Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)

BGMEA welcomes proposed budget

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has welcomed the proposed budget for keeping the source tax and corporate tax rates for the garment sector unchanged.

Forum panel wins BGMEA election

The Forum panel has won the biennial election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), according to the final results announced by the election commission.

BGMEA holds election

The biennial election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) was held yesterday to elect office bearers for the 2025-27 tenure.

BGMEA wants 3-month window from India to clear pending shipments

The association urges the interim government to send a letter to India seeking the opportunity

690 dropped from BGMEA voters’ list

Preliminary list now has 1,806 voters

Consensus formed to hold BGMEA election in April: administrator

Updated voter list will be published and election board will be formed within January

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

BGMEA’s opposition panel demands cancellation of existing board

The Forum wants intervention of the commerce adviser and a re-election at the garment makers’ platform

Garment factories not reopening tomorrow

The BGMEA took the decision today in an emergency meeting

April 13, 2019
April 13, 2019

Brightening the image of RMG sector top priority

Newly elected BGMEA President Rubana Huq's top priority is to brighten the apparel sector's image.

April 7, 2019
April 7, 2019

Rubana climbs BGMEA summit

Rubana Huq, managing director of Mohammadi Group, is set to be the next president of the BGMEA after her panel managed a clean sweep at the biennial election -- becoming the first woman to lead the garment sector's apex trade body.

April 6, 2019
April 6, 2019

Rubana Huq elected as BGMEA’s first female president

Rubana Huq, managing director of Mohammadi Group, is going to be the first female president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) as her panel won all 35 posts of directors in the biennial election of the trade body.

September 10, 2018
September 10, 2018

BGMEA wants tax cuts to cope with wage hike

Garment factory owners yesterday decided to negotiate with the government for gaining benefits like cash incentives or tax waivers to

May 13, 2018
May 13, 2018

BGMEA president demands special trains to Ctg

Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers have demanded a special train service to access Chittagong amid long tailback persisting on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway.

May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018

Accord to stay 6 more months in Bangladesh

The Accord, a platform for factory inspection and remediation of 220 European retailers and brands, has got conditional extension from the government for the next six months after the expiry of its five-year-long stay in Bangladesh.

August 31, 2017
August 31, 2017

BGMEA seeks 1yr for building relocation

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) files a petition with the Supreme Court seeking one-year time for relocating its office building from Hatirjheel area of Dhaka.

April 27, 2016
April 27, 2016

ADB signs $30m loan for garment sector

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signs a $30-million loan deal with Brac Bank, which will be used to finance the construction and upgrade of garment factories in Bangladesh.

April 24, 2016
April 24, 2016

CPD hails reform measures

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday lauded the reforms made after the Rana Plaza disaster to ensure workers' safety at

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