The voting of the biennial election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) ended at 5pm today

Voting started at 10:00am and will continue till 5:00pm at the BGMEA’s Dhaka and Chattogram offices

Bangladesh’s garment and textile businesses yesterday sought to import apparel and textile waste, including clippings, on a duty-free basis in a bid to boost recycled fibre production

Bangladesh needs to formulate and establish a proper national wage-setting system, said a top official of International Labour Organisation (ILO) yesterday.

Bangladesh exported garments worth $4.49 billion in February 2024, one of the highest for any single month, undergoing a year-on-year growth of 13.93 percent, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).

Six factories in the textile and leather sectors received the “Social Dialogue Award” for their outstanding work in fostering a culture of inclusive dialogue and participation in the workplace.

Skills gap, employer-employee trust deficit, rising operational cost are the major challenges

The use of non-cotton fibre in garment production in Bangladesh has increased to 29 percent from 25 percent in the last three years as exporters go for diversification for better prices and to expand their global footprint, according to a new study.

BGMEA president meets Bangladeshi high commissioner to India

Thirty-five members from the Forum panel will participate in the biennial election

Bangladesh needs more social protection for workers as a large number of them receive meagre wages, according to an economist.

The company will issue a zero-coupon bond

Garment shipment to non-traditional markets grew 11.69 percent year-on-year to $5.46 billion in July-January of the current fiscal year

Comfit Composite Knit Ltd and Fakir Eco Knitwears are the two latest garment factories to receive the Leadership in Energy and Environmentally Design (LEED) certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for their eco-friendly initiatives

.Around 4,500 workers of the factory protested in Chandra area from 9:00am to 2:00pm

It received LEED Platinum certification from USGBC

BGMEA election is scheduled to be held on March 9

Several hundred workers of Abanti Colour Tex Limited, an export-oriented factory of Crony Group in BSCIC area of Fatullah, demonstrated on the factory premises for two hours in the morning

It made Tk 24.83 crore in Oct-Dec of FY24, Tk 18.07 in the same period FY23

Local garment makers should diversify their products and invest in human resource development to prepare for any hurdles that may come after Bangladesh graduates from a least developed country (LDC) in 2026, according to experts.