Refayet Ullah Mirdha

The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety has struck off 23 garment factories from its approved list for their lack of interest in

A new apparel zone will be set up at Kalurghat in Chittagong to relocate the garment factories from the port city as

The number of foreign nationals employed in the country is on the rise in the absence of adequate manpower with the technical know-how among a labour force of nearly 4.4 million and expanding economic activities.

The year 2015 saw the garment sector log in its highest ever export earnings, facilitated in part by the regrouping brought on by the twin industrial disasters of Rana Plaza collapse and Tazreen Fashions fire.

Bangladesh's trade with Australia will be disrupted by the recent ban on air shipments to the continent, exporters

Cotton consumption will rise 10 percent to more than 1 million tonnes in Bangladesh this fiscal year on the back of higher demand

The Obama administration will use its every tool, including the trade privilege schemes like the GSP and AGOA, to improve labour laws and working conditions in the countries that have trading relations with the US, said US Trade Representative Michael Froman.

Brac USA, the North American affiliate of Brac, donated $250,000 to the Tazreen Claims Administration (TCA) Trust

Victims of the Tazreen Fashions fire are yet to receive proper compensations even three years after the disaster at the factory in Savar killed 112 workers and left hundreds injured.

IndustriALL Global Union has urged garment retailers and brands that sourced garment items from Tazreen Fashions to clear the funds for the victims of the deadly fire on the eve of its third anniversary.

A Bangladesh delegation left for Washington to attend the second Ticfa meeting on Friday, amid high hopes of

Bangladesh will have to pass a series of reviews to win back its trade privileges to the American market, said a senior official of the US

Better days are ahead for jute exporters as Bangladesh is strengthening its position as a major supplier of the fibre to renowned car brands.

Landes, a denim label and accessory maker from Germany, is all set to establish a factory in Bangladesh in a year, as the company sees business potential here with the number of its customers growing.

US retailers have assured that they will continue long-term business with Bangladesh as safety standards have been improving in response to the initiatives taken after the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013.

Officials of international apparel retailers have resumed their flights to Dhaka as the government beefed up security, exporters said.

The government will highlight progress in workplace safety in an effort to regain trade benefits, at the second Ticfa meeting to be held

Bangladesh will soon ratify the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of the World Trade Organisation as more than 50 nations have

Bangladesh has improved a lot in compliance in its industries, but there is still a lot to be done for further development, according to a report of AsiaInspection, a quality control and compliance service provider.

Bangladesh has become a major sourcing hub for trendy denim products for international retailers for its competitive pricing.