Leaders of the country鈥檚 readymade garment sector have expressed deep concern over certain provisions in the newly approved Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, particularly those related to trade union formation, calling them 鈥榠mbalanced and impractical.鈥�...
Family members of a missing garment worker recovered a body from the debris of a factory at Rupnagar in Dhaka city, 12 days after a devastating fire destroyed it on October 14...
The authorities concerned of six garment factories in the Ashulia area of Savar, declared a general holiday amid unrest of workers on Sunday.
Leaders of the country鈥檚 readymade garment sector estimated that losses from the devastating fire at the cargo village complex of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka might exceed $1 billion...
Inspection and audit demand from US garment buyers in Bangladesh surged by 61 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, making the country one of the strongest performers among Asian suppliers, as American companies continued to shift sourcing away from China, according to a latest report...
ANOTHER fire, another round of grief, and yet, another reminder that Bangladesh has not learned from its past. On October 14, a blaze tore through a garment factory and adjacent chemical warehouse at Rupnagar of Mirpur in Dhaka, killing at least 16 people and injuring many more. Firefighters battled for hours to bring the inferno under control, but for those...
Garment labour leaders and professionals on Thursday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the interim government to arrest those responsible for the death of 16 garment labourers in a fire at Mirpur on Tuesday.
Fire safety concerns persists as hundreds of readymade garment factories across Bangladesh continue operating without government licences or trade body affiliation, exposing thousands of workers to life-threatening hazards.
Different organisations, including rights bodies, on Wednesday protested at the fire at a garment factory and its adjacent chemical warehouse at Shialbari in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area on Tuesday, which claimed at least 16 lives.
Five more Bangladeshi readymade garment factories have obtained United States Green Building Council鈥檚 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, certification, bringing the total number of LEED-certified factories in the country to 268.
At least 16 people were killed in a fire at a garment factory and its adjacent chemical warehouse in the Rupnagar Residential Area of Shialbari in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area on Tuesday.
The country鈥檚 readymade garment exports to major markets experienced either narrow or moderate growth, with some markets seeing a decline during the July-September period, the first quarter of the current financial year 2025-26.
When Donald Trump was elected, Indian garment exporter RK Sivasubramaniam thought the new US president would boost business and invested heavily in anticipation of a boom...
The country鈥檚 export earnings experienced a 5.64-per cent growth reaching $12.31 billion in July-September period of the 2025-26 financial year, primarily driven by readymade garments.
Bangladesh鈥檚 ready-made garment manufacturers have long emphasised expansion into non-traditional markets, but export earnings from those destinations have barely budged over the past five years...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association urged the Customs Bond Commissionerate, Dhaka (North), to simplify bond-related services and provide policy support in order to sustain the global competitiveness of the country鈥檚...
The exports of readymade garments to India maintained a positive growth trend over the past three months despite trade restrictions imposed in May.
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exporters envision Japan as a key growth destination, aiming to expand their footprint in one of the largest apparel markets outside traditional buyers.
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exports to both the European Union countries and the United States posted robust growth over the past decade, between 2015 and 2024, according to official data from the respective markets.
Bangladesh, the second-largest exporter of readymade garment items, is likely to import 8.1 million bales of cotton in the marketing year 2025-26 as the world鈥檚 largest raw cotton importer...
The country鈥檚 readymade garment exports to its major destinations witnessed a moderate growth in the July-August period of the current financial year of 2025-26...
Traffic in the capital鈥檚 Kuril area came to a standstill for more than four hours on Thursday after garment workers blocked the flyover there, demanding payment of arrears and allowances.
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Academy of Garments Technology Bangladesh and the Chittagong University as a step to create skilled human resources for the country鈥檚 garment industry sector and to bring about a combination of industry and academia...
The country鈥檚 readymade garment exports to the European Union witnessed a sustained growth of 48.34 per cent between 2020 and 2024, reaching 18.79 billion euros, cementing its position as Europe鈥檚 second-largest supplier...
Leaders of Bangladesh Garment Sramik Samhati on Friday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the interim government to formulate a democratic law and ensure trade union rights of the workers at workplace.
The country鈥檚 readymade garment exports to the United States experienced a robust growth of 21.68 per cent to $4.98 billion in the January-July period of 2025.
The leaders of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association urged the buyers to assist the manufacturers in introducing a unified code of conduct in the country鈥檚 apparel sector...
Garment workers blocked the road at Kuril in the capital on Wednesday, demanding arrears and allowances...
The country鈥檚 export earnings witnessed a 10.61 per cent growth to $8.69 billion, driven mainly by readymade garments, in July and August, the first two months of the 2025-26 financial year...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has urged its members to include the unit price of both imported raw materials and exportable readymade garment items when submitting utilisation declaration applications through its software, effective from September 1...
