ADB to give Modern Syntex $50 million for polyester chips project
29 September 2026
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Business
Envoy Textiles recommends 32.50% cash dividend despite lower profit
28 September 2026
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Business
How a Bangladeshi garment-maker is fighting the Middle East energy crunch
22 September 2026
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Business
Import rules eased for specialised fabrics used in niche apparel
21 September 2026
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Business
Bangladesh's garment prices in EU less than half of Vietnam's
16 September 2026
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Business
RMG shipments to US jumped 25% in August
16 September 2026
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RMG
Govt reinstates decision on import of 10 to 30 count yarn under bond
13 September 2026
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Business
Three detained for stealing Tk 1 crore from Gazipur factory chairman’s car
5 September 2026
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Business
Bangladesh overtakes China again in apparel exports to US
5 September 2026
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Business
402 garment factories closed in Bangladesh in 3 years: Commerce minister
3 September 2026
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RMG
EU halts Dhaka talks. Is it a bad omen?
The European Union’s (EU) postponement of the first round of negotiations with Bangladesh on a new agreement will impact trade, investment and development cooperation with the country’s largest trading partner..“In light of the prevailing situation, the first round of negotiations on the P
1 August 2024
Let factories run, restore internet
Production and shipments are dependent on strict lead times set by international clothing retailers and brands, yet the factories have had to be kept shut for the past three days
23 July 2024
Knitting industries call indefinite strike for price hike
Production shutdown begins today
14 July 2024
Bangladesh’s GDP growth rises to 6.12% in Q3
The growth rate hovered around 2.3% in the same period of FY23
9 July 2024
Apparel shipment to the USA declines by 12.31%
The amount hit $2.9 billion in the January-May period
6 July 2024
Cut in export incentive will hurt textile sector: BTMA
The primary textile sector will lose competitiveness in global arena, says BTMA president
6 July 2024
RMG export to EU rises by 2% in 11 months
$21.64 billion worth of apparels were shipped to the European Union in the Jul-May period this fiscal year
26 June 2024
RMG workers block Dhaka-Ctg highway demanding arrears
Hundreds of ready-made garment workers in Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram highway yesterday, demanding due salary and festival bonus
11 June 2024
New office hour for bankers after Eid
Office hour 10am to 6pm, transaction hour 10am to 4pm
9 June 2024
RMG export to USA falls 14% in Jan-Apr
Shipment to the American market has been falling for high inflationary pressure
7 June 2024
Forex reserves decline by $51 million in a week
The reserves hit $18.67 billion on June 5, down from $18.72 billion on May 29
7 June 2024
Journalists boycott BB governor at finance ministry's post-budget event
They made the call as a protest to journalists' entry restriction to BB office
7 June 2024
Pay workers before Eid-ul-Azha: NHRC to garment factories
Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kamal Uddin Ahmed today urged garment factory owners to take necessary measures to pay the workers before Eid as no vested interest group can use the workers to worsen the law and order situation
4 June 2024
Clear RMG salary, bonus before Eid vacation: Industrial Police
They also demanded action against factory owners who will stay aboard or will not pay before Eid
1 June 2024
RMG export prices fall by 16% in 8 months: BGMEA
Apparel’s demand decreases among end consumers hit hard by high inflation, it says
1 June 2024
Forex reserves rise by $180 million in a week
Reserves hit $18.61 billion on May 21, up from $18.43 billion on May 15
23 May 2024
Shipping cost keeps upward trend as Red Sea Crisis lingers
Shafiur Rahman, regional operations manager of G-Star in Bangladesh, needs to send 6,146 pieces of denim trousers weighing 4,404 kilogrammes from a Gazipur-based garment factory to Amsterdam of the Netherlands.
22 May 2024
Achieving $110b export target by FY27 is difficult
The government’s target of earning $110 billion from exports by the fiscal year of 2026-27 would be difficult to attain because of the persisting challenges in the global and local economies, economists and businesspeople said.
20 May 2024
BGMEA seeks extension of EU's Everything but Arms facility
EU ambassador meets BGMEA president in Dhaka
19 May 2024
‘Bangladesh economy showing resilience’
The first-ever Purchasing Managers' Index shows slower expansion at 62.2 in April
9 May 2024