Textile Industry

Textile 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.

Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin speaks at the BAYLA Future Summit 2026 in Dhaka. Photo: UNB

Mahdi Amin stresses energy security as roadmap unveiled for $100b RMG exports

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

Textile millers propose reducing income tax from 27.5% to 10%

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

Govt weighs import curbs, incentives to protect struggling local spinners

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

Bangladesh’s textile industry reels as cheap Indian yarn floods market

At a National Consultation Workshop on 13 July. Photo: Courtesy

Strengthening eco-friendly measures in textile industry: Call for effective action to reduce POPs

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Doubling gas price will lead to closure of factories: BTMA president

A textile factory. File photo: TBS

Textile industry owners urge finance minister to release accepted bills

Photo: Courtesy

IFC marks a decade of impact through Partnership for Cleaner Textile Programme in Bangladesh

This undated file photo shows apparel workers working inside a Bangladeshi RMG factory. File Photo: TBS

Bangladesh's leap from poverty to textile powerhouse offers lessons for countries in Africa

Textile giant Badsha Group gets $86m foreign loan, sets ambitious $1.3b turnover target

Textile giant Badsha Group gets $86m foreign loan, sets ambitious $1.3b turnover target

Bangladesh Apparel Exchange, Fashion for Good promote textile circularity in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Apparel Exchange, Fashion for Good promote textile circularity in Bangladesh

Textile firms bear the brunt of dollar, energy crises in March quarter

Textile firms bear the brunt of dollar, energy crises in March quarter