The absence of a comprehensive policy framework for circular textiles, which would incentivise the recycling of post-industrial textile waste known as jhut, is causing Bangladesh to forgo $5 billion in potential annual export revenues from recycled textile products, according to a recent study...
Mohammad Hatem, managing director of MB Knit Fashion Ltd, has been appointed as president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association following the resignation of Salim Osman from the position...
The country鈥檚 apparel makers on Saturday said that the recent flooding had disrupted the readymade garment sector supply chain by submerging the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and sought alternative routes for transportation of goods in time of any natural calamities...
Khandoker Rafiqul Islam, managing director of Designtex Group, has been appointed president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association after SM Mannan Kochi resigned from the post on medical ground...
Survivors of the tragic Rana Plaza collapse and devastating fire incident at Tazreen Fashion Limited on Tuesday demanded proper compensation, rehabilitation and lifelong treatment facilities...
Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel exports to the European Union in the first half of 2024 declined by 4.98 per cent to 8.72 billion euros compared with those of 9.18 billion euros in in the same period of 2023, according to data from the Eurostat, statistical office of the European Union, released on Saturday...
Two global union federations 鈥� Union Network International and IndustriALL 鈥� have urged global fashion brands to remain committed to Bangladesh amidst the country鈥檚 political...
Bangladesh is now the home of 60 out of the top 100 highest rated Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified factories around the world-a testament to the...
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government, called on the country鈥檚 garment manufacturers on Wednesday to support the rebuilding of Bangladesh after 15 years of economic plunder under the dictatorship of Sheikh Hasina....
Mohammad Ali Khokon on Sunday resigned from his position as president of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association and former vice-president Showkat Aziz Russell took over the role following an emergency board meeting...
IndustriALL, a global union federation representing over 50 million workers across 140 countries, has urged Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel manufacturers to ensure the protection of workers鈥� rights and wages during the recent unrest and curfew period in the country...
Executive committee and members of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Thursday expressed concerns over the security of the trade body and the industry following an alleged attempt to forcibly take over the current BGMEA board...
Bangladesh performed worse than other competing countries in terms of growth of readymade garment exports to the United States in the first half of 2024...
A group of members of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association have expressed their no-confidence in the existing board of directors of the trade body, alleging that the president of the trade body SM Mannan Kochi opened fire on students during the student movement against discrimination...
The Ethical Trading Initiative, a platform of trade unions, non-governmental organisations and companies, has urged global buyers to remain engaged with Bangladeshi suppliers to fully understand the consequences of transitions, factory shutdowns and recent unrests...
