India could have given us time to make alternative arrangements

Exporters in Bangladesh’s garment sector face a moment of reckoning over how they will manage urgent international shipments after India abruptly closed a transshipment route that had grown popular for air cargo.

Bangladesh’s position as the world’s second-largest apparel exporter could be at risk as Vietnam is quickly catching up with better logistics, more diverse products, and smoother trade processes, a top exporter warned yesterday.

Apparel’s demand decreases among end consumers hit hard by high inflation, it says

Primark officials now in Dhaka

Overall apparel shipment rose 3.67% to $47.39 billion in 2023