Garments factory
Over 200 small Gazipur garment factories declare 3-day break
With Wednesday's public holiday marking the second anniversary of the July Uprising, and Friday and Saturday being weekly holidays, factory managements opted to shut for three consecutive days rather than reopen today before the weekend
6 August 2026
Muggers loot Tk 48.5 lakh in Gazipur
Muggers looted TK 48.5 lakh of a garments factory at Konabari in Gazipur city.
7 June 2016
4 ‘robbers’ hurt in ‘gunfight’ with cops in Gazipur
Four suspected robbers are injured in a reported gunfight with detectives during a robbery incident at a sweater factory at Kadda Islampur in Gazipur city.
26 February 2016
Sweater factory in Gazipur catches fire
Fire breaks out at a sweater factory in Chhoidana Hajirpukur area of Gazipur this morning.
23 February 2016
Not-So-Sweet-16 “scenarios”
A forty-six page report is supposed to be impressive. An educated guess would indicate that there are at least twenty thousand words in there...
19 January 2016
US leaves out Bangladesh from GSP
Bangladesh has been left out of the United States’ generalized system of preference (GSP).
11 August 2015
Upturn in garments export to US
There has been a noticeable bounce-back of confidence among the US retailers in Bangladeshi garments.
14 July 2015
BGMEA urges govt to withdraw tax hike at source
Readymade garment manufacturers oppose the government’s plan to hike tax upon them and urged for its withdrawal for the “sake of the industry”.
5 June 2015