garment industry

garment industry

Garment workers crowd the Chandra intersection in Gazipur during a four-day factory holiday. Photo: TBS

Four-day factory break triggers Eid-like highway rush in Gazipur

Around 20% of factories declared extended holidays amid a prolonged gas shortage, prompting thousands of workers to head home.

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New crop of garment entrepreneurs shun bank loans amid soaring borrowing costs

Vietnam's return to the number-two spot in global apparel exports is a warning sign for Bangladesh. Photo: TBS

RMG exports to EU fall $640m in FY26 despite May rebound 

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How cheaper Indian yarn throws Bangladesh textile out of competition

BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu presided over the AGM, which was attended by members of the board of directors on Saturday, 20 September 2025. Photo: Collected

Garment owners pledge unity to tackle industry challenges

BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu paid a courtesy call on Chowdhury Ashiq Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) today (30 June). Photo: Collected

Geopolitical instability, US tariffs pose threat to garment industry: BGMEA president

RMG workers at a factory. File Photo: TBS

How eco-labels mask the human cost of cheap fashion

BKMEA Executive President Fazlee Shamim Ehsan distributed a booklet published by BKMEA on worker social security during a programme held at Fakir Fashion Ltd in Narayanganj yesterday (11 January). Photo: Courtesy

Garment industry offers social protection for workers: BKMEA executive president

FILE PHOTO: Women work in a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

Bangladesh garment industry short on cotton as floods worsen protest backlog

HN Ashiqur Rahman, the first Bangladeshi country director of Brother Bangladesh. Photo: Courtesy

Skilling up, saving energy: How Brother is empowering Bangladesh's garment industry

A file photo of BGMEA outgoing President Faruque Hassan. Photo: BSS

Faruque Hassan emphasises enhancing digital capabilities in garment sector

Visitors check out clothes at the recent Zaber & Zubair Fabrics exhibition. Photo: TBS

Zaber & Zubair Fabrics introduces new synthetic fabric 'Cotna'

They placed the demands during a discussion on the RSC (RMG Sustainability Council) at Gulshan Club in the capital on Saturday. Photo: Courtesy 

Entrepreneurs demand separate building code for garment industry