Textile & Garments

On the eve of holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest religious festivals for the Muslims, shopping in the silk shops and showrooms has gained momentum. The fashion passionate people use silk wear during Eid festival in this region which is famous for quality silk production. Silk fabrics, weaved and designed …

To retain forex reserves and to boost garment value addition, the textile millers of the country requested a temporary halt on the import of cotton yarn used in readymade garment (RMG) industry. In a letter to the Bangladesh Bank governor on April 3, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) President Mohammad …

The government on Sunday formed minimum wage board to review the wages of the readymade garment workers through appointment of owners’ and workers’ representatives of the RMG sector to the board. The government took the initiative to review the minimum monthly wages of workers and employees five years after the …

The commerce ministry’s Export Competitiveness for Jobs (EC4J) project, which aims to expand Bangladesh’s export basket, has once again failed to meet its deadline and become costlier due to slow implementation. The Tk 941 crore project has seen only 25 per cent progress following its previous six-year completion schedule, according …

Sales of handloom clothing, such as saris and lungis, usually peak during the shopping season centring Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival for Muslims in Bangladesh. However, weavers and traders of handloom clothing in Pabna and Sirajganj, the two biggest producing regions, are been left disappointed by poor demand this year. …

The fire at Bangabazar on Tuesday morning not only affected shop owners at the apparel shopping complex in Dhaka’s Gulistan, but also other players in the supply chain. For example, many traders accepted deferred payments for supplying goods to retail outlets at the market, much of which was razed by …

Apparel import to the European Union (EU) – the largest destination for Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) – witnessed an encouraging growth of 35.69% to $22.89 billion in the last calendar year, up from $16.87 billion in 2021. The European Statistical Office (Eurostat) published their latest import statistics compiled by the …

Fashion retailer H&M reported a surprise operating profit for the December to February period as cost-cutting measures started to bear fruit despite consumers curbing spending, but said a cold spell was holding back sales in March. While H&M showed signs of bringing its costs under control, it still struggled to …

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) wants to amend the Bangladesh EPZ Labour Act to allow for trade unions and other worker rights, which is also favored by US and European Union (EU) officials. The garment industry’s governing organization believes that all sectors should have equal rights and …

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has apprehended that the export earnings’ growth might decline in March as global buyers changed their sourcing strategy due to geopolitical tensions and production plan in apparel factories were being disrupted. BGMEA president Faruque Hassan at a press conference on Saturday held at …