RMG
Let factories run, restore internet
Production and shipments are dependent on strict lead times set by international clothing retailers and brands, yet the factories have had to be kept shut for the past three days
Bangladesh’s GDP growth rises to 6.12% in Q3
The growth rate hovered around 2.3% in the same period of FY23
Apparel shipment to the USA declines by 12.31%
The amount hit $2.9 billion in the January-May period
Cut in export incentive will hurt textile sector: BTMA
The primary textile sector will lose competitiveness in global arena, says BTMA president
RMG export to EU rises by 2% in 11 months
$21.64 billion worth of apparels were shipped to the European Union in the Jul-May period this fiscal year
RMG workers block Dhaka-Ctg highway demanding arrears
Hundreds of ready-made garment workers in Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram highway yesterday, demanding due salary and festival bonus
RMG export to USA falls 14% in Jan-Apr
Shipment to the American market has been falling for high inflationary pressure
Forex reserves decline by $51 million in a week
The reserves hit $18.67 billion on June 5, down from $18.72 billion on May 29
Journalists boycott BB governor at finance ministry's post-budget event
They made the call as a protest to journalists' entry restriction to BB office
Pay workers before Eid-ul-Azha: NHRC to garment factories
Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kamal Uddin Ahmed today urged garment factory owners to take necessary measures to pay the workers before Eid as no vested interest group can use the workers to worsen the law and order situation
Clear RMG salary, bonus before Eid vacation: Industrial Police
They also demanded action against factory owners who will stay aboard or will not pay before Eid
RMG export prices fall by 16% in 8 months: BGMEA
Apparel’s demand decreases among end consumers hit hard by high inflation, it says
Forex reserves rise by $180 million in a week
Reserves hit $18.61 billion on May 21, up from $18.43 billion on May 15
Shipping cost keeps upward trend as Red Sea Crisis lingers
Shafiur Rahman, regional operations manager of G-Star in Bangladesh, needs to send 6,146 pieces of denim trousers weighing 4,404 kilogrammes from a Gazipur-based garment factory to Amsterdam of the Netherlands.
Achieving $110b export target by FY27 is difficult
The government’s target of earning $110 billion from exports by the fiscal year of 2026-27 would be difficult to attain because of the persisting challenges in the global and local economies, economists and businesspeople said.
BGMEA seeks extension of EU's Everything but Arms facility
EU ambassador meets BGMEA president in Dhaka
