4 more RMG units get LEED certificate
Four more readymade garment factory units in Bangladesh have obtained the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certificates issued by the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 (USGBC)...
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RMG export earnings over $6b in Q3
The net exports of the readymade garment items stood at $6.09 billion in the January-March quarter or third quarter of the current financial year 2024-25, according to the Bangladesh Bank...
Bangladesh's RMG exports to US grow by 29.34pc in Jan-Apr
The country鈥檚 readymade garment exports to the United States, the single largest export destination of Bangladesh, experienced a robust growth of 29.34 per cent to $2.98 billion in January-April of 2025, amid ongoing tariff fears...
23 RMG workers arrested over clashes with police
The police arrested 23 readymade garment workers on Wednesday in a case filed over alleged attacks on the police and vandalising a police vehicle in Gazipur鈥檚 Sreepur the previous day...
Bangladesh now has 244 green RMG factories
Now Bangladesh has 244 readymade garment factories certified by the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design authorities as another unit achieved status of green factory.聽..
198 RMG factories at risk
The payment of wages and festival allowances for the workers in 198 readymade garment factories remains uncertain ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, expected to be observed in the first week of June...
Pay salary of RMG workers or go to jail
Labour and employment adviser Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hussain (retired) has asked owners of readymade garment factories to pay all dues of workers by May 28...
Bangladesh to stay as top cotton importer in 2025-26
Bangladesh, the second largest exporter of readymade garment items, is poised to remain the world鈥檚 largest raw cotton importer in the marketing year 2025-26, said the US Department of Agriculture...
RMG workers hold 鈥楳arch to Jamuna鈥� for dues
Several hundred readymade garment workers on Tuesday marched towards chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 official residence Jamuna in the capital, demanding payment of their arrears...
RMG workers block highway for salary, festival allowance聽
Readymade garment workers on Thursday blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for about three hours in Gazipur demanding their due salaries for the month of April and festival allowances.
RMG exports to major markets rise
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exports to its major markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, witnessed a considerable growth in the 10 months (July-April) of the current financial year 2024-25...
RMG exports from Bangladesh to US soar by 26.66pc in Jan-Mar
The country鈥檚 readymade garment exports to the United States, Bangladesh鈥檚 single largest export destination, witnessed a growth of 26.66 per cent in January-March period of 2025 to $2.22 billion, amid fears of tariffs imposed by the US.
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...
Two RMG factories shut amid worker protests
Two readymade garment factories were shut down indefinitely on Wednesday amid worker protests in Gazipur鈥檚 Konabari area...
Safety condition improves, challenges remain
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment industry has undergone a significant change in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza collapse, one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the country, but there are still in the sector many issues to be addressed...
BGMEA enrolls 128 new RMG factories
About 113 readymade garment factory units under the membership of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association have been closed in the last 15 months, from January 2024 to March 2025...
RMG workers block highway for salary, festival allowance
Readymade garment workers on Thursday blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the Jaina Bazar area under Sripur upazila in the district demanding their salaries for the month of March and festival allowances for Eid-ul-fitr celebrated across the country on March 31...
RMG exports grew 10.84pc in July-March
The country鈥檚 readymade garment exports witnessed a healthy growth of 10.84 per cent during the July-March period of the current financial year fetching $30.25 billion that highlights the resilience and potentials of the apparel sector...
RMG workers protest in Gazipur for dues, Eid bonus
Eight days after celebration of the Eid-ul-Fitr, workers of three readymade garment factories under a group of company staged demonstration and held a rally, demanding payment of their dues, Eid bonuses, and other arrears in Gazipur on Monday...
Bangladesh's reliance on single product, fewer destinations take toll on exports
Economists and business leaders said excessive reliance on readymade garment and fewer major export destinations and lack of diversification increasingly creating a risk on Bangladesh鈥檚 economy...
RMG sector in Bangladesh faces challenges as US slaps high tariffs
The country鈥檚 readymade garment manufacturers expressed concern over the US鈥檚 fresh 37 per cent tariff imposition on all Bangladeshi exporting products...
WORKERS鈥� DUE WAGES: 3 TNZ Group officials under custody
Three representatives of TNZ Group owners have been taken under the custody where they will remain till April 8 when the government will meet all parties involved in the group鈥檚 three readymade garment units.
1,179 apparel units yet to pay March wages
A total of 1,179 readymade garment and textile factories of various industrial hubs of the country are yet to clear half or full wages for March ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr, said the latest report of the Industrial Police.
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...
Just energy transition in RMG sector demanded
Labour rights activists at a dialogue on Tuesday urged the government to formulate a national strategy for a just energy transition in the readymade garment sector to prevent unexpected job losses...
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...
Bank branches at industrial areas to remain open in Mar 28-29
Branches of the scheduled banks in the readymade garments industrial areas will remain open in March 28-29 to facilitate payment of garment workers鈥� salary, Eid聽bonus, allowances and export-import activities...
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...
Worker unrest in four factories, 3 shut ahead of Eid
Workers from four readymade garment factory units in Gazipur staged strikes and protests for payment of wages and festival allowances ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of biggest religious festivals of the Mulsims...
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...