Buying from Bangladesh

COMMENT: Don’t boycott Bangladeshi apparel

Bangladesh had a tough year in 2006, with clothing manufacturers hit by a spate of violence, transport and power strikes,…

BANGLADESH: BGMEA president denies charity’s wage claim

A key Bangladesh textile figure has contested claims that some of the country’s garment workers are surviving on less than…

BANGLADESH: 27 injured in BHT factory fire

At least 27 garment workers were hurt as a result of a factory fire on Friday, local press reported. The…

BANGLADESH: Hanesbrands ends supplier contract

US intimate apparel maker Hanesbrands has axed a supplier contract in Bangladesh, blaming violations of working hours and pay conditions,…

BANGLADESH: Primark, Tesco and Asda blasted on factory findings

Bangladeshi factories used by UK retailers Primark, Tesco and Asda are paying workers just 5 pence an hour, according to a new…

BANGLADESH: Korea’s Sungnam to set up fabric business

Korean firm Sungnam Mills Limited has signed a deal with the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA) to set up…

BANGLADESH: Committee to tackle export sector problems

The Bangladeshi government has set up a monitoring committee to review problems plaguing the country’s export sectors and in particular…

BANGLADESH: Netherlands-Bangladesh JV to set up garment factory

A Netherlands-Bangladesh joint venture (JV) will set up a readymade garment plant in Bangladesh’s Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone, reported Asia…

BANGLADESH/CHINA: New deal to further garment cooperation

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has signed a cooperation deal with Shanghai Garment Machinery Zone (SGMZ). BGMEA president…

INDIA: Arvind Textile invests in Bangladesh

Indian firm M/s Arvind Textile Mills is ready to start up a denim manufacturing industry in Comilla Export Processing Zone,…