The future of Bangladesh’s garment industry will be influenced by climate change, automation, artificial intelligence, environmental regulations, and changing consumer expectations.

Parliament was told that 282 BGMEA and 120 BKMEA member factories shut during the period amid global and domestic pressures

Manufacturers say growth is partly explained by a low base last year, as gas and power shortages now disrupt production

Bangladesh built its garment industry on scale, competitive labour costs, and the ability to supply large volumes of basic apparel.

With Wednesday's public holiday marking the second anniversary of the July Uprising, and Friday and Saturday being weekly holidays, factory managements opted to shut for three consecutive days rather than reopen today before the weekend

Bangladesh’s merchandise exports declined by nearly one percent year-on-year in July, the first month of the current fiscal year, due to a sluggish performance in garment shipments.

Textile millers yesterday urged the government to introduce a special refinancing scheme for existing loans to export-oriented primary textile industries with a maximum interest rate of 5 percent.

The second Bangladesh-China Green Textile Expo 2026 begins today

April earnings climbed from $3.01 billion a year earlier and were up 15.20 percent from $3.48 billion in March

While Bangladesh offers the lowest wages ($115–$135 monthly) in the region, we suffer from the longest lead times—around 90-120 days on average—which is a major competitive disadvantage.

The commerce ministry is gearing up to take action against traders accused of cheating consumers through false declarations of goods, particularly garments, ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr shopping season.

Bangladesh is the friend who styles everyone else for the party but shows up wearing a borrowed fit.

The July uprising of 2024 paved the way for reimagining Bangladesh’s economic future.

Why can’t Bangladesh have its own global apparel brand?

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

Competitive market pressures, fluctuations in raw material prices responsible for the decline 

Explore social compliance audits in Bangladesh’s RMG sector and their impact on workers.

Bangladesh has emerged as an economic success story, primarily through its booming ready-made garments (RMG) sector.

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

The USA's overall apparel imports from the world also fell by 0.33 percent to $67.04 billion during the January-October period, the data showed. China ranked first in apparel shipments to the USA, with Vietnam in second place