The season of love is upon us again this year. It feels like love is definitely in the air as the cold sultry winter makes way for the warm and charming spring. Every year, different brands and hotels come up with exciting offers to make Valentine’s day memorable for the lovebirds. Here’s a list of offers, deals, and discounts in Bangladesh for Valentine’s Day 2023.  Exciting Offers and Deals to Celebrate Valentine’s 2023 in Bangladesh We’ve decided to break down all the deals and discounts into several categories for your ease. Head over to the one you’re most excited about, or go through them all to find out what works best for you.  Dine Out and Staycations  Every year, a gross chunk of deals and offers are found in different upscale hotels and eateries across Dhaka. This year is also no different. Here are a few offers we’re most excited about.  Amari Dhaka  Amari Dhaka is offering a luxurious staycation experience complete with a buffet for two on the occasion of Valentine’s day. The rate for their deluxe double starts at 12,223 BDT and goes up to 19,223 with the buffet perk included. You can also avail candlelight dinner or high tea experience if you’re not willing to stay the night. Candlelight dinner will cost around 6,499 BDT, whereas the high tea will set you back at 1,450 BDT. Read More: 10 Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Wife Best Western Plus Maple Leaf  Best Western Hotel is also offering Valentine’s getaway experience complete with a candlelight dinner for 14,000 BDT. You can also avail of this candlelight dinner and their grand buffet for 5000 and 3400 BDT respectively. Hotel Sarina Dhaka  Hotel Sarina also offers a host of amenities with their lunch and dinner buffet. Their 7-course couple dinner will set you back 5000 BDT. They also have a staycation offer with complimentary breakfast and lunch for 12,000 BDT.  Dhaka Regency  Dhaka Regency is hosting Valentine’s on the Skyline with their signature Grill on the Skyline restaurant. The dinner event offers it all, from live BBQ, enchanting music, cake, and photo frames. This offer is valid on a first-come, first-served basis and will only apply to the first 50 couples. This luxury BBQ dinner will set you back around 8,585 BDT.  Read More: With Ekushey, Pahela Falgun and Valentine’s Day in Feb, Jashore flower farmers eye huge sales Intercontinental Dhaka  This year, Intercontinental Dhaka has brought their Valentine's theme to three of their signature restaurants. The Elements, Amber Room, and the Aquadeck. The cost of a candlelight dinner at each restaurant is around 15,000 BDT.  Le Meridien Le Meridien has also introduced a six-course dinner set meal for couples on Valentine’s day. Their grand buffet will set the diners back at 8500 BDT, whereas the six-course poolside candlelight dinner will range from 16,000 to 19500 BDT.  Several other restaurants and hotels like Izakaya, Hongbao, and Thai Emerald will also announce their Valentine’s day offers soon. Read More: How Can Singles Celebrate Valentine's Day Cheerfully?

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged global brands and buyers to adopt strategies that promote the growth of both sides, including manufacturers while marching towards achieving the net zero goal. "I would like to call upon the brands to adopt inclusive strategies that also take the SMEs into the equation to ensure sustainable growth of the entire RMG industry in Bangladesh," BGMEA President Faruque Hassan said. He was speaking at the policy dialogue "Sweden-Bangladesh Partnership in Renewable Energy within the RMG-sector" at a Dhaka hotel Wednesday (December 07, 2022). Read More: Bangladesh now has 180 green garment factories Faruque said: "For a country like Bangladesh, the challenges of climate change are double-fold. As a climate-vulnerable country, we have to invest in climate adaptation. At the same time, we have to keep ourselves competitive. We have to invest in climate mitigation to reduce carbon emission and transition to renewable sources." "SMEs represent the majority of the BGMEA member factories. Given the ambitious goals made by brands towards sustainability, it is difficult for them to invest in climate action. With that in mind, it is imperative to adopt business modules that not only help big factories in Bangladesh but also the entire industry so that no one gets left behind." The Embassy of Sweden in Bangladesh together with the Swedish brands H&M, IKEA, and Lindex along with the Nordic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) and the Sweden-Bangladesh Business Council have set up an initiative "Sustainable Fashion Platform" to combine and coordinate the efforts on sustainability within the RMG sector in Bangladesh under one umbrella. Read more: BGMEA, Recover discuss collaboration to turn Bangladesh into global recycling hub The discussion was organised as a part of the initiative which aims to strengthen Bangladesh's global competitiveness and at the same time build a sustainable partnership. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, adviser to the prime minister for power, energy and mineral resources affairs, attended the event as chief guest. Charles Whiteley, ambassador and head of delegation, Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh; Mehdi Hasan, ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden; Alexandra Berg von Linde, ambassador of Sweden to Bangladesh; Pawan Kumar Tehlani, lead – sustainability and climate change, Business Sweden, Swedish Trade and Invest Council; Tahrin Aman, president of NCCI; and Stefan Liller, UNDP resident representative, Munira Sultana, chairperson, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA); and Md Habibur Rahman, secretary, Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, also spoke at the dialogue. BGMEA directors Asif Ashraf and Barrister Vidiya Amrit Khan were also present. Read more: BGMEA delegation meets US State Department official to discuss RMG issues

The Better Buying Institute has released the 2020 Better BuyingTM Index Report, underscoring the importance of better purchasing practices by brands and retailers in meeting post-COVID demand and protecting supply chain workers during pandemic recovery. Twenty-two brands and retailers invited more than 2,000 global suppliers to participate in the annual survey, which examines the impact of company purchasing practices – such as planning and forecasting, cost and cost negotiation, and payment and terms – on profitability, business relationships and working conditions. The report, released last week, found that several brands had made meaningful improvements to their purchasing practices over the past year, especially related to planning and forecasting – which will not only yield benefits in terms of production efficiency and reduced financial pressure on manufacturers, but also help suppliers maintain a more stable workforce and decrease their reliance on temporary labor or excessive overtime to flex their production capacity with unexpected increases or decreases in orders. This is especially important as brands weather unexpected supply chain disruptions such as the pandemic. “Unplanned disruptions like COVID-19 tend to cause extreme reactions from buyers attempting to minimize their exposure to short-term financial risk – reactions that often do not consider the ripple effect on suppliers and workers and the other resulting risks,” said Dr. Marsha Dickson, President of the Better Buying Institute. “While the impacts of the pandemic have certainly created new challenges in global supply chains, problematic purchasing practices are nothing new and must be addressed in order to meet rebounding consumer demand and protect decades of sustainability progress.”