Refayet Ullah Mirdha

A coalition of 190 global investors has urged the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) to negotiate with the government for the extension of the Accord in the country.

Building of two temporary sheds to store chemicals from Old Dhaka is facing delays as approval from the planning commission and opinions of experts are required, a top official of industries ministry has said.

India may impose anti-dumping duty on the import of jute sacking cloths from Bangladesh after it received allegations of dumping of

Bangladesh is fast forging its way to be a hub of organic textile manufacturing amid a rise in demand from international apparel retailers.

Bangladesh economy is going to cross a record 8 percent growth mark in the current fiscal year, powered by high performance in manufacturing and service sectors, the finance minister has claimed.

The global sports merchandise retail market size will reach $36 billion by 2024 from $21 billion now, on the back of increasing use of sportswear items worldwide, according to a new report.

Riding on rising garment export, Bangladesh's textile chemicals market is forecast to grow to $1.38 billion by 2024 from $864 million

Export earnings jumped 10.12 percent year-on-year to $3.39 billion in February thanks to higher shipments of garment items.

Chawkbazar, an astonishingly buzzing place on any given day, was eerily calm yesterday.

More than 40 percent listed textile mills' profits declined in the second half of 2018 thanks to the slide in prices of garment items and stockpiling of yarn for invasion of cheaper alternatives from India and China.

Textile millers' stacks of unsold yarns and fabrics are getting higher due to massive leakage of imported bonded goods to the local market and invasion of cheap Chinese and Indian substitutes, said a top BTMA official yesterday.

A group of investors representing $3.1 trillion in assets appealed to the prime minister to let Accord operate until the government is

Bangladeshi textile and garment manufacturers received positive response from international retailers at the Texworld exhibition currently taking place in the French capital, in what can be viewed as further encouragement for the country's apparel exporters.

Textile industries would be dumping a mind-boggling 20,300 crore litres of untreated wastewater into the country's waterbodies every year from 2021 if the current situation did not improve, said a Buet study.

Bangladeshi jute goods and handicrafts producers received considerable positive response from buyers at the world's biggest trade

Bangladesh needs Tk 10,000 crore additional investments in the primary textile sector to reduce its import dependence for fabrics for

Garment export to non-traditional markets grew by 36.21 percent year-on-year to $2.90 billion in the current fiscal year's first six

No “innocent” garment worker would be suspended, but those who got involved in criminal activities during the weeklong labour unrest would be punished, the BGMEA president said yesterday.

The impasse on Brexit deal might negatively affect exports of Bangladeshi goods to the UK as there is a possibility of higher inflationary pressure on Britons, stemming from higher cost of living.

The magnitude of unrest in Bangladesh’s garments industry comes down after yesterday’s revision of wages and threats of factory closure.