Textile & Garments

Most of the readymade garment (RMG) manufacturers have paid the wages and Eid bonuses on or before April 19, said the Industrial Police and the industry insiders. Moreover, there have been no complaints regarding the payments of wages, allowances and bonuses to the workers of the RMG sector ahead of …

Weavers of traditional Monipuri-style clothing in greater Sylhet passed busy days ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr as sales and prices have been good amid the ongoing festive season, which contributes most of their annual earnings. Traders from all over Bangladesh started arriving at markets in the region about a week …

Three new readymade garment (RMG) industrial units in Bangladesh received US Green Building Council’s (USGBC)-approved leadership in energy and environmental design (Leed) certificates. On April 12, Trust Knitwear Garments Building and Trust Knitwear Washing and Dying Building of Bhabanipur in Gazipur received gold certificates from the USGBC, while also receiving …

Safety in large export-oriented garment factories in Bangladesh has improved but global apparel brands and retailers continue to put exploitative economic pressure on the factory owners, according to a global report. FE It also showed that the low-paid workers are the worst sufferers of such practices as factory owners are …

Workers of 3,161 industrial units out of the 9,616 in eight areas under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Police across the country are yet to be paid wages for March. The factories are located in Ashulia, Gazipur, Chattogram, Narayanganj, Mymensingh, Khulna Comilla and Sylhet. Highest 1,015 factories in Ashulia Zone …

Yesterday’s blaze at Dhaka New Super Market has severely affected trade of nearby markets, that too with just a week to go before Eid-ul-Fitr. Eid-ul-Fitr is one of the biggest religious festivals in Muslim-majority Bangladesh and the volume of clothing sales increases severalfold ahead of the festival. Housing thousands of …

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 …