Rubana Huq, managing director of Mohammadi Group, is set to be the next president of the BGMEA after her panel managed a clean sweep at the biennial election -- becoming the first woman to lead the garment sector's apex trade body.

Rubana Huq, managing director of Mohammadi Group, is going to be the first female president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) as her panel won all 35 posts of directors in the biennial election of the trade body.

Garment factory owners yesterday decided to negotiate with the government for gaining benefits like cash incentives or tax waivers to

Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers have demanded a special train service to access Chittagong amid long tailback persisting on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway.

The Accord, a platform for factory inspection and remediation of 220 European retailers and brands, has got conditional extension from the government for the next six months after the expiry of its five-year-long stay in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) files a petition with the Supreme Court seeking one-year time for relocating its office building from Hatirjheel area of Dhaka.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signs a $30-million loan deal with Brac Bank, which will be used to finance the construction and upgrade of garment factories in Bangladesh.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday lauded the reforms made after the Rana Plaza disaster to ensure workers' safety at