garments sector

BGMEA again seeks extension of EU GSP

The garment makers' platform sits with EU ambassador today

High Court stays Accord 2018 agreement implementation

The High Court stays the implementation of the Accord 2018 agreement as its tenure was extended without the approval of the government.

Tofail for keeping source tax on export at 0.6%

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed warns of new challenges for the country’s garments sector, suggested the government not to increase tax at source on export at this moment.

Editorial / Significant progress in RMG safety

The Transparency International's Bangladesh chapter (TIB) has termed the work done over the last three years by the readymade garments (RMG) sector on improving safety standards as “revolutionary”.

KNOT SO TRUE / Not-So-Sweet-16 “scenarios”

A forty-six page report is supposed to be impressive. An educated guess would indicate that there are at least twenty thousand words in there...

GSP: Bangladesh’s reforms and unfinished tasks

Bangladesh made unprecedented progress in labour and safety standards over the last two years, which had raised hopes for the country of regaining trade benefits from the United States.

June 26, 2023
June 26, 2023

BGMEA again seeks extension of EU GSP

The garment makers' platform sits with EU ambassador today

October 15, 2017
October 15, 2017

High Court stays Accord 2018 agreement implementation

The High Court stays the implementation of the Accord 2018 agreement as its tenure was extended without the approval of the government.

June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016

Tofail for keeping source tax on export at 0.6%

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed warns of new challenges for the country’s garments sector, suggested the government not to increase tax at source on export at this moment.

April 23, 2016
April 23, 2016

Significant progress in RMG safety

The Transparency International's Bangladesh chapter (TIB) has termed the work done over the last three years by the readymade garments (RMG) sector on improving safety standards as “revolutionary”.

January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016

Not-So-Sweet-16 “scenarios”

A forty-six page report is supposed to be impressive. An educated guess would indicate that there are at least twenty thousand words in there...

August 11, 2015
August 11, 2015

GSP: Bangladesh’s reforms and unfinished tasks

Bangladesh made unprecedented progress in labour and safety standards over the last two years, which had raised hopes for the country of regaining trade benefits from the United States.