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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45 held as RMG workers clash with joint forces over termination
Joint forces arrested 45 readymade garment workers on Saturday as they locked in a clash over protesting against job termination at Gazipur鈥檚 Designtex Knitwear Ltd.
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...
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...
Garment factory worker raped, 2 arrested
Two people, including a hotel manager and its security guard, were arrested for allegedly raping a female ready-made garment factory worker at the hotel in Sylhet early Sunday...
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...
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...
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...
Gas supply to RMG factories increases: Fouzul
Power, energy and mineral resources adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has said that gas supply to ready-made garment (RMG) factories will increase from Saturday...
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..
Garment worker electrocuted at Jatrabari factory
A garment worker electrocuted while discharging duties at a garment factory in Dhaka鈥檚 Jatrabari area on Monday.
Textile mills gasp from severe disruption in gas supply
Textile and garment industry owners said that due to the inadequate supply of gas, the normal manufacturing activities is being hampered in the industry...
Female garment worker raped while returning home from work
A case was filed on Saturday against three individuals for allegedly raping a 35-year-old garment worker while she was returning home from her workplace at Sripur upazila in Gazipur on May 20.
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...
LABOUR REFORM: Implementation of commission recommendations demanded
Politicians, academics and garment labour leaders on Friday at a rally in Dhaka called on the interim government to take steps to establish rights of the workers, especially the garment workers.
Female garment worker found dead in Gazipur
The body of a housewife was recovered from her house in Sripur Upazila of Gazipur district Wednesday morning...
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...
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...
36 Bangladeshi garments-laden trucks stranded at Benapole port
Thirty-six Bangladeshi trucks loaded with ready-made garment items have remained stranded at Benapole land port following restrictions imposed by India on the import of certain goods through its land ports.
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.
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...
Garment worker among 4 killed in road accidents
At least four people, including a garment worker, were killed and three others injured in road accidents in Gazipur, Rangpur, Jhenaidah and Madaripur on Wednesday...
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...
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...
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...
RMG washing technologists for cordination
The leaders of Bangladesh Garments Washing Technologists Foundation have underscored the need for a collective effort for sustainable development in the washing sector, which plays a significant role in value addition.