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H1 2025 RMG exports to EU up 17.87pc

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Bangladesh's readymade garment (RMG) exports to the European Union (EU) during the first half (H1) of 2025 witnessed 17.87 per cent growth, earning 10.29 billion euros. In the same ... Read More


Narrow product range risks RMG sector's sustainability

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Bangladesh long banks on few items for apparel-export earnings, risking the sector's sustainability, although diversification with high-value products suiting growing global- market ... Read More


RMG export to US records a robust growth in H1 of 2025

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Bangladesh's apparel export to the United States, its single-largest market, recorded a robust 25.13-percent growth in the first half of this year. According to US official count, th... Read More


India still remains a 'preferred' source of cotton for Bangladesh

Dhaka, Aug. 6 -- Bangladesh's spinners and traders still prefer India as a key destination in importing cotton and yarn due to factors like proximity, lower transportation costs and easy availability ... Read More


Study warns of environmental risks from inefficient water use in apparel sector

Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- Factors like outdated regulatory framework, poor effluent discharge standards and lack of a meaningful price for water remain major challenges to the optimal use of water in Banglades... Read More


US tariffs could deepen inequality in global RMG, warns AFWA

Dhaka, July 29 -- The Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA), a coalition of trade unions representing garment workers across Asia, has condemned the recent imposition of US tariffs on apparel imports, warni... Read More


BD RMG exports slip as China targets EU market

Dhaka, July 20 -- Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) sector may face rising competition in the European Union (EU), its top export market, as exports declined in May and China redirects its focus t... Read More


Share of non-RMG export earnings virtually unchanged in a decade

Dhaka, July 17 -- Contribution of non-RMG sectors to the country's overall export earnings remained almost static during last one decade, indicating insufficient efforts toward diversification of the ... Read More


US value addition criteria for knitwear, denim achievable

Dhaka, July 13 -- Bangladesh is capable of meeting, to a large extent, the 40 per cent value addition requirement tagged by the USA as far as the garment items like denim and knitwear are concerned. H... Read More


Apparel makers eye EU, new mkts as US tariff deadline looms

Dhaka, July 8 -- Looming uncertainty and fears of price pressure under the new US tariff regimes have prompted many local apparel suppliers to shift their focus toward alternative markets, such as the... Read More