SPOTLIGHT / BATEXPO returns after 12-year hiatus
17 September 2026
After a 12-year pause, the Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exhibition (BATEXPO), a flagship event of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), is returning this year.
17 September 2026
Bangladesh’s garment prices in EU less than half of Vietnam’s
17 September 2026
Bangladesh sells garment items to the European Union (EU) at less than half the prices of those from Vietnam because of the lack of high-value garment items in Bangladesh’s export basket.
17 September 2026
Bangladesh's garment prices in EU less than half of Vietnam's
16 September 2026
In the price chart, Bangladesh is only above Pakistan, the cheapest supplier.
16 September 2026
Labour law enforcement now Bangladesh’s key test: ILO chief
16 September 2026
Bangladesh has made significant progress in reforming its labour laws, but the real test now lies in implementation, particularly enforcement of the Labour Act, freedom of association in export processing zones and the effectiveness of labour inspections, according to Gilbert F Houngbo, director general of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
16 September 2026
Energy roadmap key to attracting more US investment
11 September 2026
An energy security roadmap, an enabling investment climate and timely policies are among the major tasks for the government to attract more American investment in Bangladesh, said Syed Mohammad Kamal, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham).
11 September 2026
Millers hail withdrawal of zero duty on yarn
9 September 2026
The government has withdrawn the zero-duty import facility under the bond for 10 to 30 count cotton yarn, aiming to protect local textile millers.
9 September 2026
Bangladesh makes final push to defer LDC graduation
8 September 2026
The 81st UN General Assembly opens in New York today, with a decision on the deferment expected during the session
8 September 2026
Analysis / Bangladesh’s costly trade fallacy
7 September 2026
Not once, but twice since February, United States courts have gutted the legal basis for Washington’s global tariff threats, including against Bangladesh.
7 September 2026
Roadblock in going for full digital salary payment overnight
Only 9 per cent garment factories pay wages to workers through mobile financial services (MFS) and 4 per cent through banks, according to a new study, whose findings may make it difficult for the country to digitally pay 4.1 million apparel workers overnight.
11 April 2020
Nine Asian garment trade bodies push for responsible purchasing practice
Six textile and garment-producing Asian nations have joined hands to urge global apparel retailers and brands to show responsible business behaviour during the coronavirus pandemic.
8 April 2020
Global brands promise to stand by apparel suppliers
At least 15 international apparel retailers and brands have so far assured Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers that they will accept shipments of products that were previously ordered, in an effort to help the country’s exporters deal with the coronavirus fallout.
4 April 2020
Tk 3,500cr yarn, fabrics pile up in mills
Yarn and fabrics worth Tk 3,500 crore have piled up in some 250 spinning and weaving mills because of the ongoing movement restriction to curb the spread of coronavirus.
2 April 2020
Factories can pay wages for 3 months from stimulus package
The owners of export-oriented companies and factories can pay wages to their workers for up to three months from the Tk 5,000 crore stimulus package unveiled by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
1 April 2020
Bangladesh eligible for EU GSP
Bangladesh will remain an eligible country for the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) as the European Ombudsman has found no maladministration in a case filed over non-compliance of labour rights.
31 March 2020
Now more buyers assure garment suppliers of taking goods
Many international clothing retailers are coming up with assurances to help garment suppliers by taking the shipment of goods that have already been manufactured or ordered, in a relief to the exporters reeling from the coronavirus fallout.
31 March 2020
Soft loans, wages to come from stimulus package
The government will disburse interest-free soft loans for two years among the export-oriented sectors from the Tk 5,000 crore stimulus package the prime minister unveiled to cope with the fallout from COVID-19.
30 March 2020
H&M comes to its garment suppliers’ rescue
Swedish retail giant H&M yesterday assured its garment suppliers of taking shipment of goods that have already been manufactured, much to the relief of some Bangladeshi exporters.
29 March 2020
Garment factories start PPE distribution
Two of the garment factories that are producing the critical personal protective equipment (PPE) yesterday started distributing the safety gear to doctors and nurses in various hospitals, helping them in their fight against the coronavirus.
28 March 2020
Factories can run but must ensure safety of workers
The government yesterday said the factories making protective equipment against coronavirus or working on previous orders can remain open.
27 March 2020
BGMEA asks members to consider shutdown of factories
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday said its members can consider shutting factories to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
26 March 2020
Germany assures support to Bangladesh’s garment exporters
Gerd Muller, Germany’s federal minister of economic cooperation and development, on Tuesday assured that Bangladesh’s garment sector will have his country’s full support in coping with the coronavirus fallout.
25 March 2020
Factories rise to the occasion, join hands to make PPE
Local production of personal protective equipment (PPE) gained momentum yesterday after a joint initiative got approval from the government about the design and fabrics in a development that would boost morale of the health professionals fighting the coronavirus.
25 March 2020
Business as usual in garment factories but with heightened hygiene measures
Garment workers have continued to manufacture apparel items for Western buyers despite growing fears of coronavirus contagion in the factories given the close proximity of the workstations.
24 March 2020
Garment order cancellations coming thick and fast
Work order cancellations by international retailers due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have cost Bangladesh’s garment sector $1.98 billion in revenues as of yesterday, exporters said.
23 March 2020
Bangladesh to gain more trade benefits from China as an LDC
Bangladesh wants to secure more trade benefits from China as a least developed country (LDC) instead of signing a free trade agreement with the Asian economic giant, according to commerce ministry officials.
17 March 2020
Trade war proves a boon for apparel
Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the US grew 16.09 per cent year-on-year to $637 million in January amid the US-China trade war.
15 March 2020
All is well on the apparel export front
Major Western clothing retailers said they are yet to cut back on their work orders from Bangladesh for the coronavirus outbreak in Europe and the US -- where most of the country’s apparel products are headed -- in a reassuring development for the sector that rakes in 84 per cent of the exports receipts and employs about 4 million.
14 March 2020
Could Thailand be an alternative to India for consumer goods?
The import of Thai products is growing in Bangladesh on the back of higher demand and good quality in a country where the consumer class is fast-expanding.
12 March 2020