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Beyond the Accord
Disrupting the unequal power relationships between global brands, suppliers and workers is essential for an ethical, sustainable industry
Garment workers shout slogans while holding brooms during a protest demanding their due wages in Dhaka in September 2020. Photo: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters
Eight years ago, one of the worst industrial disasters in history the collapse of an eight storey commercial building in a sub-district of Dhaka demonstrated to the world the heavy price of producing cheap clothing to fuel the fast fashion industry for consumers in the global North. After the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013, the international response concentrated on technocratic approaches to address the lack of worker safety measures by focusing on fire, electrical, and structural improvements to a portion of the country s registered factories. The Accord s tagline is: The Accord helps ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh become safe and stay safe for million
Nazmul Ahasan and Ariana Pemberton receive Subir and Malini Chowdhury Fellowships for 2021 Youth Desk Youth Desk
Nazmul Ahasan, a freelance journalist based in Dhaka and Ariana Pemberton, a PhD student in the Department of History of Art, UC Berkeley, received the Subir and Malini Chowdhury Fellowships, respectively, for this year. The fellowships are awarded each year by the Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies, which is dedicated to supporting Bangladesh-related research and promoting the art and culture of Bangladesh.
Nazmul Ahasan was awarded the Subir Chowdhury Fellowship on the Quality of Life in Bangladesh for pursuing an MA degree in investigate journalism, long-form writing and interactive news presentations at the UC Berkeley School of Journalism. Born and brought up in Khagrachari, Nazmul s journalism career started with the