Posted April 02, 2018 04:31:14 A decade ago, Bangladesh was known as a manufacturing paradise.The country was home to some of the largest and most sophisticated brick factories in the world.That’s changed dramatically in recent years, and now the brick industry is in danger of falling off a cliff.This story is about how the country […]
You can probably guess what to expect when you arrive at a brick warehouse: lots of bricks, lots of broken pieces, and lots of mould.The brick warehouse is where Bangladeshi brick manufacturers sell their products, but it’s also where they make a lot of their money.It’s where brickmakers, brick dealers and brickmakers all have a […]
Bangladesh’s brick factories and other factories employing thousands of people have fired dozens of bombs in a wave of attacks against Bangladesher workers and businesses, the government says.The blasts were the latest in a string of violence that has killed hundreds and displaced millions in Bangladesh since the July 1 elections.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced […]
BANGKOK — Bangladesh’s brick-making industry has been steadily declining for decades.But its most visible face in the country’s economy is not the brick factory that has become synonymous with the city’s skyline, but the brick-laying and mortar business.The Bangladesh Brick and Mortar Association (BAMMA) estimates that more than half of all the bricks produced in […]
BANGKOK — Bangladesh’s brick-making industry has been steadily declining for decades.But its most visible face in the country’s economy is not the brick factory that has become synonymous with the city’s skyline, but the brick-laying and mortar business.The Bangladesh Brick and Mortar Association (BAMMA) estimates that more than half of all the bricks produced in […]
BANGKOK — Bangladesh’s brick-making industry has been steadily declining for decades.But its most visible face in the country’s economy is not the brick factory that has become synonymous with the city’s skyline, but the brick-laying and mortar business.The Bangladesh Brick and Mortar Association (BAMMA) estimates that more than half of all the bricks produced in […]