Wage arrears a bane for RMG protesters

Delayed salary payment from a handful of RMG factory owners triggered the latest bout of labour unrest
11 November 2024, 14:48 PM

Garment export to US falls 6.29% in Jan-Sep

Bangladesh shipped $5.41 billion worth of apparels to the American market in the nine months
7 November 2024, 15:06 PM

Star journo Ahsan Habib, 18 others awarded

Habib won the first prize in the private sector category for series reports on "War hit private sector harder than pandemic"
6 November 2024, 11:58 AM

Garment exporters prefer cheaper Maldives, bypassing Dhaka, Indian airports

Exporters say the traditional air shipment routes through Dhaka, Kolkata, Colombo or Singapore had either become too expensive or too slow
4 November 2024, 06:50 AM

Denim Expo begins in Dhaka tomorrow

Bangladesh Apparel Exchange will organise the two-day expo
3 November 2024, 13:42 PM

Thursday’s Clash: 9 held, 1,000 workers sued

At least nine people were arrested over clashes between police, army personnel, and demonstrating RMG workers in the capital’s Kachukhet and Mirpur-14 areas on Thursday.
1 November 2024, 19:00 PM

Injured female RMG worker dies in DMCH

A female garment worker succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday after being injured allegedly from police firing during a recent protest demanding arrears in Ashulia
27 October 2024, 19:53 PM

New administrator forms 10-member panel to run BGMEA

They are: Md Shahidullah Azim, Enamul Haque Khan (Bablu), Miran Ali, M Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Asif Ashraf, Rezwan Selim, ANM Saifuddin, Md Shihabuduzza Chowdhury, Shams Mahmud and Sharif Zahir
24 October 2024, 15:55 PM

Fashion brands face criticism for failure to protect labour rights in Bangladesh

Fashion brands, including H&M and Zara, are facing criticism over their lack of action to protect workers' basic rights in Bangladesh, according to Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC)..One year after a violent crackdown by state actors and employers against Bangladeshi garment workers protesting
23 October 2024, 18:32 PM
23 October 2024, 14:51 PM

Labour unrest caused $400m loss in garment industry: BGMEA

Work orders from international brands returning as normalcy returns
19 October 2024, 07:19 AM

Govt plans to introduce pension for RMG workers: Asif Mahmud

Labour and Employment Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan today said the government planned to initiate a pension scheme for readymade garment (RMG) workers to ensure their financial security after retirement
16 October 2024, 15:47 PM

Almost all RMG factories open now: CA's press wing

About 99.26 percent garments factories are open now at Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur
14 October 2024, 19:49 PM

20 RMG workers assaulted in Ashulia; six detained

At least twenty workers of a garment factory in Ashulia industrial area were assaulted today which the workers claimed were orchestrated by the factory authorities
5 October 2024, 15:24 PM

36 suppliers threaten to file lawsuit against Expo Freight for $10m arrears

The company is responsible for paying the arrears for goods supplied to now-bankrupt British retailer Debenhams
5 October 2024, 06:35 AM

Workers block highway for 2nd day, 15-km tailback in Ashulia

The workers of Birds Group in Ashulia industrial area blocked the highway since 9:00am yesterday, demanding arrears and reopening of the factory
1 October 2024, 08:08 AM

RMG workers block Nabinagar-Chandra highway

The workers of Birds Group have blocked the Nabinagar-Chandra highway's Bypail area in Ashulia industrial area, demanding unpaid salaries
30 September 2024, 18:53 PM

RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding arrears

The workers of Apparel Plus Limited blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur demanding unpaid salaries
30 September 2024, 17:24 PM

Bullet-hit RMG worker dies following clash with 'law enforcers' in Ashulia

An RMG worker died with bullet wounds after a clash broke out between protesting workers and law enforcers in Ashulia today
30 September 2024, 10:59 AM

RMG owners demand greater security to keep factories open amid labour unrest

They made the demand at a press conference at the BGMEA office 
30 September 2024, 08:48 AM