Anwar Hossain, an administrator of the BGMEA, chaired the discussion
Four associations, including BGMEA, sent joint letter to the power adviser
The government yesterday appointed Md Anwar Hossain, vice-chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), as administrator of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) after the resignation of the association's elected president, SM Mannan Kochi, on August 24.
Work orders from international brands returning as normalcy returns
Workers of Birds Group, a textile maker in Bangladesh, withdrew their blockade at the Baipail intersection of the Nabinagar-Chandra highway in Dhaka’s Ashulia yesterday after being assured that all their arrears will soon be paid..At around 9:30am last Monday, workers of Birds Group blocke
They made the demand at a press conference at the BGMEA office
The garment factory owners have agreed to raise the workers’ attendance bonus by Tk 225 and tiffin and night allowance by Tk 10 to restore normalcy in the production units
Bangladesh now boasts 229 eco-friendly garment factories, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)
Most factories in the Ashulia area resumed operations today, while 20 factories remain shut in the Ashulia Industrial area, police said.
Such incidents are becoming a serious problem for apparel exporters
There is a huge prospect for bilateral trade between Bangladesh and India, especially in the garment and textile sectors, according to Faruque Hassan, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
The BGMEA president met a delegation of Proparco in Paris on February 18
Are RMG orders going to fall drastically?
Belgian Queen Mathilde today praised the transition of Bangladesh’s garment industry towards sustainable and responsible manufacturing and the progress the south Asian country has achieved to ensure workers’ rights and welfare.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) today asked international retailers and brands to pay “ethical” prices for apparel items sourced from the country as local producers have spent heavily on improving their safety and compliance standards.
The garment makers have urged the government to increase gas price in phases because it is tough to tolerate a sudden big hike amid the existing volatile domestic and global economic situation.
A vessel with 10 metres draught berthed at a jetty of the Chattogram port for the first time yesterday, a major leap forward as the movement of larger ships is expected to cut costs and save time.
The growth of garment shipment to the US and the European Union declined in July-December as consumers in the two largest export destinations of Bangladesh have remained concerned about the persisting economic uncertainty for the raging Russia-Ukraine war.
Behind the scenes of ‘Made in Bangladesh’
