12:17 pm, Thursday, 24 September 2026
Textile

Bangladesh’s exports slip 0.58pc in FY26 amid global headwinds

Bangladesh’s export earnings remained virtually flat in the just-concluded financial year 2025-26, declining by 0.58 per cent to $48 billion

BGMEA proposes gradual ZLD implementation for RMG sector

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on June 24 proposed a gradual and performance-based roadmap for implementing Zero Liquid

BTMA seeks faster duty-free market access for apparel made with US cotton

Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) on June 24 called for the speedy implementation of duty-free market access facilities under a

Bangladesh sees closure of 457 industrial units in two years

A total of 457 industrial units, including textile and garment factories, have permanently closed over the past two years due

Bangladesh records steepest fall in EU apparel market as exports shrink 19.4pc

Bangladesh suffered the largest decline among major apparel-exporting nations supplying the European Union during the first four months of 2026,

Bangladesh garment exports to US deepen in red as Vietnam advances

Shipments to America plunge 11.21 per cent in the first four months of 2026, with analysts pointing to the US-Iran

Bangladesh among 60 economies in new US tariff proposal

Washington proposes duties of up to 12.5 per cent on Bangladeshi imports under Section 301 of the Trade Act, as

Bangladesh export receipts drop 7pc in May

Merchandise-export receipts fell 7.07 per cent year-on-year to $4.40 billion in May, reversing April’s brief rebound, as Eid production shutdowns

Bangladesh moves up in labour rights ranking, remains in critical category

Bangladesh has moved out of the list of the world’s 10 worst countries for workers’ rights in 2026 for the

Over 3,700 factories fail to pay festival allowances on time

Approximately 3,745 factories, including more than 1,100 garment units, have failed to pay legally required Eid-ul-Azha bonuses, with hundreds also