BGMEA

BGMEA again seeks duty-free garment exports to US market

At the meeting, the BGMEA also urged the USTR to put pressure on US clothing retailers and brands to increase the per unit price paid for garment items sourced from Bangladesh.

All member factories completed paying March salary, Eid bonus: BGMEA

BGMEA President SM Mannan Kochi says in a press briefing today

SM Mannan Kochi nominated as new BGMEA president

Syed Nazrul Islam new first vice-president and Khandoker Rafiqul Islam senior vice-president

SM Mannan Kochi all set to be next BGMEA president

Kochi bagged all 35 posts of directors in the biennial election for 2024-26 tenure

BGMEA for removal of non-tariff barriers to Indo-Bangla trade

BGMEA president meets Bangladeshi high commissioner to India

Forum introduces panel members for next BGMEA polls

Thirty-five members from the Forum panel will participate in the biennial election

Aspirants flock to maiden BGMEA career summit

BGMEA, in collaboration with SEIP, organised the two-day Career Summit and Fest for the first time at the BGMEA Complex in Uttara

Human Rights Day / RMG Workers’ Life After Protests: Plagued by uncertainty

Since the announcement of the new wage, the workers have been reiterating that it will not bring them any semblance of relief, but fighting for it has brought on all kinds of trouble.

Remembering Annisul Huq: The man behind the public persona

Six years ago, a perfectly healthy man in his 60s just left me and my children in a state of shock and emptiness.

November 18, 2023
November 18, 2023

There is no ‘development’ without a living wage

If we can feed the RMG industry with blood, sweat, and taxes year after year, surely we should be able to decide the bare minimum that it pays its workers?

November 16, 2023
November 16, 2023

A tale of the Green versus the Red

The RMG sector needs to be united in being professional, go forward with value addition and, most of all, opt for strong industrial relations with labour.

November 16, 2023
November 16, 2023

Buyers ready to pay more for value-added garments

International clothing retailers and brands have suggested that local garment suppliers produce more value-added garment items for better prices as work orders may rebound after the general election of the country next year.

November 13, 2023
November 13, 2023

BGMEA seeks higher prices from buyers

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged US clothing retailers and brands to pay higher prices from December 1 as owners are set to pay a higher wage to workers..BGMEA President Faruque Hassan made the request in a letter to Stephen Lamar, president and

November 12, 2023
November 12, 2023

BGMEA members can keep factories shut in case of unrest, vandalism

Owners of garment factories that face unrest or vandalism can keep those closed, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) said today.

November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023

RMG makers to implement new wage from Dec

Members of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will implement the new wage structure for their workers from December this year as per the recommendation of the government-formed wage board, said the trade body yesterday.

October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023

BGMEA members to implement new wage for garment workers from December

The member factories of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will implement the new wage structure for their workers from December this year as per the recommendation of the government-formed wage board, said the trade body today.

October 3, 2023
October 3, 2023

Policy support sought to weather economic challenges: BGMEA

BGMEA delegation meets finance secretary

September 26, 2023
September 26, 2023

US visa restrictions won’t affect garment shipment: BGMEA president

The US visa restrictions will not have any impact on the apparel shipment to the American market, said Faruque Hassan, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), today.

July 9, 2023
July 9, 2023

'Exporters have to suffer for months for exchange rate gap'

The leaders of BGMEA, BKMEA, BTMA say at a roundtable

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