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The share of women working in Bangladesh's garment industry decreased over the past decade, with female participation falling to 53 percent in 2023 from 56 percent in 2014, according to a recent study. It attributed the changes in the distribution of female workers across different segments of the country's main export earning sector to their increased presence in home textile and woven industries. However, there was a significant decline in the female participation rate in jacket-making industries, it added. Kazi Iqbal, research director of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), shared these findings at an annual development conference organised by BIDS at the Lakeshore Hotel in Dhaka yesterday. The study, titled "Technology Upgradation of the RMG Industries in Bangladesh", noted that women made up more than 80 percent of the garment sector's workforce during its initial development. Although this trend prevailed for many years, female participation in garment industries started declining amid a growing reluctance to engage in laborious factory work. The study also found that second-generation workers are less interested in joining the garments sector. Besides, the overall number of garment workers decreased over time as professions such as machine operators and their helpers have become obsolete thanks to mechanisation. On the other hand, the number of factory supervisors and management personnel remained mostly unchanged. Furthermore, the study informed that an average of between 4.13 and 2.15 workers lost their jobs for each $1 million spent on purchasing new equipment. But although modern technology enabling automation is displacing labour, such innovations are creating new opportunities for employment, the study said. Additionally, the study pointed out that the growing capabilities of local firms propelled automation in recent years, reducing the need for labourers to operate machinery. There was also evidence that the reduction in female participation could have resulted from gender-biased technological transitions for occupations like machine operators. Moderated by Sajjad Zohir, executive director of the Economic Research Group, a total of four studies were shared at the session. Presenting a paper on "Supply Chain Dynamics for Sustainable RMG Growth in Bangladesh", BIDS Research Director Monzur Hossain said the European Union (EU) offers tariff protection for least developed countries (LDC) following their graduation to developing country status. This includes import subsidies of about 4 percent for fabrics, 8 percent for semi-finished garments and 12 percent for clothing sourced from "Most-Favoured Nations". In the post-LDC era, Bangladesh may face tariffs as high as 9.6 percent on exports to the EU, he added. The study also said Bangladesh may lose 10.8 percent of its garment exports by 2031 due to the elimination of export subsidies following LDC graduation. This potential loss of export earnings could range from 7 percent to 14 percent in major markets. For the 9.6 percent tariff in the EU, the production of textiles and apparel items for the trade bloc may decline by about 6.1 percent. So, it is possible that Bangladesh's negative trade balance with the EU could widen, thereby impacting its gross domestic product (GDP). As such, the country's real GDP could contract by about 0.38 percent if developed countries start imposing tariffs, it added. This loss of duty benefits could slash Bangladesh's total exports by about 6 percent while the apparel sector will likely witness a 14 percent decline. A study titled "Structural Changes in Industrial Sector of Bangladesh: 2012 to 2019", presented by BIDS Research Associate Jayed Bin Satter, said female participation has also dropped in the manufacturing sector. Similarly, the overall share of female business leaders fell, mostly driven by their exit from the garment sector, it added. Presenting a study on "The State of the Manufacturing Workers in Bangladesh", BIDS Research Associate Farhin Islam said significant intergenerational effects on workers' education were observed. While there is a tendency for real wages to remain flat, collective bargaining has a significant impact on raising wages, improving other benefits and enhancing working conditions. Trade unionisation significantly enhances women's family decision-making power through stronger collective bargaining and advocacy whereas factory-level unions lack sufficient influence on women empowerment. The poverty rate among garment workers is significantly lower than that of workers in non-garment sectors and other domestic industries with more stringent compliance requirements.But it is not the largest prize a person has won in this country. Here are the 10 biggest UK lottery winners – all from EuroMillions draws – and what some of them did with their fortunes. – Anonymous, £195,707,000 A UK ticket-holder scooped the record EuroMillions jackpot of £195 million on July 19 2022 – the biggest National Lottery win of all time. – Joe and Jess Thwaite, £184,262,899.10 Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, scooped a then record-breaking £184,262,899 with a Lucky Dip ticket for the draw on May 10 2022. At the