BGMEA calls emergency meeting on export slump
8 hour(s) ago
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will hold an emergency board meeting today to review the persistent decline in garment exports.
8 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh may face 10% more tariff on US exports
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The US has proposed fresh tariffs on 60 countries, including Bangladesh, because they have failed to prove they do not import industrial raw materials from places where forced labour is used.
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Smooth LDC Graduation / Clear reform progress essential, says Debapriya
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh should show clear progress in the reforms it has committed to the UN CDP to secure a short deferral of its LDC graduation, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), yesterday.
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Smooth LDC Graduation / High-level committee to oversee reforms
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The government is planning to form a high-level committee to implement and monitor the action plans it has committed to the United Nations Committee for Development Policy (UN CDP), as part of efforts to ensure a smooth graduation from the least developed country (LDC) group.
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
US cotton plan considers Bangladesh a key market
1 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh is expected to play a significant role in a new US initiative aimed at boosting American cotton exports, as the Trump administration links potential tariff benefits for Bangladeshi apparel exports to the use of US cotton and textile inputs.
1 June 2026, 00:00 AM
EU to assess Bangladesh’s proposal for FTA
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The European Union is set to begin an internal assessment of Bangladesh’s proposal for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the bloc, nearly a year after the proposal was first placed.
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Over 95% of apparel factories pay April salaries
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
More than 95 percent of factories across garment and textile associations paid April salaries ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as of yesterday evening, according to Industrial Police (IP) data.
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
High duties on solar parts slow green transition
25 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The government should reduce import duties on solar equipment in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2026-27 to encourage wider adoption of renewable energy and help exporters meet international compliance requirements, said Vidiya Amrit Khan, vice-president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
25 May 2026, 00:00 AM
‘Sustainability of businesses depends on how we protect our workers from COVID-19’
Tuomo Poutiainen, country director at the International Labour Organisation, speaks about May Day, measures aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic and the importance of protecting workers, by Refayet Ullah Mirdha and Md Fazlur Rahman
30 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Closed Factories: Pay workers 60pc of gross salary for April
In a bid to avert job cuts and temporary closures during Covid-19 outbreak, the government yesterday directed ready-made garment factory owners to pay their workers’ salary by 60 percent for April.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Biman waives demurrage on storage at Shahjalal Airport
The government yesterday decided to waive the demurrage fees on the storage of imported raw materials of garment items piled up at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) warehouse.
28 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Layoffs unlawful during general shutdown
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) has launched an investigation to find out whether the garment factories that are going for temporary closures following mass order cancellations are doing so by the book.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Guideline on the way for garment factory reopening
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) has been making a guideline for reopening the garment factories, most of which have been asked to shut down by the sector’s apex trade body on April 11.
22 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Garment factories now have until Apr 26 to open workers’ MFS accounts
The Bangladesh Bank has extended the deadline for opening mobile financial service (MFS) accounts for the employees of export-oriented factories by six days to April 26.
20 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Exporters are a bundle of nerves now
Bangladesh’s export earnings await a massive blow in the coming months as the global coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on orders and shipment while sending factories to a near standstill, exporters and experts said.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Export earnings fall by 18.29% in March: EPB data
Export earnings in March declined by 18.29 percent year on year to $2.73 billion due to a fall in shipment of apparels, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
18 April 2020, 18:44 PM
April 16 Deadline: 370 RMG factories didn’t pay workers
At least 370 garment factories have failed to pay their workers’ salary within the stipulated time of April 16, said the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE).
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Logistics industry rattled
The logistics and freight forwarding business in Bangladesh has been devastated by the global coronavirus pandemic, which has led to a nosedive in transportation of goods by land, air and sea.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
RMG factories not opening on April 26
The garment factories are not reopening on April 26, which was fixed by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) earlier.
17 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Social distancing in garment factories out of the question
Social distancing has proven to be one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of the lethal coronavirus but the safeguard remains largely elusive in Bangladesh’s garment factories that employ about 4.1 million people.
16 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Legal action against factories if they don’t pay salary by April 16
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) on April 14 issued a statement saying the government will take legal action against factory owners if they fail to pay workers by April 16.
15 April 2020, 14:04 PM
Coronavirus outbreak: Rights bodies express concern over ‘10,000 RMG workers laid off’
Three rights platforms for the garment sector in a joint statement expressed concern over the termination of 10,000 workers from different garment factories following the coronavirus outbreak.
13 April 2020, 19:43 PM
Roadblock in going for full digital salary payment overnight
Only 9 per cent garment factories pay wages to workers through mobile financial services (MFS) and 4 per cent through banks, according to a new study, whose findings may make it difficult for the country to digitally pay 4.1 million apparel workers overnight.
11 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Nine Asian garment trade bodies push for responsible purchasing practice
Six textile and garment-producing Asian nations have joined hands to urge global apparel retailers and brands to show responsible business behaviour during the coronavirus pandemic.
8 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Global brands promise to stand by apparel suppliers
At least 15 international apparel retailers and brands have so far assured Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers that they will accept shipments of products that were previously ordered, in an effort to help the country’s exporters deal with the coronavirus fallout.
4 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Tk 3,500cr yarn, fabrics pile up in mills
Yarn and fabrics worth Tk 3,500 crore have piled up in some 250 spinning and weaving mills because of the ongoing movement restriction to curb the spread of coronavirus.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Factories can pay wages for 3 months from stimulus package
The owners of export-oriented companies and factories can pay wages to their workers for up to three months from the Tk 5,000 crore stimulus package unveiled by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh eligible for EU GSP
Bangladesh will remain an eligible country for the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) as the European Ombudsman has found no maladministration in a case filed over non-compliance of labour rights.
31 March 2020, 18:00 PM