textile

Representational image of a textile mill. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
World+Biz

Indian textile stocks surge as US slaps 35% tariff on Bangladesh exports

The sudden tariff shift has triggered expectations that Indian exporters may gain a competitive edge in the US market

People work in a textile factory in Panyu district, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China May 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS
South Asia

China's April factory output, retail sales growth slow

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Economy

Govt plans to scrap reduced tax benefits for textile sector

Pran-RFL Group representatives at a ‘Meet the Press’ event organised at a hotel in Rajshahi on 28 April 2025. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Rajshahi Textile Mill reopens under Pran-RFL initiative

The RMG industry, one of the country’s largest economic sectors, relies heavily on women who comprise 80% of its workforce. Photo: TBS
RMG

Owners demand separate ministry for garment and textile sector

President Showkat Aziz Russell at a press conference held today (24 February) at the Crystal Palace in Gulshan Club. Photo: TBS
Industry

Textile millers urge anti-dumping duty on Indian yarn imports

Visitors examine a circular knitting machine displayed at the 19th Dhaka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition on 21 Friday. The expo, featuring over 1,100 global brands, showcases cutting-edge textile technology and equipment at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in Dhaka. Photo: TBS
Events

High costs slowing down adoption of advanced textile machinery: Experts

BASE Textiles owners flee, Tk328cr loan recovery uncertain
Industry

BASE Textiles owners flee, Tk328cr loan recovery uncertain

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RMG

RMG workers get paid two years after factory’s closure

Less than 10% of plastic is recycled globally, and nearly half of the 400 million tonnes of plastic waste annually end up in landfills. File photo: Collected
Industry

Textile millers seek permission to import recyclable plastics

Representational image of a textile mill. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
Economy

Finnish firm’s wood pulp-made fibre deemed a game-changer for textiles

A delegation of South Korea paid a courtesy call on Textiles and Jute Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain at his Bangladesh Secretariat office today (28 October). Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Sakhawat seeks Korean investment in textile and jute sector

Officials of PRAN and BTMC at an agreement signing ceremony on 27 October. Photo: Courtesy
RMG

PRAN-RFL Group set to revive 2 state-owned textile mills closed for nearly three decades