Bangladesh’s garment industry has faced some serious challenges of late. In the first eight months of FY2025-26, the country’s ready-made garment exports fell 3.73 percent year on year to $25.79 billion, against $26.79 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal year.

For decades, the international image of Bangladesh has been shaped by a narrow and increasingly outdated narrative.

For Bangladesh, exporters should plan for possible delays, even where the scheduled transit time is unchanged. When ocean schedules become volatile, brands often push urgent top-ups by air or at least move samples and approvals by air. But air is also being hit.

A news report published in The Daily Star early this month highlighted many factory owners’ struggle to access the much-heralded Green Transformation Fund (GTF).

Recent developments give serious cause for alarm for the RMG sector.

UK-India's FTA highlights the urgency for Bangladesh to pursue similar trade agreements.

Bangladesh must rethink its diplomatic and industrial strategies.

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers immense potential to transform Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector

Beximco's problems are evidence of a number of ongoing problems in the garment industry.

A potential shift in US-China trade relations is a rare chance for Bangladesh to take a giant leap forward in the global garment trade.

Bangladesh is at a critical crossroads in its energy policy.

The Bangladesh Climate Action Forum 2024 which recently concluded in Dhaka was a huge success and surpassed all expectations.

To maintain its position as a global leader in the garment industry, Bangladesh must prioritise unity and stability.

We need to look at what the business community needs from our state and non-state institutions.

The RMG industry has provided lakhs of women, with their first formal employment opportunities.

A country’s energy mix may even one day override all other issues given the climate crisis we face.

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022 had significant implications for the global gas supply chain, and caused what many termed a gas crisis. The reduction in supply led to a dramatic rise in gas prices globally. .Indeed, gas prices in Europe reached unprecedented levels, impacting ene

We live in a world where approximately 9.2 percent of the global population lives on less than $2.15 per day according to figures from 2019.

The carbon offsetting schemes that have been discredited in the past could be improved

Are fashion brands becoming more than retailers of clothing?