4:51 pm, Thursday, 24 September 2026
Textile

Bangladesh’s exports reach $44.95b in 11 months

Bangladesh’s export earnings for the first eleven months (July–May) of the current financial year 2024–25 stood at $44.95 billion, marking

Factories fail to pay festival allowances by deadline

Majority of industrial units under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Police (IP), excluding those in Dhaka Metropolitan area, had yet

Bangladesh now home to 244 green factories

Bangladesh’s readymade garment sector has continued to advance in sustainable manufacturing, with the number of green-certified factories rising to 244,

Stakeholders unite to streamline compliance in RMG sector

A high-level consultation involving key stakeholders from the Apparel and textile sector — including the ILO, DIFE, and major global

Gas crisis may cripple textile sector, millers warn

Country’s primary textile sector leaders on Sunday expressed deep concern over the ongoing gas crisis, saying the poor supply is

Workers’ unrest likely at 200 factories over eid payments

Nearly 200 factories, including those in the textile and garment sectors across various industrial zones, are facing the threat of

Bangladesh urged to show labour rights progress in US tariff negotiations

Two leading American trade associations have urged Bangladesh to demonstrate substantive progress on labour rights, as part of ongoing discussions

BKMEA pushes for diplomatic talks on India’s export ban via land ports

Bangladesh’s apparel sector leaders have called on the interim government to engage in diplomatic discussions with India, seeking exemption for

Govt to liquidate TNZ assets to pay workers, protest withdrawn

Readymade garment workers protesting the non-payment of wages and benefits by TNZ Group suspended their sit-in demonstration near the official

$4.8b financing gap threatens Bangladesh apparel industry’s emissions target

Bangladesh’s apparel industry, the second-largest in the world by exports, is at a critical turning point in its quest to