Apparel exporters are losing Russian buyers
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Once a fast-growing market for Bangladeshi ready-made garment exporters, shipments to Russia have been falling in recent years after Western sanctions over the Ukraine war cut Moscow off from international payment systems and disrupted shipping routes.
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Export growth picks up as garment rebounds
2 October 2026
The country’s merchandise exports rose 8.54 percent year-on-year to $3.93 billion in September, helped by a gradual recovery in garment shipments, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) released yesterday.
2 October 2026
News Analysis / RCEP bid moves forward. What now?
28 September 2026
The RCEP ministers approved the establishment of an Ad Hoc Accession Working Group to advance the accession process of Bangladesh, alongside Chile, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka
28 September 2026
LDC deferment proposal gaining major support, Titumir says
27 September 2026
Bangladesh is gaining support from major countries and trade blocs for the country’s proposed LDC graduation deferment at the 81st UN General Assembly (UNGA) session, adviser to the prime minister on the ministries of finance and planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir said yesterday.
27 September 2026
Can the US become a top import source for Bangladesh?
25 September 2026
Traditionally, China and India have been the major sourcing destinations
25 September 2026
Rising heat puts Bangladesh’s garment workers at risk
24 September 2026
For Bangladesh, where rising temperatures are increasingly threatening the health and productivity of garment workers, a new heat stress management toolkit from the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) offers manufacturers and global brands a framework to address heat risks in factories.
24 September 2026
Expired cylinder found at Ashulia explosion site
22 September 2026
Omar Sultan, a 38-year-old truck driver, was with colleagues at Pretty Group’s loading and unloading area in Jamgara, Ashulia, around 6:30pm on Sunday when, five minutes later, a massive explosion sent him fleeing.
22 September 2026
SPOTLIGHT / BATEXPO returns after 12-year hiatus
17 September 2026
After a 12-year pause, the Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exhibition (BATEXPO), a flagship event of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), is returning this year.
17 September 2026
Export earnings fall by 18.29% in March: EPB data
Export earnings in March declined by 18.29 percent year on year to $2.73 billion due to a fall in shipment of apparels, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
18 April 2020
April 16 Deadline: 370 RMG factories didn’t pay workers
At least 370 garment factories have failed to pay their workers’ salary within the stipulated time of April 16, said the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE).
18 April 2020
Logistics industry rattled
The logistics and freight forwarding business in Bangladesh has been devastated by the global coronavirus pandemic, which has led to a nosedive in transportation of goods by land, air and sea.
18 April 2020
RMG factories not opening on April 26
The garment factories are not reopening on April 26, which was fixed by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) earlier.
17 April 2020
Social distancing in garment factories out of the question
Social distancing has proven to be one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of the lethal coronavirus but the safeguard remains largely elusive in Bangladesh’s garment factories that employ about 4.1 million people.
16 April 2020
Legal action against factories if they don’t pay salary by April 16
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) on April 14 issued a statement saying the government will take legal action against factory owners if they fail to pay workers by April 16.
15 April 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Rights bodies express concern over ‘10,000 RMG workers laid off’
Three rights platforms for the garment sector in a joint statement expressed concern over the termination of 10,000 workers from different garment factories following the coronavirus outbreak.
13 April 2020
Roadblock in going for full digital salary payment overnight
Only 9 per cent garment factories pay wages to workers through mobile financial services (MFS) and 4 per cent through banks, according to a new study, whose findings may make it difficult for the country to digitally pay 4.1 million apparel workers overnight.
11 April 2020
Nine Asian garment trade bodies push for responsible purchasing practice
Six textile and garment-producing Asian nations have joined hands to urge global apparel retailers and brands to show responsible business behaviour during the coronavirus pandemic.
8 April 2020
Global brands promise to stand by apparel suppliers
At least 15 international apparel retailers and brands have so far assured Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers that they will accept shipments of products that were previously ordered, in an effort to help the country’s exporters deal with the coronavirus fallout.
4 April 2020
Tk 3,500cr yarn, fabrics pile up in mills
Yarn and fabrics worth Tk 3,500 crore have piled up in some 250 spinning and weaving mills because of the ongoing movement restriction to curb the spread of coronavirus.
2 April 2020
Factories can pay wages for 3 months from stimulus package
The owners of export-oriented companies and factories can pay wages to their workers for up to three months from the Tk 5,000 crore stimulus package unveiled by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
1 April 2020
Bangladesh eligible for EU GSP
Bangladesh will remain an eligible country for the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) as the European Ombudsman has found no maladministration in a case filed over non-compliance of labour rights.
31 March 2020
Now more buyers assure garment suppliers of taking goods
Many international clothing retailers are coming up with assurances to help garment suppliers by taking the shipment of goods that have already been manufactured or ordered, in a relief to the exporters reeling from the coronavirus fallout.
31 March 2020
Soft loans, wages to come from stimulus package
The government will disburse interest-free soft loans for two years among the export-oriented sectors from the Tk 5,000 crore stimulus package the prime minister unveiled to cope with the fallout from COVID-19.
30 March 2020
H&M comes to its garment suppliers’ rescue
Swedish retail giant H&M yesterday assured its garment suppliers of taking shipment of goods that have already been manufactured, much to the relief of some Bangladeshi exporters.
29 March 2020
Garment factories start PPE distribution
Two of the garment factories that are producing the critical personal protective equipment (PPE) yesterday started distributing the safety gear to doctors and nurses in various hospitals, helping them in their fight against the coronavirus.
28 March 2020
Factories can run but must ensure safety of workers
The government yesterday said the factories making protective equipment against coronavirus or working on previous orders can remain open.
27 March 2020
BGMEA asks members to consider shutdown of factories
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday said its members can consider shutting factories to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
26 March 2020
Germany assures support to Bangladesh’s garment exporters
Gerd Muller, Germany’s federal minister of economic cooperation and development, on Tuesday assured that Bangladesh’s garment sector will have his country’s full support in coping with the coronavirus fallout.
25 March 2020