RMG sector

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

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

When US President Donald Trump imposed a 35% reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi apparel – significantly higher than the proposed rates for India and Pakistan – exporters braced for a severe setback

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

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
Bangladesh

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

Infograph: TBS
RMG

More apparel orders, investments beckon, but gas crisis still a major obstacle

There is a chance that buyers will consider this increased tariff while negotiating prices with the Bangladeshi apparel manufacturers. Photo: TBS
Global Economy

Panic grips world’s factory hubs after Trump tariff whiplash

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RMG

RMG corporate tax likely to double

Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate and professor of economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Photo: Colected
Bangladesh

US tariffs on Bangladesh clothing a wrong move: Nobel Laureate economist Paul Krugman

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RMG

BGMEA urges factory owners to pay half of March salary before Eid

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Economy

Exports grow by 11% in July-February

At an event in Dhaka on 23 Feb, organised by Swisscontact Bangladesh. Photo: Courtesy
RMG

Experts call for accelerating energy transition in Bangladesh’s RMG sector

Debapriya Bhattacharya. Photo: Collected
RMG

Bangladesh's garment sector reforms driven by global supply chain pressure: Debapriya

Infographic: TBS
RMG

Investment in product tracking tech fuels RMG accessories growth

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Thoughts

Pathways to prosperity: A market linkage model for empowering skilled women in the RMG sector