RMG sector

RMG sector

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NBR moves to ease raw material sourcing for 1,100 non-bonded RMG factories

Exporters believe that the proposed decision will mark a significant step towards improving ease of doing business

A garment worker inside the sewing section of a garment factory in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 19 April 2025. Photo: Fatima Tuj Johora/Reuters

RMG exports fear order loss as US buyers 'sit on the fence' over tariff shifts

Selim Raihan. Sketch: TBS

US Supreme Court ruling on Trump tariffs eases uncertainty for Bangladesh RMG sector

Workers at a readymade garment factory. File photo: TBS

Textile-garment standoff: Can a middle ground be found to save both?

Photo: Freepik

Beximco, 9 other firms face lawsuits over failure to repay Tk700cr wage loans

Representational image. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh forced to cut RMG prices to stay afloat in EU market

Illustration: TBS

US buyers push Bangladeshi exporters to partly absorb tariff costs

Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed, chairperson of Bangladesh Labour Reform Commission, addresses a a dialogue in Dhaka on 18 September 2025. Photo: Courtesy

10 years of Ethical Trading Initiative: RMG leaders urge 'institutionalisation' of social dialogue in sector

Bangladesh’s ability to fully capitalise on US tariffs depends on how strategically both the government and exporters respond. Photo: TBS

How India's invisible barrier is costing Bangladesh RMG exporters dearly

File photo of workers at a readymade garment factory in Dhaka. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Banking issues force 400 RMG factories to halt production: BGMEA

More RMG buyers flock to Bangladesh after Trump tariff on China, India

More RMG buyers flock to Bangladesh after Trump tariff on China, India

Bangladesh can absorb 5 percentage points tariff gap with peers, but 15 may be fatal

Bangladesh can absorb 5 percentage points tariff gap with peers, but 15 may be fatal

Tuomo Poutiainen, the outgoing country director of the International Labour Organization, at a press briefing in the ILO office in Agargaon, Dhaka on 19 May. Photo: Courtesy

Laws need to be equally applied in labour issues: ILO Country Director Tuomo