BGMEA
RMG export prices fall by 16% in 8 months: BGMEA
Apparel’s demand decreases among end consumers hit hard by high inflation, it says
1 June 2024
BGMEA again seeks duty-free garment exports to US market
At the meeting, the BGMEA also urged the USTR to put pressure on US clothing retailers and brands to increase the per unit price paid for garment items sourced from Bangladesh.
23 April 2024
All member factories completed paying March salary, Eid bonus: BGMEA
BGMEA President SM Mannan Kochi says in a press briefing today
10 April 2024
SM Mannan Kochi nominated as new BGMEA president
Syed Nazrul Islam new first vice-president and Khandoker Rafiqul Islam senior vice-president
14 March 2024
SM Mannan Kochi all set to be next BGMEA president
Kochi bagged all 35 posts of directors in the biennial election for 2024-26 tenure
9 March 2024
BGMEA for removal of non-tariff barriers to Indo-Bangla trade
BGMEA president meets Bangladeshi high commissioner to India
29 February 2024
Forum introduces panel members for next BGMEA polls
Thirty-five members from the Forum panel will participate in the biennial election
27 February 2024
Aspirants flock to maiden BGMEA career summit
BGMEA, in collaboration with SEIP, organised the two-day Career Summit and Fest for the first time at the BGMEA Complex in Uttara
23 December 2023
RMG Workers’ Life After Protests: Plagued by uncertainty
Since the announcement of the new wage, the workers have been reiterating that it will not bring them any semblance of relief, but fighting for it has brought on all kinds of trouble.
9 December 2023
Remembering Annisul Huq: The man behind the public persona
Six years ago, a perfectly healthy man in his 60s just left me and my children in a state of shock and emptiness.
30 November 2023
BGMEA again calls for RMG price hike
It sent another letter to the international buyers on Nov 17
19 November 2023
There is no ‘development’ without a living wage
If we can feed the RMG industry with blood, sweat, and taxes year after year, surely we should be able to decide the bare minimum that it pays its workers?
18 November 2023
A tale of the Green versus the Red
The RMG sector needs to be united in being professional, go forward with value addition and, most of all, opt for strong industrial relations with labour.
16 November 2023
Buyers ready to pay more for value-added garments
International clothing retailers and brands have suggested that local garment suppliers produce more value-added garment items for better prices as work orders may rebound after the general election of the country next year.
16 November 2023
BGMEA seeks higher prices from buyers
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged US clothing retailers and brands to pay higher prices from December 1 as owners are set to pay a higher wage to workers..BGMEA President Faruque Hassan made the request in a letter to Stephen Lamar, president and
13 November 2023
BGMEA members can keep factories shut in case of unrest, vandalism
Owners of garment factories that face unrest or vandalism can keep those closed, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) said today.
12 November 2023
RMG makers to implement new wage from Dec
Members of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will implement the new wage structure for their workers from December this year as per the recommendation of the government-formed wage board, said the trade body yesterday.
1 November 2023
BGMEA members to implement new wage for garment workers from December
The member factories of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will implement the new wage structure for their workers from December this year as per the recommendation of the government-formed wage board, said the trade body today.
31 October 2023
Policy support sought to weather economic challenges: BGMEA
BGMEA delegation meets finance secretary
3 October 2023
US visa restrictions won’t affect garment shipment: BGMEA president
The US visa restrictions will not have any impact on the apparel shipment to the American market, said Faruque Hassan, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), today.
26 September 2023