dream often turns into a reality of abuse and exploitation endured in slave-like conditions, according to a new study.
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2 months ago | 
scroll.in | Tahmid Zami
On the southwest coast of Bangladesh, workers armed with gas torches, laser cutters and winches break apart the carcasses of the giant, old ships that are grounded on their sandy beach. Thirty ship-breaking yards and thousands of scrap workshops are dotted along 15 km of the coastline of Sitakunda, recycling about 38% of the world’s dead ships and supplying steel scraps for Bangladesh’s thriving manufacturing industry.
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2 months ago | 
licas.news | Tahmid Zami
On the southwest coast of Bangladesh, workers armed with gas torches, laser cutters and winches break apart the carcasses of the giant, old ships that are grounded on their sandy beach. Thirty ship-breaking yards and thousands of scrap workshops are dotted along 15 km of the coastline of Sitakunda, recycling about 38% of the world’s dead ships and supplying steel scraps for Bangladesh’s thriving manufacturing industry.
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2 months ago | 
japantimes.co.jp | Tahmid Zami
On the southwest coast of Bangladesh, workers armed with gas torches, laser cutters and winches break apart the carcasses of the giant, old ships that are grounded on their sandy beach. Thirty ship-breaking yards and thousands of scrap workshops are dotted along 15 kilometers of the coastline of Sitakunda, recycling about 38% of the world's dead ships and supplying steel scraps for Bangladesh's thriving manufacturing industry.
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2 months ago | 
context.news | Tahmid Zami
What’s the context? Scrapping old ships cuts planet-heating emissions, but the risks to people and planet are significant, tooBangladesh, India and Pakistan break most dead shipsSteel from scrapped ships saves energy and adds jobsNew laws expected to cut pollution and improve safetyFrom cargo ships to cruise liners, bulk carriers to oil tankers, more than 109,000 ships ply the world's waters, but the fleet is ageing fast and polluting the planet.
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2 months ago | 
licas.news | Tahmid Zami
Rising energy prices are piling pressure on Bangladesh’s textile sector, pushing dozens of factories to close and forcing a big rethink on how best to power the nation’s No. 1 industry in terms of export and jobs. Be it solar roof panels up top or green boilers on the factory floor, the textile sector is looking at new ways to deliver cloth more cheaply and with stronger green credentials. Otherwise, they risk going bust.
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2 months ago | 
bilyonaryo.com | Tahmid Zami
SOURCE: Thomson Reuters FoundationFactories close but energy costs keep risingSolar power could help industry green upJobs go as mills struggle with energy transitionBy Md. Tahmid ZamiDHAKA, Feb 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rising energy prices are piling pressure on Bangladesh’s textile sector, pushing dozens of factories to close and forcing a big rethink on how best to power the nation’s No. 1 industry in terms of export and jobs.
