Indian garment exporters reel under US tariffs
When Donald Trump was elected, Indian garment exporter RK Sivasubramaniam thought the new US president would boost business and invested heavily in anticipation of a boom...
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BB allows local insurers to cover open account exports
Bangladesh Bank has allowed exporters to use insurance coverage from local companies for shipments under open account credit terms...
NBR waives duty on raw materials of partial exporters
The National Board of Revenue allowed partial export-oriented industrial enterprises to import raw materials duty-free against bank guarantees...
RMG exporters seek clarity on US tariffs
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exporters have sought detailed clarification and an implementation mechanism regarding a recent United States executive order that allows a 20 per cent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods to be reduced if at least 20 per cent US-origin content or raw materials are used...
Bond facility for partial exporters soon
The government is set to introduce a temporary duty-free bond facility for partial exporters against bank guarantees to enhance export earnings and promote diversification...
BGMEA, buyers discuss unified code of conduct
The leaders of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association urged the buyers to assist the manufacturers in introducing a unified code of conduct in the country鈥檚 apparel sector...
BGMEA makes 鈥楿nit Price鈥� entry mandatory in UD
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has urged its members to include the unit price of both imported raw materials and exportable readymade garment items when submitting utilisation declaration applications through its software, effective from September 1...
BGMEA seeks data on losses in NBR protests
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association urged its members to submit details of financial losses caused by the 鈥榗omplete shutdown鈥� programme observed by employees of the customs, VAT, and tax departments...
Swisscontact promotes green, resilient RMG accessory sector
The Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association and Swisscontact, a Swiss and Swedish development organization, signed a memorandum of understanding for promoting green growth and resilience within the garments accessories and packaging sector.聽..
Indian exporters say 50pc US levy a 鈥榮evere setback鈥�
Indian exporters warned on Thursday that the cost of additional US tariffs risked making businesses 鈥榥ot viable鈥� after president Donald Trump ordered steeper levies totalling 50 per cent on imported Indian goods...
Worried exporters expect fruitful tariff talks
Businesses said on Saturday that they don鈥檛 want to lose the US market and are optimistic that the trade talks regarding a 35 per cent tariff will succeed in the end...
Swisscontact, BKMEA to drive growth in knitting sector
The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association and Swisscontact have partnered to foster inclusive and sustainable growth in Bangladesh鈥檚 knitwear sector...
Trump鈥檚 tariff to be major blow to businesses
Economists and exporters have said that the 35 per cent tariff that the United States announced for Bangladeshi goods would be a major blow to the country鈥檚 businesses...
BGMEA, WRAP discuss ways to strengthen ties
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) have discussed ways to further strengthen their long-standing partnership to promote ethical and sustainable production in the country鈥檚 apparel sector...
Indian exporters anxious, but hopeful
Indian exporters are anxiously eyeing the possible reintroduction of Donald Trump鈥檚 punishing tariffs next week, though many hold out hope for a last-minute reprieve...
BGMEA team meets BIDA-BEZA chief
A high-level delegation from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Monday met with Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority at the BIDA Office in the city in an effort to promote sustainable development and increase...
Plastic exporters for 1pc duty on machinery imports
The plastic goods manufacturers and exporters of the country demanded a reduction in import duty to 1 per cent in the proposed budget for importing machinery, parts, and raw materials...
New BGMEA president cuts subscription fee by 25pc
Newly elected president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu has announced to reduce members鈥� subscription fee by 25 percent...
Mahmud Hasan new BGMEA presidnet
The election board of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association announced the list of its eight office-bearers for 2025-27 tenure on Saturday...
Team Group managing director Abdullah Hil Rakib dies in Canada
Team Group managing director and former senior vice-president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association Abdullah Hil Rakib died at the age of 54 in an accident in Canada while boating in a lake...
Budget a bit optimistic for garment sector: BGMEA
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association welcomed the Tk聽7.9 lakh crore national budget for FY 2025鈥�26, acknowledging its focus on inclusive and sustainable development amid a post-political transition landscape...
Workers鈥� wages at risk without non-stop work at Ctg port聽
Kazi Maniruzzaman, former president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, warned that if the Chattogram port did not operate 24 hours a day, garment factory owners cannot pay workers their wages and Eid allowances...
Plastic toys have potential to earn $1b: BPGMEA
Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Shamim Ahmed said that the plastic toy sector has the potential of fetching about $1 billion in export earnings in the coming years if it gets adequate policy support...
Bangladesh exporters worried over India鈥檚 import restrictions thru land ports
Bangladeshi exporters and an economist expressed worries over the imposition of import restrictions by India on a number of Bangladeshi goods, including readymade garments, fruit and fruit-flavoured carbonated drinks, processed food items, cotton and cotton yarn waste, some plastic and PVC finished goods, and wooden furniture, through land ports...
BGMEA won鈥檛 become political platform again
The leaders of the Sammilita Parishad, a contesting panel for the upcoming biennial election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, said that the BGMEA office will never again become a platform for any political party...
Knitwear exporters in Bangladesh grapple to get dues from Russian buyers
More than two dozen Bangladeshi apparel exporters are still grappling with a deepening payment crisis, due to over $7 million in overdue payments from the Russian buyer, Concept Group LLC...
Forum panel to introduce rainy day fund
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association election contender Forum panel said that it would introduce forced-savings among the RMG manufacturers as a solution to wage issues ahead of Eid and other festivals...
Russian buyers block $7.6m payment to Bangladesh apparel makers
Several exporters of the country鈥檚 readymade garment sector are unable to recover $7.6 million from Russian buyers due to transaction complications, said Mohammad Hatem, president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association...
Businesses offer Tk聽550cr for LNG import: Hatem
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Mohammad Hatem said that the industrialist have proposed the government to provide Tk聽550 crore to import liquefied natural gas to address the ongoing gas issues in the country鈥檚 garment and textile sector...
Panels file nomination papers for BGMEA election
Candidates from two contesting panels, Sammilita Parishad and Forum, submitted their nomination papers on Saturday for the upcoming Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association election for the 2025-2026 tenure...
