INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Urgent reforms needed to save Bangladesh’s spinning sector
Bangladesh's spinning sector, a critical part of the country's textile and apparel industry, is facing an unprecedented crisis. For the past two years, spinning...
Report: BD still among 10 worst countries for labour rights
Bangladesh still remains among the 10 worst countries for laboutr rights in 2024, for the eighth consecutive year since 2017 as the country failed...
APPAREL
Apparel News in Brief for October 2024
India’s RMG takes off. Should Bangladesh be worried?
During the July-September period this year, Bangladesh’s garment exports grew by only 5.34% while Vietnam and India...
TEXTILE
Apparel News in Brief for October 2024
India’s RMG takes off. Should Bangladesh be worried?
During the July-September period this year, Bangladesh’s garment exports grew by only 5.34% while Vietnam and India...
LEATHER AND FOOTWEAR
BGMEA seeks support of buyers, unions, consumers in adopting new wage...
The BGMEA's letter states that it believes ensuring a better life for workers is not only the manufacturers' responsibility, but also brands, consumers, international...
Footwear Digest to help enhance industry’s growth: Dr Hasan Mahmud
DHAKA, March 6, 2023 (BSS) - Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud hoped that the new magazine 'The Footwear Digest' would play an...
Exports of leather and goods go past $1b again
Shipment, however, slows in May
Exporters in Bangladesh raked in more than $1 billion in the shipment of leather, leather goods and footwear in the...
The leather sector seeks RMG-like facilities
Bangladesh has a huge prospect of attracting investors to the leather sector, like footwear, leather, and leather goods production as the government offers a...
BUSINESS NEWS
A ‘million-dollar’ wedding and the death of an unpaid RMG worker
This is a tale of two realities. In one, a "million-dollar" wedding of Bangladeshi businessman Javed Opgenhaffen dazzled Paris last year; in the other,...
Exploring opportunities for Bangladesh’s RMG sector in the US market
The United States remains the largest destination for ready-made garment (RMG) exports from Bangladesh, yet there are numerous opportunities for further growth and stronger...