New administrator forms 10-member panel to run BGMEA

They are: Md Shahidullah Azim, Enamul Haque Khan (Bablu), Miran Ali, M Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Asif Ashraf, Rezwan Selim, ANM Saifuddin, Md Shihabuduzza Chowdhury, Shams Mahmud and Sharif Zahir
24 October 2024

Fashion brands face criticism for failure to protect labour rights in Bangladesh

Fashion brands, including H&M and Zara, are facing criticism over their lack of action to protect workers' basic rights in Bangladesh, according to Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC)..One year after a violent crackdown by state actors and employers against Bangladeshi garment workers protesting
23 October 2024
23 October 2024

Labour unrest caused $400m loss in garment industry: BGMEA

Work orders from international brands returning as normalcy returns
19 October 2024

Govt plans to introduce pension for RMG workers: Asif Mahmud

Labour and Employment Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan today said the government planned to initiate a pension scheme for readymade garment (RMG) workers to ensure their financial security after retirement
16 October 2024

Almost all RMG factories open now: CA's press wing

About 99.26 percent garments factories are open now at Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur
14 October 2024

20 RMG workers assaulted in Ashulia; six detained

At least twenty workers of a garment factory in Ashulia industrial area were assaulted today which the workers claimed were orchestrated by the factory authorities
5 October 2024

36 suppliers threaten to file lawsuit against Expo Freight for $10m arrears

The company is responsible for paying the arrears for goods supplied to now-bankrupt British retailer Debenhams
5 October 2024

Workers block highway for 2nd day, 15-km tailback in Ashulia

The workers of Birds Group in Ashulia industrial area blocked the highway since 9:00am yesterday, demanding arrears and reopening of the factory
1 October 2024

RMG workers block Nabinagar-Chandra highway

The workers of Birds Group have blocked the Nabinagar-Chandra highway's Bypail area in Ashulia industrial area, demanding unpaid salaries
30 September 2024

RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding arrears

The workers of Apparel Plus Limited blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur demanding unpaid salaries
30 September 2024

Bullet-hit RMG worker dies following clash with 'law enforcers' in Ashulia

An RMG worker died with bullet wounds after a clash broke out between protesting workers and law enforcers in Ashulia today
30 September 2024

RMG owners demand greater security to keep factories open amid labour unrest

They made the demand at a press conference at the BGMEA office 
30 September 2024

India sets roadmap to grow textiles industry to $350 billion by 2030

The country also targets generating 6 crore textile jobs by that time, India’s textiles minister says
28 September 2024

Demo for arrears: Traffic movement on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway halted for 7 hours

Workers of Seasons Dresses Limited in Gazipur city blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for around seven hours today demanding the remaining half-month salary of July
23 September 2024

Death of a garments worker in Ashulia: How it happened

But for Rokeya Begum and her family, things will never get back to normal
17 September 2024

20 RMG workers sued over 'beating factory officials' in Ashulia

Authorities of an ready-made garments factory in Ashulia's Jamgra area, filed a case against 20 workers over allegations of vandalising the factory and beating up its officials
12 September 2024

Bangladesh, Vietnam overtake India in low-cost manufacturing: WB

India’s share in global trade has not kept up with its fast-growing economy, as Vietnam and Bangladesh have surpassed the country as low-cost manufacturing and export hubs, according to a recent report of World Bank (WB)..Despite India’s rapid economic growth, the proportion of trade in go
7 September 2024

Garment factories not reopening tomorrow

The BGMEA took the decision today in an emergency meeting
5 August 2024

BGMEA to sit at 7.30pm to decide on factory reopening

The executive committee members of the trade body will took part in the meeting
5 August 2024