RMG Bangladesh
Bangladesh's struggle with GHG emissions in textile and RMG
Growth is crucial, but it should never come at the expense of the environment and human life.
Sustainability must equal financial viability
What is more important: being a successful, financially viable business, or being a sustainable business?
The real comparative advantage of Bangladesh
The overwhelming consensus among experts and media professionals is that cheap labour is Bangladesh’s primary comparative advantage.
How garment manufacturers can cut costs
And while cost reduction is essential, it should not come at the expense of product quality.
What future will young workers work for?
The tragic reality is that we've utterly failed to incorporate young workers into our economic and political discourse
Bangladesh now top knitwear supplier to EU
Bangladesh’s knitwear exports to the European Union grew to $9 billion in the first nine months of 2023
Responsible investors can transform fashion supply chains
Fashion and textile supply chains stand to benefit greatly from the rise of the responsible investor.
We wouldn't be worried about US labour policy if we upheld labour rights
If this is the situation with labour rights in the country, we should fear not only the repercussions of the US memorandum, but also potential actions of the European Union.
'China, India can't replace our export market to the US, EU'
M Touhid Hossain, former foreign secretary of Bangladesh, discusses the implications and significance of the recent US labour rights policy with The Daily Star.
Garment sector sets worst example among industries
The R&D allocation is too meagre for an economy like Bangladesh
You can’t quell workers’ hunger by opening fire on them
Rather than assuage the workers by announcing a respectable wage, the wage board has essentially fuelled workers’ outrage and made a mockery of the wage negotiation process
How long will we ignore R&D?
Investing more in research and development vital for future economic growth
Why the delay in declaring minimum wage for RMG workers?
Will the wage board and our policymakers truly hear the stories of backbreaking work and heartbreaking debt of the garment workers, who have kept the economy going even at its worst phases?
Why CPD's proposal is not acceptable
Why should there be two different food standards for two social strata?
In Pursuit of Excellence: The Inspiring Journey of Team Group
In the heart of Bangladesh, where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers converge, a story of business prowess unfolds: not just of commercial success, but of a vision that transcends the ordinary.
It's time to sign an FTA with USA: FBCCI
FBCCI chief meets US embassy's commercial counselor
Bangladesh needs to invest more in R&D
Without it, our economic growth will lose momentum
The minimum wage question: Owner's profit versus worker's survival
The debate over wage increase has risen at a time when the majority of people in the country are suffering due to skyrocketing commodity prices
Labour unions, rights activists tell EU rep want Tk 23k minimum wage for RMG
Labour unions and rights activists met Eamon Gilmore, the European Union’s special representative for human rights, in the capital today and raised their demand for a minimum wage of Tk 23,000 for the ready-made garment sector.
