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Bangladesh stays second-largest RMG exporter with Vietnam breathing down its neck

Bangladesh remained the world’s second-largest exporter of readymade garments in 2025, but its grip on that position is looking increasingly

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 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 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

Global brands pay Bangladesh half the T-shirt price of 25 years ago

Major apparel brands continue to drive down sourcing prices in Bangladesh even as they tout human rights commitments, with the

Deteriorating working conditions, falling wages threaten press freedom

Journalists and media workers across the world continue to face killings, violence, harassment and growing legal threats, while their wages

Bangladesh garment industry faces pivotal shift as US sourcing evolves

Bangladesh’s readymade garment sector is entering a decisive phase as United States fashion companies accelerate a restructuring of their global

Bangladesh RMG slips in US while footwear, travel goods surge

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the United States, its largest single export destination, continued to decline in the opening months of

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to EU slide 25pc in January

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the European Union fell sharply in January 2026, dropping 25.3 per cent year-on-year to €1.43 billion

Bangladesh RMG exports fall in January as US imports slump

Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports to the United States, its single largest market, recorded a marginal decline in January as