Refayet Ullah Mirdha

Twenty Western garment retailers have expressed concern over the recent labour unrest in Ashulia and called upon the government to form a new wage board for workers.

Garment exports to Germany, the second largest export destination for Bangladeshi apparel after the US, will continue to grow in

Bangladeshi companies received positive response from international retailers at the annual Heimtextil fair, the world's largest home textile exhibition, currently taking place in Frankfurt, Germany.

The trade facilitation agreement (TFA) under the World Trade Organisation will come into force once six more

Exports registered 7.11 percent growth in 2016 to $34.93 billion on the back of higher shipments of garment items. The amount would have been more if the country's major export destinations had not gone through an uncertain political time in 2016, according to exporters.

Textile companies have started adopting water saving technologies as Bangladesh is one of the highest water consuming countries for

Mohammadi Group, a leading garment exporter, will address three important factors in 2017 to maintain its 10 percent year-on-year

With labour unrest continuing for nine days, 55 Ashulia-based garment factories were shut down yesterday apparently to

The International Labour Organisation yesterday adopted the Bali Declaration, renewing its pledge to promote decent work for

More than 75 percent of migrant workers said they received wages lower than what they were promised before they left their home

The policymakers of the Asia-Pacific region should respond effectively to the implementation of sustainable development goals to reduce poverty and create decent employment, Guy Ryder, director general of the International Labour Organisation, said yesterday.

Bangladesh's garment shipments to Italy and Japan, the nationals of which were killed in a terrorist attack in Dhaka in July, remained unscathed in July-October -- a development that will bring a heavy sigh of relief among exporters.

A group of entrepreneurial students from three universities took home the top prizes in the inaugural 'Rise High Bangladesh' competition -- a joint initiative of The Daily Star and Crown Cement to hunt local business talents.

Riding on the robust growth of garment exports, Bangladesh outperformed the other Asia-Pacific countries in merchandise shipments

Trade union leaders yesterday again demanded exemplary punishment for the owner of Tazreen Fashions as 113 workers of the factory

Fours year have passed since the Tazreen Fashions fire but Asma Akter, an injured worker of the apparel factory, is still not fully recovered physically.

Cotton consumption in Bangladesh is expected to rise 4.91 percent year-on-year to 6.4 million bales this year due

Accord, the garment factory inspection agency sponsored by European retailers, is in discussion with the

A severe gas crisis continues to take a toll on production in garment factories in major industrial zones like Savar, Ashulia and Gazipur,

ThreadSol, a Singapore-headquartered software company, has come up with a solution to reduce waste of fabrics, just in time when