"We want factories to see that sustainability is not just a cost but a competitive advantage"

He will serve the association for the 2025–27 tenure

Bangladesh should improve garment quality and delivery speed amidst intense competition in global supply chains arising from US President Donald Trump’s recent reciprocal tariffs, said some international traders yesterday..Bangladesh has the opportunity to retain its competitive edge due t

The Trump administration’s tariff hike on China and Vietnam may divert work orders to Bangladesh, said a top leader of the Forum Panel, which will contest the upcoming Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) elections, yesterday..It would be preferable if Banglad

Export proceeds amounting to around $7.6 million owed to 14 Bangladeshi exporters have been stuck in Russia for at least one year as Russian importers are facing a US dollar shortage, according to Mohammad Hatem, president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA).

In the BGMEA election, two panels — the Forum and Sammilito Parishad — are contesting

However, the unit price of apparel exports declined by 1.46 percent during the period

The association sent letters to the US embassy and an American cotton traders’ body

Bangladesh shipped apparels worth $5.74 billion in the July-March period to the USA

Currently, the corporate tax is 12 percent for export-oriented garment factories and 10 percent for green factories

2 garment factories inside Narayanganj EPZ were vandalised yesterday as workers allegedly did not join the "March for Gaza" protest

They also suggested increasing US content in manufactured goods to 20% to qualify for reduced tariff rates

The founder of Korean EPZ praises the steps taken by the chief adviser

Hundreds of workers joined the rally, which began at 4:00pm, demanding payment of overdue wages, accrued leave benefits, and Eid bonuses

“Bangladesh’s export sector has demonstrated a commendable performance,” said the EPB

Anwar Hossain, an administrator of the BGMEA, chaired the discussion

Advocate Mahbubur Rahman Ismail, president of the Bangladesh Textile-Garments Sramik Federation, who was present at the demonstration, said more than 1,000 workers blocked the ways of the labour secretary at Sromo Bhaban (headquarters of the Department of Labour) for an hour, beginning from around 5pm. 

Workers from two companies in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone staged separate protests today demanding salaries and Eid bonuses

No worker will be terminated before the Eid festival, according to a tripartite meeting held Wednesday

Despite assurances of paying salaries to workers after iftar today, the officials left the factory without paying their dues