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.
Support from Buyers Forum sought for capacity building: BGMEA
Buyers Forum is a group of the representatives of major apparel brands in the globe
How are local monitoring agencies faring 10 years after Rana Plaza?
Bangladesh still lacks strong governing institutions that could effectively monitor safety issues in the RMG industry
Bangladesh retains second position in RMG export to EU
Bangladesh retained second position in apparel shipments to the European Union (EU) in the first two months of the current year with a 22.75 per cent share of the trade bloc’s overall garment imports, according to data from EUROSTAT.
99.72% RMG units paid festival bonus so far: BGMEA
Only 6 factories are still working clear the bonus
Bangladesh now a hub for making winter jackets
Bangladesh has gradually turned into a major manufacturing hub for winter jackets as work orders are mainly shifting away from China due to higher production costs and a shortage of skilled workers in the country.
Export brings $4.63b in Feb, lowest in four months
Bangladesh’s export earnings stood at $4.63 billion in February, the lowest in four months, although overall receipts rose 7.81 per cent year-on-year led by apparel, leather and leather goods shipments, official figures showed yesterday.
118 tonnes RMG goods seized on money laundering charges
Sabiha Saiki Fashion shipped 85 consignments worth Tk 22 crore through Ctg port in the last three years using fake documents
RMG shipments: At the mercy of highway robbers
Readymade garment manufacturer A Plus Sweater Ltd had sent an RMG consignment to Chattogram Port from its Gazipur factory on eight covered vans on October 29 last year for shipment to Brazil.
Talk of banning textile waste raises key questions for Bangladesh
In theory, this sounds like a good idea, but it is not so straightforward.
‘Unpredictability has become the new normal’
Unpredictability has become the new normal in a world afflicted by the forces of deglobalisation amidst rising geopolitical tensions.