Data shows 20,000 Bangladesh RMG workers laid off in first half 2026
This data from the Industrial Police, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association…
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BGMEA calls for state backing as Bangladesh garment export growth slows
The BGMEA thanked the country’s finance minister for efforts to keep the country’s macroeconomic stability intact, ensure business facilitation, and…
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BGMEA, AWARE to bring DPP technology to Bangladesh garment industry
BGMEA vice president Vidiya Amrit Khan and AWARE founder and managing director Feico van der Veen signed the agreement in…
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BGMEA urges government action as energy crisis hits garment output
BGMEA president Mahmud Hasan Khan met with Bangladesh’s Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, and State…
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Bangladesh garment export slide on weak US, EU demand, domestic strains
Receipts from Bangladesh apparel exports fell 4.8% year-on-year in November to $3.14bn, according to official data from Bangladesh’s Export Promotion…
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Bangladesh explores ways to boost cotton, fashion supply chain
The CEO of HSBC Bangladesh, Md Mahbub ur Rahman, moderated a discussion titled 'Cotton Ecosystem: Strengthening Bangladesh's Apparel Value Chain,'…
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BGMEA concerned over Bangladesh RSC’s labour rights expansion
From mid-November 2025, the mechanism will include International Labour Organisation (ILO) Fundamental Principles and Rights At Work and other complaints…
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Bangladesh apparel sector to install cargo storage after airport fire
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) are establishing a…
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Bangladesh garment sector ‘worst affected’ from airport cargo fire
The fire, which occurred at the cargo part of Dhaka airport has caused extensive damage to goods and materials belonging…
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Bangladesh garment factory fire thrusts safety concerns back into spotlight
The incident took place on 14 October when the fire broke out on the third floor of a four-storey garment…
