BTMA urges adviser to solve gas problems
The country鈥檚 textile millers demanded raising the bulk consumer limit for captive power gas connections to 20 megawatts from the existing 10 MW...
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Textile unit closures may surge amid rising gas prices: BTMA
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association president Showkat Aziz Russell on Tuesday said that textile sector in Bangladesh might experience a surge in factory closures as a result of further hike in gas prices...
DTG 2025 begins Feb 20
The 19th edition of 鈥楧haka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition鈥� or DTG is going to start on February 20, said a press release signed by BTMA secretary general Brigadier General Md Zakir Hossain...
BTMA demands payments of bills against back-to-back LCs
The country鈥檚 primary textile millers on Tuesday demanded intervention from the Bangladesh Bank to realise their matured bills from commercial banks against the supply of yarn and fabric to the readymade garment industries through back-to-back letters of credit...
BTMA for enhanced gas supply, security
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...
Khokon resigns, Showkat becomes BTMA president
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...
BTMA alleges inflated export data 鈥榗onspiracy鈥� to cut cash incentives
The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association on Saturday termed discrepancies in export figures as a 鈥榗onspiracy鈥� against the apparel and textile sector, claiming that a group influenced the government to reduce cash incentives by showing inflated export growth...
Banks delaying payment to local textile makers: BTMA
Banks are holding up payments to local textile manufacturers against purchase of raw materials by readymade garment exporters under back-to-back letters of credit, textile manufacturers alleged...
Gas crisis cuts textile production by up to 65pc: BTMA
Production in more than 1,000 textile mills in the country has plummeted by 50-65 per cent over the past month due to a severe shortage of gas supply, according to the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association...