Participants at a roundtable demand wage board, Tk 25,000 minimum wage for RMG workers

The BGMEA president met a delegation of Proparco in Paris on February 18

Sabiha Saiki Fashion shipped 85 consignments worth Tk 22 crore through Ctg port in the last three years using fake documents

The three-day showcase ended on February 8

Bangladesh was the second largest participant of the trade show after India among the South Asian nations

BGMEA president shared the information in a press meet in Dhaka today

Belgian Queen Mathilde today praised the transition of Bangladesh’s garment industry towards sustainable and responsible manufacturing and the progress the south Asian country has achieved to ensure workers’ rights and welfare.

Bangladesh ships apparel items to the Middle Eastern countries and the good thing is local garments are steadily gaining popularity in the Middle eastern countries.

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) $4.7 billion credit facility will come as a relief for Bangladesh as the country faces a shortage of foreign exchanges, said the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) today.

Bangladesh’s gross foreign exchange is likely to stand at $30 billion at the end of 2022-23 fiscal year, lowest in four years, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The 27th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) came to an end today and it fetched export orders worth Tk 300 crore.

British retail giant Primark’s CEO Paul Marchant has praised the development Bangladesh’s garment sector has achieved in production of apparels in green factories.

The garment makers have urged the government to increase gas price in phases because it is tough to tolerate a sudden big hike amid the existing volatile domestic and global economic situation.

Leading garment exporter Zaber & Zubair Fabrics Ltd organised an international fabric expo for global apparel buyers at its Gulshan marketing office in Dhaka.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged British retailer Primark for sourcing more value-added garment items from Bangladesh.

The country’s apparel makers have sought cooperation from the World Bank (WB) for the development of Bangladesh’s garment sector.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Asian University for Women (AUW) entered into a new partnership to pave the way for female garment workers in Bangladesh to fulfill their dreams of higher studies.

Four international trade shows on garment machinery and allied products began at the International Convention City, Bashundhara in Dhaka today.

Inflation eased for the fourth consecutive month as it hit 8.71 per cent in December thanks to the steady prices of most of the food items.

The Bangladesh Garments Workers Unity Council (BGWUC) today demanded that the monthly minimum salary of the garment workers to be hiked by 175 per cent to Tk 22,000 from the existing Tk 8,000.