RMG
The barriers to unionisation in the garment industry
Bangladesh has a class problem which deters from effective conversations about the many barriers to operational unionisation in the garment industry.
Funding decarbonisation in RMG sector requires smart policies
The challenges are multifaceted, from a heavy reliance on fossil fuels to inefficiencies within factory operations.
Labour unrest caused $400m loss in garment industry: BGMEA
Work orders from international brands returning as normalcy returns
How our RMG industry empowered women
The RMG industry has provided lakhs of women, with their first formal employment opportunities.
Opinion / Bangladesh on the renewable energy race track
A country’s energy mix may even one day override all other issues given the climate crisis we face.
Govt sets $110 billion export earnings for FY27
The government has set a target to export goods and services worth $110 billion in the fiscal year of 2026-27, which is double the earnings recorded in the last financial year
Will corporations finally be held accountable?
EU’s new law on corporate responsibility a step in the right direction
We need to know more about Shein’s $9 jeans
First, is any of this even ethical? Second, how is Shein retailing clothing so cheaply?
Time for fashion brands, retailers to rethink green strategies
Over the past two or three years, we have seen a huge backlash against sustainability marketing in the West.
Automation’s role in RMG production remains uncertain
There is no doubt that automation can be both a threat and an opportunity for our garment industry and its workers, depending on how it is implemented and managed.
Non-traditional products that are driving exports alongside RMG
Apart from garment items, some non-traditional products played a vital role in gaining export earnings for Bangladesh even amid the global economic slowdown in the previous fiscal year.
BGMEA again seeks extension of EU GSP
The garment makers' platform sits with EU ambassador today
BGMEA moves to utilise Jamdani for wider global presence
It gives special training to 160 students, weavers, Jamdani makers
25 global textile CEOs in Dhaka for low carbon emission
Their two-day tour began on June 18
'Training for women in RMG to raise factory productivity'
An IFC, ILO assessment finds
Garments export to US declines
Garment exports to the US, the single largest export destination of Bangladesh, declined by 17.88 percent year on year in January-April period.
Bangladesh leaps to top position in RMG export to EU in volume
Bangladesh secured the top position in garment shipments to the European Union during the January-March period, overtaking China in terms of quantity, as retailers in the trade bloc have started diversifying their sources to reduce overdependence.
RMG minimum wage board holds first meeting
No proposal on minimum salary was placed
US embassy welcomes removal of fumigation for imported American cotton
Effective May 16, 2023, US cotton can arrive in Bangladesh without fumigation at the port of entry