Justice remains elusive
Justice has remained unfulfilled in the past 12 years since the devastating Tazreen Fashions factory fire that took 119 lives on November 24, 2012.
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Justice for Tazreen Fashions fire victims demanded
Speakers, including labour rights activists, on Friday demanded justice for the killing of more than a hundred Tazreen Fashions workers in a factory fire at Ashulia on November 24, 2012.
Forum announces Mahmud Hasan as panel leader for BGMEA elections
Mahmud Hasan Khan, managing director of Rising Fashions, has formally been announced as panel leader of Forum, a panel of the country's garment makers, for the BGMEA elections...
BUFT holds discussion on future of fashion
The Fashion Club of the BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology hosted an event titled The Future of Fashion: Innovations, Trends, and New Looks at the Multipurpose Hall of the BUFT on Tuesday...
Global fashion co identifies 4 key human rights risks in Bangladesh
A Denmark-based global fashion company, Bestseller, has identified non-payment of due wages, excessive overtime, unsafe work and transport, and discrimination and...
BUFT organises fall semester orientation programme
An orientation programme for the newly admitted students of the fall semester 2024 at the BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology took place at the BUFT permanent campus at Nishatnagar, Turag in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Low labour costs, duty-free access key drivers: US report
Bangladesh, the second-largest apparel exporter globally, has enhanced its competitiveness in garment manufacturing, particularly in bulk orders of basic apparel, due to low labour costs, affordable inputs, and duty-free access to key markets beyond the United States, positioning it as a vital player in the global fashion industry, according to a latest report...
BUFT organises human chain to prevent environmental disaster
The BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology organised a human chain in Dhaka on Monday...
China probes US fashion group over 鈥榰nreasonable鈥� Xinjiang boycott
China said Tuesday it was investigating US fashion group PVH Corp, which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, for 鈥榰nreasonably boycotting鈥� cotton from its Xinjiang region, where Beijing is accused of widespread rights violations...
BUFT pro-VC Ayub Nabi elected as BACSAF member
Professor Ayub Nabi Khan, pro-vice-chancellor of the BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology, has been elected as a member of the Bangladesh Association of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows , said a press release on Monday...
Members demand dissolution of BGMEA, BUFT boards
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...
Hatem becomes BKMEA president as Salim Osman resigns
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...
Survivors demand proper redress
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...
Global unions urge brands to stand by Bangladeshi workers
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...
Selim, other killed students, people of quota movement commemorated
The BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology organised a special prayer on the university campus on Monday in Dhaka, in memory of Md Selim Talukdar and the killed students and people of the student movement for quota reform in the government jobs...
US fashion cos diversifying sourcing base
Fashion companies in the United States are diversifying their sourcing base beyond China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh to mitigate the rising geopolitical risks, but the companies are not necessarily leaving Asia, according to a global study...
Korean ambassador visits BUFT
Park Young-sik, ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bangladesh, visited BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology on Tuesday...
Responsible purchasing practices imperative to support worker rights, living wage: report
Implementing responsible purchasing practices by the fashion companies is imperative to support worker rights and ensure fair compensation, including living wages for all, according to a report released by Global Fashion Agenda...
From abayas to swimsuits: Saudi stages first ever swimwear fashion show
Saudi Arabia held its first fashion show featuring swimsuit models聽on Friday, an envelope-pushing step in a country where less than a decade ago women were required to wear body-covering abaya robes.聽
EU toughens safety rules on Chinese fashion retailer Shein
The European Union on Friday added Chinese-founded online retailer Shein to its list of digital companies that are large enough to come under stricter safety curbs...
We need to innovate our designs: Sanaul Haque
AB Fashion Maker proprietor Sanaul Haque Babul stressed the critical importance of Bangladesh expanding its focus beyond manufacturing to prioritise design innovation, thus ensuring its continued prominence in the global readymade garment sector...
Fashion鈥檚 deadstocks get second life in Paris
At the Nona Source showroom in northern Paris, designers pick through luxurious textiles with ornate names: curly alpaca, geometrical macrame guipure, silk diamond cloque Jacquard...
Italian designer Roberto Cavalli dead at 83: media
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, whose penchant for python and flamboyant animal prints made him the darling of the international jet set for decades, died on Friday at 83, news media said....