time, Joe was a communications sales engineer, and Jess ran a hairdressing salon with her sister. – Unclaimed ticket holder, £177 million Tuesday’s winner is wealthier than former One Direction member Harry Styles and heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua, who are both worth £175 million, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List. Players have been urged to check their tickets to see if they can claim the prize. – Anonymous, £170,221,000 The fourth biggest winner of the National Lottery to date scooped £170 million in October 2019, after matching all the numbers in a Must Be Won draw. – Colin and Chris Weir, £161,653,000 Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs, North Ayrshire, bagged their historic winnings in July 2011, making them the biggest UK winners at the time. Colin used £2.5 million of his fortune to invest in his beloved Partick Thistle Football Club, which led to one of the stands at the stadium being named after him. He later acquired a 55% shareholding in the club, which was to be passed into the hands of the local community upon his death. He died in December 2019, aged 71. The couple also set up the Weir Charitable Trust in 2013 and donated £1 million to the Scottish independence referendum in 2014. They divorced in the same year as Colin’s death. – Adrian and Gillian Bayford, £148,656,000 Adrian and Gillian won 190 million euros in a EuroMillions draw in August 2012, which came to just over £148 million. The couple bought a Grade II listed estate in Cambridgeshire, complete with cinema and billiards room, but it was sold in 2021, some years after the pair divorced, as reported by The Mirror. – Anonymous, £123,458,008 The seventh biggest National Lottery winner won a Superdraw rollover jackpot in June 2019, and decided not to go public with their success. – Anonymous, £122,550,350 After nine rollovers, one lucky anonymous ticket-holder bagged more than £122 million in April 2021. – Anonymous, £121,328,187 Another of the UK’s top 10 lottery winners found their fortune through a Superdraw jackpot rollover, this time in April 2018. – Frances and Patrick Connolly, £114,969,775 Former social worker and teacher Frances set up two charitable foundations after she and her husband won almost £115 million on New Year’s Day 2019. She estimates that she has already given away £60 million to charitable causes, as well as friends and family. She considers helping others to be an addiction, saying: “It gives you a buzz and it’s addictive. I’m addicted to it now.”
FC Twente will hope to pick up their first win of their Europa League campaign when they host Union SG in their fifth match in the competition on Thursday at De Grolsch Veste. The Dutch side are 27th in the Europa League table with three points and drew 2-2 with Nice on November 7, while their opponents drew 1-1 with Roma on the same date but are 30th in the table with two points. © Imago The hosts' game against Nice was a match of late drama given three goals were scored and both sides received one red card each in the final 30 minutes. However, the Eredivisie team will be bitterly disappointed by the draw considering they were leading 2-0 and played 20 minutes of the second half with a player advantage. Twente have drawn three of their four games in the tournament this season, with Lazio's 2-0 win on October 24 their only defeat. The Reds are currently fifth in the Dutch top flight and have 25 points from 13 outings, but boss Joseph Oosting may be disappointed by the fact his side are averaging slightly less than the 2.03 points per game they managed last term. Oosting's side are in good form having won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five games, though they have failed to achieve victory in any of their 12 most recent Europa League matches, drawing nine. The hosts have been difficult to beat at home considering they have been defeated just two times in their past 19 outings at De Grolsch Veste, but it should be noted that they have drawn five and lost one of their past nine home fixtures. © Imago As for the visitors, they are ninth in the Belgian top flight with 20 points from 15 games, though they are just two points from sixth-placed Gent, who occupy the final championship playoff spot. USG created just one big chance against Roma during their stalemate but they produced 14 shots compared to their opponents' 11 while also limiting the Italian side to just one big chance. Manager Sebastien Pocognoli will be concerned by his players' showing in the final third given they have scored one or fewer goals in eight of their last 10 games, failing to find the back of the net three times in that period. Pocognoli's side are unbeaten in their five most recent fixtures, but they have lost three, drawn three and won just one of their past seven Europa League games. USG have been poor away from home for some time, with the Belgian club triumphant in just one of their last 12 matches on the road, losing five and being held to a draw on six occasions. © Imago The hosts will be without right-back Bart van Rooij , who is suspended as a result of his red card against Nice, so expect Oosting to start a back four of Max Bruns , Gustaf Lagerbielke , Alec Van Hoorenbeeck and Anass