Readymade garment (RMG)

Exports rise but Trump tariffs create uncertainty

After two months of sluggish growth, Bangladesh’s exports surged in March, driven by strong growth in the readymade garment (RMG) sector.

Exports surge in March

“Bangladesh’s export sector has demonstrated a commendable performance,” said the EPB

Large listed RMG makers secure higher profits

Most listed readymade garment (RMG) producers secured higher profits during the October-December period of this fiscal year, buoyed by global demand even amidst the myriad challenges plaguing Bangladesh’s overall business climate.

Textile engineers identify top challenges for textile, RMG sectors

Skills gap, employer-employee trust deficit, rising operational cost are the major challenges

Workers are right to decry poor wages

Authorities should take sensible steps to restore normalcy

Bangladesh poised to overtake China in apparel export to EU

Bangladesh is poised to overtake China in garment exports to Europe, the world’s largest market, anytime in the near future for work orders shifting its way and its price competitiveness.

RMG makers can go digital to remain visible

As the global economy is threatened by recession, RMG makers will have to come up with strategies to deal.

Garment export order falls 20pc as inflation, war bite

Work orders to the garment sector in Bangladesh fell by more than 20 per cent for the September and November season as consumers in the western world are tightening their belts owing to blistering inflation and deepening uncertainty caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. 

July 12, 2020
July 12, 2020

RMG workers demonstrate for factory to reopen, arrears in Savar

Workers of a readymade garment factory in Savar today demonstrated, demanding to reopen their factory and salary for June.

April 26, 2020
April 26, 2020

RMG workers demonstrate in Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar

Readymade garment (RMG) workers in Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar take to the streets, protesting layoff and demanding wages for the month of March.

April 19, 2020
April 19, 2020

RMG workers stage demo in Savar for due wages

Readymade garment (RMG) workers of a factory in Savar stage a demonstration demanding their due salaries.

April 17, 2020
April 17, 2020

RMG factories will not reopen on April 26: BGMEA president

Readymade garment (RMG) factories across the country are not reopening on April 26 as per the previous decision by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), according to the president of the association, Rubana Huq.

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