When will Bangladesh take compliance seriously?

THE FLANARANT: When will Bangladesh take compliance seriously?

Are Bangladesh’s garment factory owners about to destroy their extraordinary apparel success story? On the face of it, the question…

BGMEA president resigns from Bangladesh Alliance

The head of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), has resigned from the board of the Alliance for…

Brands taking “cream of profit” from suppliers

Garment manufacturers are becoming marginalised due to US brands and retailers taking the major share of the profit, two US…

Frustrations come to the fore over Bangladesh inspections

Both the Alliance and Accord have long expressed their concerns at the Bangladesh government’s lack of engagement in the process…

Unions slam Bangladesh Minister’s Accord criticism

Two global unions have slammed comments made by Bangladesh's Finance Minister criticising the Accord and describing it as "a noose…

THE FLANARANT: What’s really changed in Bangladesh?

There’s a huge gap in Bangladesh between two business philosophies: those with realistic profit expectations, and those who are obsessed…