US cotton producers on Thursday proposed a direct supply arrangement with Bangladesh鈥檚 textile sector to bypass middlemen and recover their declining market share amid stalled tariff talks between Dhaka and Washington.
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...
Bangladesh and Vietnam are expected to experience the fastest growth in cotton consumption and trade over the decade due to their competitive labour and production costs, which will lead to significant expansions in their milling capacities, according to a global report...
Finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Thursday proposed rationalising at the import level the minimum value of certain products, including cotton and synthetic fabrics, for imposing duty to safeguard the local industry...
The government has announced Tk聽10,001 as the gross monthly minimum wage for the country鈥檚 cotton textile sector workers and employees...