RMG factories to remain shut today, say BGMEA, BKMEA
The country鈥檚 apparel makers have decided to keep their factories shut today considering the safety of workers and employees amid unrests centring the quota reform movement...
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RMG factories across Bangladesh to reopen Wednesday amid curfew
Bangladesh鈥檚 export-oriented readymade garment factories are going to resume its operation on Wednesday after four day closure since Saturday due to the unrest over the quota reform movement....
Rifat Garments gets Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Export Trophy
Rifat Garments Limited has received Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Export Trophy, the highest recognition in the export award, for the highest export earnings in the 2021-22 financial year among all sectors, according to a press release....
SGSF demands rationing system for garment workers
Leaders of the Sammilito Garments Sramik Federation on Tuesday at a press conference called on the government and garment factory owners to take steps to introduce rationing system for the...
GSF demands rationing system for garment workers
Leaders of the Garments Sramik Front on Friday at a protest rally in Dhaka demanded introduction of the rationing system for garment workers.
NGWF wants withdrawal of cases against garment workers
Leaders of the National Garment Workers' Federation on Thursday demanded the immediate withdrawal of 鈥榖aseless鈥� cases, filed against 20,000 garment workers during their movement for higher wages....
BGMEA, Chinese businesses explore trade scopes
A business delegation from China, comprising representatives from leading garment and textile companies visited the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Tuesday...
US gives no duty-free facilities for RMG from Bangladesh: FM
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday told the Jatiya Sangsad that the United States had never provided duty-free and quota-free facilities for the import of garments from Bangladesh...
Budgetary allocation for garment workers demanded
Leaders of Bangladesh Garment Sramik Samhati on Friday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the government to keep an allocation in the proposed budget for financial year 2024-25 for the introduction of a rationing system for garment workers....
Bangladesh's RMG exports grow in non-traditional markets except India
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garments exports in the July-May period of the 2023-24 financial year grew in all non-traditional markets except neighbouring India...
Knitwear pushes up RMG value addition in Q3
Value addition in the country鈥檚 readymade garment sector reached a record high of 72.20 per cent in the third quarter (January-March) of the current financial year 2023-24 compared with that of 71.06 per cent in the same period of FY23...
NGWF demands introduction of rationing for garment workers
The National Garment Workers Federation on Monday demanded a special allocation in the proposed national budget for the financial year 2024-25 for introduction of rationing for the garment workersin Bangladesh....
Over 50.17 lakh people working in garment sector in Bangladesh: state minister
There are over 50.17 lakh workers working in garment factories in the country and 55.57 per cent of them are women, state minister for labour and employment Nazrul Islam Chowdhury told Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday...
Apparel exports to EU drop by 9.85pc in Jan-Apr
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exports to the European Union in January-April of 2024 fell by 9.85 per cent to 6.01 billion euros compared with those of...
Almost all units paid wages, festival allowances to workers, claims BGMEA聽
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Saturday claimed that almost all the garment factories had paid wages for May and...
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...
GAPMEA demands revisions of proposed budget
The country鈥檚 garment accessories and packaging makers on Thursday made a number of demands before the government saying that the proposed budget lacked measures to ensure a business-friendly environment...
2 more RMG units get LEED certification, total number now 220
Two more readymade garment factories of the country have achieved the recognition of the LEED certification this month, raising the number of the LEED certified factories to 220...
Labour leaders want allocation for RMG workers鈥� ration
Trade union leaders in the readymade garment sector on Tuesday criticised the proposed budget for the 2024-25 financial year for not allocating any fund to offer essential commodities to RMG workers at subsidised rates amid soaring prices of the items...
Bangladesh鈥檚 RMG export to US fares badly in Jan-Apr
Bangladesh suffered the highest negative growth among competitor countries in exporting readymade garments to the United States in the...
Exports fall by 16pc in May
Bangladesh鈥檚 export earnings in May 2024 registered a negative growth for the second consecutive month due mainly to decreased shipments of readymade garments...
Over 450 textile, RMG units cut freshwater usage by 35b litres
Over 450 textiles and readymade garment factories in Bangladesh under IFC-led programme 鈥楶artnership for Cleaner Textile鈥� have reduced freshwater consumption by 35 billion litres and cut wastewater discharge by 29 billion litres annually...
RMG workers demand wage, festival allowance by June 10
Leaders of various garment workers鈥� rights bodies held separate rallies in Dhaka on Saturday, calling on the Awami League government and the garment factory owners...
12 RMG units earn LEED certification in 5 months, taking tally to 218
In the first five months of 2024, Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment industry has achieved a milestone in sustainable fashion, with 12 factories earning LEED certification...
Bangladesh's RMG exports to major markets fall
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exports to its major markets, including the United States and Germany declined in 10 months (July-April) of the current financial year 2023-24...
BGMEA seeks foreign ministry鈥檚 coop in product, market diversification
A delegation from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, led by president SM Mannan (Kochi), met foreign minister Hasan Mahmud at the ministry in Dhaka on Tuesday and sought the foreign ministry鈥檚 cooperation in product, market diversification for RMG sector...
BGMEA for fair prices, unified code of conduct
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association President SM Mannan (Kochi) has urged the International Labour Organisation to take an initiative to establish such a code, stressing its significance for the benefit of all stakeholders - including buyers, manufacturers and workers worldwide...
BGMEA urges EU to continue support for RMG sector dev
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president SM Mannan (Kochi) has called upon the European Union to continue its support for Bangladesh鈥檚 RMG industry, particularly by extending the transition period from the Everything But Arms to GSP Plus...
BGMEA for continuation of gas supply to new factories outside EZs
The country鈥檚 apparel makers on Monday demanded that the government should reconsider its decision to withhold gas and electricity connections from industries located outside economic zones...
Workers continue protest demanding reopening
Workers of closed Denis Knitwear garment factory in Gazipur continued their sit-in programme for the sixth consecutive day on Friday to press home their demands, including reopening the factory...