RMG sector

RMG sector

Participants attend a roundtable discussion on 'Redesigning Systems for Decent Work and Global Competitiveness', jointly organised by The Business Standard and CARE in the capital today, 20 August, 2026. Photo: TBS

Decent work, skills vital for RMG's global competitiveness: Experts

Seema says LDC graduation, declining trade preferences, technological change and climate risks were pushing the sector into a critical transition.

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Exporters seek share of $100b US tariff refunds

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Five dedicated industrial police lines proposed

Govt to launch district-level employment exchanges to bridge skills gap

Govt to launch district-level employment exchanges to bridge skills gap

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

RMG exports could face 5% EU carbon tax after 2030, study warns

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

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

Sanem Executive Director and University of Dhaka Professor 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?

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

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

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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