RMG industry

RMG industry

Apparel facing up to 40% fewer orders as production cost rises

Apparel facing up to 40% fewer orders as production cost rises

August-September orders drop up to 40%

Open costing could establish a baseline price floor that prevents manufacturers from undercutting each other and sacrificing profit margins. Photo: TBS

Is open costing a good idea for the RMG industry?

Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell visited a garment factory, Fakir Apparels, in Narayanganj on Thursday (21 March). Photo: Courtesy

Sweden to widen trade relations with Bangladesh’s garment industry: Swedish minister

LEED certification: 2 more factories in Bangladesh recognised as 'green'

LEED certification: 2 more factories in Bangladesh recognised as 'green'

Photo: Courtesy

BGMEA urges government to continue policy support for RMG industry

Workers at an RMG factory. File Photo: TBS

Why Bangladeshi RMG manufacturers struggle to negotiate prices with intl buyers

File photo of survivors and relatives of Bangladeshi garment workers killed in the Tazreen Fashions fire accident and Rana Plaza garment factory building collapse react during a demonstration in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka on 24 November 2013. AFP

11 years of Tazreen fire: Injured workers still carry the pain

ACT is one of many organisations in the last couple of months that have been advocating for an increase in minimum wages in Bangladesh. Photo: Collected

Group with political agenda attempting to create unrest in RMG sector: Ex-BGMEA president

Tariq Omar Ali. Sketch: TBS

Some of the nostalgia for jute, at least implicitly, is a critique of the garments industry: Tariq Omar Ali

File Photo: Mumit M/TBS

CPD proposes Tk17,568 as minimum wage for RMG workers

Apparel exports to US fall 21.77% in Jan-Aug

Apparel exports to US fall 21.77% in Jan-Aug

Representational image. Photo: Pixabay

Textile millers seek another extension in loan repayment period

Skills gaps behind poor productivity in key sectors, BIDS studies find

Skills gaps behind poor productivity in key sectors, BIDS studies find