Salah-Eddine . Winger Younes Taha is not scheduled to return from a broken leg until February next year and in his absence Daan Rots and Sayfallah Ltaief could flank striker Sam Lammers . Youri Regeer may start in an advanced midfield position behind Lammers, with Gijs Besselink and Mathias Kjolo protecting the defence in a double pivot. Union SG have a largely healthy squad, but will be unable to call upon wing-back Henok Teklab , who has been ruled out due to a broken leg. Kevin Mac Allister and Ousseynou Niang may be fielded either side of centre-backs Ross Sykes , Christian Burgess and Koki Machida . Elsewhere, wide players Alessio Castro-Montes , Guillaume Francois and Mamadou Traore are doubts, so perhaps Pocognoli will select a front two featuring Franjo Ivanovic and Mohammed Fuseini . FC Twente possible starting lineup: Tyton; Bruns, Lagerbielke, Van Hoorenbeeck, Salah-Eddine; Besselink, Kjolo; Rots, Regeer, Ltaief; Lammers Union SG possible starting lineup: Moris; Sykes, Burgess, Machida; Mac Allister, Khalaili, Vanhoutte, Sadiki, Niang; Ivanovic, Fuseini FC Twente have so far failed to impress in the Europa League, and they may struggle to hold onto a lead should they score first. While the visitors managed to earn a valuable point against Roma, they have been poor on the road this season and it would be surprising if they overcame their difficulties on Thursday. 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Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?" 1914 translation by H. Rackham "But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?" Thanks for your interest in Kalkine Media's content! To continue reading, please log in to your account or create your free account with us.CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Garry Clark scored 15 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beat Stephen F. Austin 67-48 on Saturday night. Clark had 12 rebounds for the Islanders (6-4, 1-1 Southland Conference). Owen Dease went 3 of 3 from the field to add 10 points. Jordan Roberts had 10 points and shot 4 for 9. Nana Antwi-Boasiako led the Lumberjacks (5-5, 0-2) in scoring, finishing with 13 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. Clayton Southwick added 10 points and two steals. Myles Jenkins had five points. Story continues below video The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Mohamed Salah 'has agreed a new two-year contract at Liverpool as talisman and the Reds board reach an agreeme - Daily Mail
Manchester City’s crisis deepened as they surrendered a three-goal lead late in the game to draw 3-3 against Feyenoord in the Champions League . Pep Guardiola’s side avoided the indignity of a sixth successive defeat in all competitions and looked on course for a welcome victory thanks to a double from Erling Haaland – the first from the penalty spot – and a deflected effort from Ilkay Gundogan. Yet Guardiola was left with his head in hands as Feyenoord roared back in the last 15 minutes with goals from Anis Hadj Moussa, Sergio Gimenez and David Hancko, two of them after Josko Gvardiol errors. Arsenal delivered the statement Champions League win Mikel Arteta had demanded as they swept aside Sporting Lisbon 5-1. Arteta wanted his team to prove their European credentials, and goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Gabriel, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard got their continental campaign back on track in style following the 1-0 defeat at Inter Milan last time out. A memorable victory also ended Sporting’s unbeaten start to the season, a streak of 17 wins and one draw, the vast majority of which prompted Manchester United to prise away head coach Ruben Amorim. Paris St Germain were left in serious of danger of failing to progress in the Champions League as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Kim Min-jae’s header late in the first half was enough to send PSG to a third defeat in the competition this season, leaving them six points off the automatic qualification places for the last 16 with three games to play. Luis Enrique’s side, who had Ousmane Dembele sent off, were deservedly beaten by Bayern who dominated chances and possession. Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid were 6-0 winners away to Sparta Prague, Julian Alvarez and Angel Correa each scoring twice whilst there were also goals from Marcos Llorente and Antoine Griezmann. Barcelona ended tournament debutants Brest’s unbeaten start with a 3-0 victory courtesy of two goals from Robert Lewandowski – one a penalty – and Dani Olmo. Lewandowski’s first was his 100th Champions League goal, only the third man to reach the mark after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. A Castello Lukeba own goal saw Inter Milan go top of the standings with a narrow 1-0 win over RB Leipzig at San Siro, whilst Bayer Leverkusen were emphatic victors against Red Bull Salzburg, Florian Wirtz scoring twice to move Xabi Alonso’s side into the automatic qualification places. Atalanta continued their strong start, albeit whilst conceding a first goal in Europe this season in a 6-1 win away to Young Boys, whilst Tammy Abraham scored the decisive goal as AC Milan beat Slovan Bratislava 3-2.Every car discontinued in Australia in 2024