BGMEA sets new membership criteria to ensure factory safety, operational standards

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The apex body of the country's apparel sector has introduced a set of new criteria for granting membership, including minimum factory space and machinery requirements, aiming to ensu... Read More

Automation drives productivity in cutting, knitting: Study

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Automation and technological upgradation have boosted productivity at the cutting and knitting levels of garment production, while high efficiency has been found in jackets in the pr... Read More

Bangladesh's apparel exports can fetch $122.01b by 2030 thru investing in climate adaptation

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Investing in climate adaptation can help Bangladesh fetch US$122.01 billion in apparel exports by the year 2030 as a significant rise in heat waves and flooding in Dhaka over the las... Read More

ILO defers action about Bangladesh amid political transition

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Bangladesh gets a breathing space as the International Labour Organization (ILO) defers until March its decision about further action for nonobservance of three labour rights-related... Read More

Factories mostly linked to US market feel strain

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A survey supported by two international agencies has found jacked-up US tariff's emerging but uneven business impacts on Bangladesh's garment export as factories mostly linked to the ... Read More

Fashion brands thriving on exploitation in South Asia

Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- Global fashion brands are thriving on the exploitation of a vast low-paid and unpaid workforce -- mostly women -- across the South Asian garment supply chain, including Bangladesh, a... Read More

97pc global fashion brands fail to pay workers a living wage: Study

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- About 97 per cent of major global fashion brands, including H&M, Inditex, Mango, Gap, Nike, and Primark, were found to pay less than a living wage to their supply chain workers, desp... Read More

Bangladesh garment export to EU confronting crowding-out effect

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Bangladesh's garment export to the European Union faces crowding-out effect as major competitors, hitting US tariff walls, are making forays into the country's largest shipment desti... Read More

Global and local challenges weigh heavily on RMG export

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- The export performance of the readymade garment (RMG) sector, the country's largest foreign currency earner, has been severely affected by multiple factors, including new US tariffs,... Read More

Bangladesh to get duty-free access to Japan mkt for 3 yrs after graduation

Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Bangladesh will continue to enjoy duty-free market access to Japan for three more years after graduating from the least-developed country (LDC) status as Tokyo has amended its tariff... Read More

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