There is no doubt that automation can be both a threat and an opportunity for our garment industry and its workers, depending on how it is implemented and managed.

Apart from garment items, some non-traditional products played a vital role in gaining export earnings for Bangladesh even amid the global economic slowdown in the previous fiscal year.

The garment makers' platform sits with EU ambassador today

It gives special training to 160 students, weavers, Jamdani makers

Their two-day tour began on June 18

An IFC, ILO assessment finds

Garment exports to the US, the single largest export destination of Bangladesh, declined by 17.88 percent year on year in January-April period.

Bangladesh secured the top position in garment shipments to the European Union during the January-March period, overtaking China in terms of quantity, as retailers in the trade bloc have started diversifying their sources to reduce overdependence.

No proposal on minimum salary was placed

Effective May 16, 2023, US cotton can arrive in Bangladesh without fumigation at the port of entry

Buyers Forum is a group of the representatives of major apparel brands in the globe

Bangladesh still lacks strong governing institutions that could effectively monitor safety issues in the RMG industry

Bangladesh retained second position in apparel shipments to the European Union (EU) in the first two months of the current year with a 22.75 per cent share of the trade bloc’s overall garment imports, according to data from EUROSTAT.

Only 6 factories are still working clear the bonus

Bangladesh has gradually turned into a major manufacturing hub for winter jackets as work orders are mainly shifting away from China due to higher production costs and a shortage of skilled workers in the country.

Bangladesh’s export earnings stood at $4.63 billion in February, the lowest in four months, although overall receipts rose 7.81 per cent year-on-year led by apparel, leather and leather goods shipments, official figures showed yesterday.  

Sabiha Saiki Fashion shipped 85 consignments worth Tk 22 crore through Ctg port in the last three years using fake documents

Readymade garment manufacturer A Plus Sweater Ltd had sent an RMG consignment to Chattogram Port from its Gazipur factory on eight covered vans on October 29 last year for shipment to Brazil.

In theory, this sounds like a good idea, but it is not so straightforward.

Unpredictability has become the new normal in a world afflicted by the forces of deglobalisation amidst rising geopolitical tensions.