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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

Bangladesh among 60 countries under US forced labour scrutiny

The United States on March 12 launched a new tranche of investigations into 60 economies, including Bangladesh, China, India and

Bangladesh faces US scrutiny over export-led overcapacity

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has launched a new trade investigation into the manufacturing sectors of

Bangladesh’s footwear exports to US soar 52pc amid China diversion

Bangladesh’s footwear exports to the United States rose sharply in 2025, registering around 52 per cent growth as American buyers

ILO, IMO urge recognition of seafarers as key workers

Marking two decades of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, the International Labour Organization and the International Maritime Organization have urged