Bangladesh RMG sector
US trade body defends Bangladesh at USITC hearing
Despite facing one of the highest tariff rates, Bangladesh is the third-largest apparel exporter to markets in the US because of its efforts to improve working conditions, end forced labour, stamp out counterfeits, and provide safe and high-quality products to American consumers, said the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) at a hearing recently.
BGMEA chief quizzed by US agency on price rise of apparel items
The president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday faced a barrage of questions from the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) during a hearing.
US to look into 'unhealthy competition' in garment pricing
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) is going to hold a hearing involving Bangladesh to see whether a recent rise in prices of garment items sourced from the country had anything to do with unhealthy competition.
Bangladesh’s growing prowess in RMG makes Chinese investors upbeat
Chinese textile and garment entrepreneurs are bullish about Bangladesh as the country cements its position as a top supplier of apparel items, evidenced from a healthy flow of orders from international clothing retailers and brands.
What's holding us back from diversifying our exports?
Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director at Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), discusses the challenges that Bangladesh has to overcome on its journey to becoming a middle-income country, in an exclusive interview with Naimul Alam Alvi of The Daily Star.
Must workers die for seeking fair wages?
The manner in which RMG unrest is being handled defies logic
Why should RMG workers toil to live below the poverty line?
How acceptable is this minimum wage of Tk 12,500?
Bangladesh must prepare for shorter production runs
We are not geared for such runs in the same way that some manufacturers in Europe are.
Environmental compliance may weed out smaller garment factories
Will we see an industry which has fewer and larger players?
Sustainable pricing is crucial for our apparel industry
The ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh has enjoyed rapid growth, with the country now well established as the world's second largest supplier of apparel and with the industry accounting for 83 percent of Bangladesh's exports, employing some 4.4 million people.
Minimum Wage of Tk 8,000: RMG workers stage demos in capital
Workers of readymade garment factories yesterday staged demonstrations in Dhaka, rejecting the government's decision of fixing their minimum monthly wage at Tk 8,000.
Bangladesh’s RMG lot safer now: US
US Ambassadorto Dhaka, Marcia Bernicat underlines that Bangladesh’s readymade garments sector is much safer than what it was in 2013.
Bangladesh leads the way
Bangladesh has more green garment factories than any other country in the world.
Transparency: What does it mean for the apparel industry?
A news item that probably did not get much attention in Bangladesh media was an announcement in The Hague that an international court has accepted a case against two well-known fashion brands in March 2018.
10 hurt as garment workers clash with cops in Mirpur
Two police officials and several others are injured as garment workers engage in a clash with law enforcers in Mirpur 1 of Dhaka.
