2,282 apparel units yet to pay March wages
According to the latest report of Industrial Police, 2,282 readymade garment and textile factories are yet to clear half or full wages for March...
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Owners face travel ban if RMG workers not paid before Eid
Labour and employment adviser M Sakhawat Hossain said that the government would impose a travel ban on factory units if they can鈥檛 pay wages and festival allowances to the workers by March 27.
Govt may halt import of yarn thru land ports
The government has started a move to halt the import of yarn through the country鈥檚 land ports as these ports lack the proper testing capacity of the yarns, according to a meeting of the Ministry of Commerce held on Monday...
More than 80pc RMG units pay Eid bonuses
About 83.67 per cent readymade garment factories cleared payment of bonuses ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest religious festivals of Muslims to be held at the end of March subject to moon-sighting, according to data from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association...
RMG stakeholders see no complexity in payment before Eid
The stakeholders of the country鈥檚 readymade garment sector said that the payment of wages and allowances in the sector would be cleared ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr...
Beximco workers鈥� arrears to be paid by Mar 25
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the arrears of laid-off workers of 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park are being paid...
Bangladesh's apparel exports to EU rise by 61pc in Jan
Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel exports to the European Union have recorded significant growth in the beginning of 2025, rising by 60.9 per cent to 1.91 billion euros in January, compared with 1.19 billion euros in the same month of 2024...
Garment workers want wage, allowance by Ramadan 20
Different garment workers right bodies on Tuesday at separate rallies in Dhaka demanded paying wage and festival allowance of the garment workers before Ramadan 20...
WAGES, ALLOWANCES BEFORE EID: Industrial Police says 200 RMG units may not pay
Uncertainty loomed over the payment of wages and bonuses of readymade garment workers in 200 factories ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims to be held at the end of March, according to the Industrial Police...
RMG exports to major destinations increase
The exports of the country鈥檚 readymade garment items witnessed substantial growth to its major destinations in the past eight months (July-February) of the current financial year 2024-25...
RMG exports to US grow 46pc in Jan
The readymade garment exports to the United States, the single largest export destination of Bangladesh, witnessed a robust growth of 45.93 per cent in January of 2025 to $799.65 million, according to the聽latest data published by the Office of Textiles and Apparel (Otexa)...
Beximco continues paying arrears to workers
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the arrears of laid-off workers in 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park are being paid...
Workers stage protests in Gazipur
The country鈥檚 major industrial hub, Gazipur, witnessed a daylong workers鈥� protest in various parts of the districts, which resulted in a halt in traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh and Dhaka-Tangail highways...
Workers of nine closed Beximco units get arrears
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, arrears of laid-off workers of 9 out of 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park have been cleared as of Monday...
RMG manufacturers want separate ministry
The manufacturers of the country鈥檚 readymade garment sector demanded a separate ministry for sustainable RMG and textile sector.