Import of RMG raw materials rises by 9.9pc
The country鈥檚 imports聽of raw materials for the readymade garment sector witnessed a growth of 9.9 per cent in the financial year 2024-25, according to Bangladesh Bank data...
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Why export diversification urgent
BANGLADESH has emerged as one of the most promising economies in South Asia, often cited for its steady growth, robust remittance inflows and the export-driven success of its ready-made garment sector. However, this success has also created a structural dependence that increasingly appears to be a vulnerability. With over 84 per cent of the country鈥檚 total export...
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...
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...
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...
US delegation calls for stronger labour protections
The visiting United States鈥� delegation on Tuesday called for stronger labour protections in Bangladesh readymade garment sector, emphasising the importance of freedom of association and collective bargaining to uphold workers鈥� rights and dignity...
Garment Sramik Samhati demands wage increase of garment workers
Politicians, academics, garment labour leaders and professionals on Friday at a national conference in Dhaka called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to resolve...
Career prospects of female RMG workers facing hurdles: experts
Experts and labour rights campaigners on Monday said that the long-term career prospects for female workers in Bangladesh鈥檚 garment industry had been getting hindered by challenges such as traditional gender norms, burden of unpaid care work, inadequate gender-friendly working conditions in some factories and limited job security along with age barriers...
Port demurrage charges on RMG raw materials waived for 7 days
The government has waived demurrage charges for seven days for imported containers carrying accessories and raw materials for the readymade garment sector, which could not be delivered from the Chattogram port due to disruptions caused by unrests over the quota reform movement and the curfew imposed by the government...
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...
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...
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...
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...