Textile & Garments

The government has decided to keep all the export-oriented factories and industries open from August 1 amid the ongoing strict lockdown which started from July 23.

Bangladesh and Vietnam have benefited most due to the shifting of apparel and footwear exports from China, according to the latest analysis.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) allocated on Thursday over Tk 2.12 billion for payment of arrears of the workers of the closed jute mills of Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC).

RMG manufacturers fear

The Walt Disney Company, once stopped it’s sourcing from Bangladesh in 2013 amid the fire and building collapse disasters, has considered to include the country in its Permitted Sourcing Country list with ILS (International Labor Standard) audits.

Clean Clothes Campaign deems it as ‘wage theft’

A duty-free facility meant for weavers has allegedly been misused to import about Tk 400 crore worth of raw materials.

Bangladesh’s garment industry, the world’s second-largest exporter of clothes, could reduce its annual spending by half a billion dollars if it recycled cotton waste from its factories and fabric mills, a circular economy group said on Wednesday.

President Faruque Hassan has requested Switzerland to consider an extension of the EBA (Everything but Arms) scheme under its Generalized Systen of Preferences (GSP) programme for 10 years for Bangladesh’s smoother transition.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has urged the Commerce Ministry to ease export procedures for the RMG industry so that the sector could address current challenges and move ahead.