Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The head of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has praised Bangladesh for undertaking what he described as a wide-ranging and potentially transformative programme of labour reforms, signalling growing international confidence in the country's efforts to strengthen workers' rights, said a spokesman of the CA Office on Thursday.

In a letter dated 17 December 2025, ILO director-general Gilbert F. Houngbo commended the Bangladeshi government for what he called a "clear outline" of recent reforms, conveyed earlier to the organisation by the chief adviser's special envoy, Lutfey Siddiqi.

"I would like to commend the efforts of the government of Bangladesh in undertaking a wide range of labour reforms," Houngbo wrote...