readymade garments (RMG)
Corporate tax hiked for RMG units
Corporate tax for the readymade garments units will be hiked to 15 per cent, what Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposes in his budget for fiscal 2018-19.
RMG sector gets highest 5% cash incentive
Dominating export sector, the readymade garments industry is getting a highest cash incentive of 5 per cent in the budget for fiscal 2019-20.
Corporate tax hiked for RMG units
Corporate tax for the readymade garments units will be hiked to 15 per cent, what Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposes in his budget for fiscal 2018-19.
RMG worker’s death: Fellows block Dhaka-Aricha highway
The RMG workers, who blocked Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar protesting the death of their fellow worker this afternoon, withdrew the agitation following the garment authorities' assurance of providing Tk 8 lakh as compassion.
Making strides in workers' rights
On November 24, 2012 a fire broke out in Tazreen Fashions garment factory in Ashulia that led to the death of at least 112 workers trapped in a building without adequate emergency exits.
Moving forward from the Rana Plaza tragedy
The readymade garments (RMG) sector of Bangladesh has undertaken significant compliance measures to ensure safety of factories...
Security issues: 790 RMG factories shut down, says minister
A total of 790 readymade garment factories, including 39 export-oriented ones, are shut down following inspections under the supervision of Jatiya Udyog, Accord and Alliance, the commerce minister says.
RMG worker’s body found at Ashulia factory
Police recover ed the body of a readymade garment worker at his factory in Ashulia of Savar, outskirts of Dhaka.
RMG: Smartest Strategies
Bangladesh's manufacturing sector has grown steadily as the country has industrialised. Manufacturing now accounts for 30 percent of GDP, nearly double the share of agriculture.
US committed to protect factory workers: Bernicat
The United States is committed to continue efforts to protect Bangladesh’s factory workers, US Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat says.
Significant progress in RMG safety
The Transparency International's Bangladesh chapter (TIB) has termed the work done over the last three years by the readymade garments (RMG) sector on improving safety standards as “revolutionary”.