The total number of LEED-certified green factories in Bangladesh has now reached 229, following the recent certification of three more apparel and textile factories by the US Green Building Council under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design programme...
The labour situation in the readymade garment sector in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas improved on Sunday while fresh unrest occurred in the Dhaka metropolitan area on the day...
Labour leaders on Saturday urged the factory owners to reopen their units today, assuring an all-out support from the trade unions to continue production in the readymade garment sector.
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has decided to reopen all the readymade garment factories in the labour unrest-affected industrial areas in...
Production in 219 factories remained suspended since Thursday morning as workers in some factories continue strike and authorities of some other factories declared holiday due to unrest...
The country鈥檚 textile manufacturers on Wednesday called for an uninterrupted supply of both gas and electricity, along with enhanced security measures to ensure the sector鈥檚 survival...
Ongoing labour unrest in the readymade garment sector led to the shutdown of 114 factories in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas on Wednesday, while agitating workers set fire to a factory in Kashimpur following a clash between two groups of workers...
Labour unrest in the readymade garment sector continued on Tuesday as production was halted in around 100 factories in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas.聽
The mass inquiry committee on killing of garment workers in 2023 on Saturday demanded trials of killers of garment workers during the movement of wage increase and demanded adequate compensations for the affected families...
Security measures have been heightened in Gazipur as all industries, including garment factories, have been reopened.
Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel exports to the United States in January-July of 2024 witnessed a significant fall both in value and volume while the other competing countries, such as China and Vietnam, performed well in the market...
Authorities were forced to close around 167 readymade garment factories on Wednesday in the industrial areas of Ashulia, Savar and Gazipur as labour unrest escalated despite increased deployment of law enforcement agencies, including military forces...
Operations in the country鈥檚 readymade garment factories were almost normal till noon on Tuesday, but authorities were compelled to shut down at least 135 units at Ashulia in Dhaka and Gazipur after 4:00pm due to unrests...
A group of members of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Saturday demanded dissolution of the current boards of the BGMEA and BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Tuesday sought soft loan facilities of around Tk聽1,900 crore from the government to recoup their recent losses due to general holidays and severe flood disrupting communication on key Dhaka-Chittagong highway...
