DESPITE promises from all apparel sector stakeholders, some factories are yet to clear the workers鈥� monthly wage and the festival allowance for the forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The Industrial Police and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters鈥� Association report that 2,069 factories among 2,107 units in operation have already paid the February wages and are now...
Bangladeshi apparel exporters bagged $3.97 billion from the nontraditional market in July-January of the financial year 2024-25, which is 6.42 per cent higher than $3.72 billion in the same period of the previous financial year, according to the data from the Export Promotion Bureau...
The Bangladesh Bank has eased loan rescheduling policy for raw-jute exporters for the next two years.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association currently has 1,806 active members who are eligible to become voters and can exercise their voting rights in the upcoming BGMEA polls...
The Ministry of Commerce has extended the tenure of Md Anwar Hossain, vice chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau, as the administrator of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association for an additional four months...
The 17th International Plastic Fair-2025 is going to start from tomorrow, Wednesday, at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
Two more readymade garment factory units in Bangladesh have gained the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certificates, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association...
The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association have announced the election schedule for its board of directors and office bearers for the 2025-2027 terms...
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Mohammad Hatem urged the interim government to implement policies discussing with business people and other stakeholders to attract more investment, grow industries, and generate more employment...
Industry insiders have said that due to years of interruption in gas supply, export-oriented industries and other manufacturing units were facing an acute crisis...
The government has appointed Sheikh Matiur Rahman, joint secretary to the Ministry of Commerce, as administrator for the Bangladesh Live and Chilled Food Exporters鈥� Association...
The Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association has placed five proposals to address the energy crisis...
AYAT Education, in partnership with聽the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, John C Martin Foundation and Integral Global, officially launched a health and wellness digital toolkit for Bangladesh鈥檚 ready-made garment workforce on Thursday at BGMEA head office in the capital鈥檚 Uttara...
Andre Carstens, ambassador of the Netherlands to Bangladesh,聽on Thursday met Anwar Hossain, administrator of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association at BGMEA Complex,聽Uttara...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen today met Anwar Hossain, administrator of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), at the BGMEA Complex in the city...
US Trade Representative Brendan Lynch and Trade Policy Analyst for South and Central Asia Emily Ashby met with the leadership of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association at a hotel in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Exporters will enjoy cash incentive for shoes and bags made of a mixture of synthetic materials and fabrics under the bond and duty drawback facilities, said the Bangladesh Bank...
Mahmud Hasan Khan, managing director of Rising Fashions, has formally been announced as panel leader of Forum, a panel of the country's garment makers, for the BGMEA elections...
A support committee comprising 10 members of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association was formed to assist the newly appointed administrator of the trade body on Thursday.
The Plastic Foundation, a platform representing 14 plastic manufacturers鈥� associations, on Monday urged the government to consult with stakeholders to assess the economic impact before implementing its plan to phase out single-use plastic products...
Finance and commerce adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said on Sunday that the interim government would provide support to the leather sector that had potential to diversify the export basket dominated mainly by readymade garments...
A group of readymade garment exporters on Saturday issued a warning to Expo Freight Limited, a freight forwarding company, saying that they would file a lawsuit if the company fails to pay $10.21 million in outstanding arrears within the next 15 days...
The labour situation in the readymade garment sector in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas improved on Sunday while fresh unrest occurred in the Dhaka metropolitan area on the day...
A group of members of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Saturday demanded dissolution of the current boards of the BGMEA and BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology...
Mohammad Hatem, managing director of MB Knit Fashion Ltd, has been appointed as president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association following the resignation of Salim Osman from the position...
The country鈥檚 apparel makers on Saturday said that the recent flooding had disrupted the readymade garment sector supply chain by submerging the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and sought alternative routes for transportation of goods in time of any natural calamities...
Business leaders on Thursday sought support from the Bangladesh Army for preventing extortion and enhanced security for industrial and commercial establishments to ensure an uninterrupted supply chain...
Exporters on Monday urged the government to seek a deferral of the country鈥檚 graduation from the least developed country status to a developing country status, saying that the decision on the graduation was made based on fabricated economic data...
The country鈥檚 business leaders on Sunday sought more security for factories and goods carrying vehicles on roads and highways...
Executive committee and members of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Thursday expressed concerns over the security of the trade body and the industry following an alleged attempt to forcibly take over the current BGMEA board...