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Govt forms six-member wage board amid RMG workers’ protests

The government has formed a six-member wage board to review wages for readymade garment workers amid widespread protests across Dhaka

Tk 30,000 wage demand keeps RMG workers on streets

Readymade garment workers continued protests and road blockades in Dhaka and its outskirts on November 1, demanding a minimum monthly

Danish envoy urges reforms, energy security for trillion-dollar economy

Bangladesh needs favourable trade access to the European Union, reliable energy supplies and accelerated economic reforms to realise its ambition

Inditex warns policy changes may shift orders from Bangladesh

Inditex, one of the major European Union buyers of Bangladeshi garments, has expressed concern to the government over frequent policy

Wage board move amid spreading garment workers’ unrest

Garment workers’ protests over wages, unpaid dues and rising living costs have spread across industrial areas in and outside Dhaka,

BGMEA opens Japan Desk to tap $25b apparel market

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Wednesday launched a dedicated Japan Desk to accelerate apparel exports, diversify markets and

IBC demands new RMG wage board by Sept 30

IndustriALL Bangladesh Council on Saturday demanded immediate reconstitution of the minimum wage board for the garment sector and completion of

Textile bodies demand fair share of gas for Titas region factories

Bangladesh’s four leading textile and apparel trade bodies have jointly appealed to the Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL) to urgently

Bangladesh’s garment exports to US drop 6.25pc as rivals gain

Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) exports to the United States fell 6.25 per cent year-on-year in the first seven months of

BATEXPO to return in November after 12-year hiatus

Bangladesh’s flagship apparel and textile exhibition, BATEXPO, is set to return in November this year after a 12-year pause, as