Felling trees inside Rajshahi Textile Mills compound protested
Environmentalists on Monday formed a human chain in Rajshahi city protesting against felling trees and filling a pond inside the Rajshahi Textile Mills by the PRAN-RFL group...
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Textile unit closures may surge amid rising gas prices: BTMA
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association president Showkat Aziz Russell on Tuesday said that textile sector in Bangladesh might experience a surge in factory closures as a result of further hike in gas prices...
Textile millers in Bangladesh for banning yarn import thru land ports
The country鈥檚 textile sector businesses have requested finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed to impose a ban on yarn imports using the customs houses of all land ports in the interest of the country鈥檚 textile sector...
IMPORT PAYMENTS: BTMA wants extended credit period
The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association has demanded the government to extend the usance period for payments on import of industrial raw materials...
BTMA demands payments of bills against back-to-back LCs
The country鈥檚 primary textile millers on Tuesday demanded intervention from the Bangladesh Bank to realise their matured bills from commercial banks against the supply of yarn and fabric to the readymade garment industries through back-to-back letters of credit...
BTMA for enhanced gas supply, security
The country鈥檚 textile manufacturers on Wednesday called for an uninterrupted supply of both gas and electricity, along with enhanced security measures to ensure the sector鈥檚 survival...
Khokon resigns, Showkat becomes BTMA president
Mohammad Ali Khokon on Sunday resigned from his position as president of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association and former vice-president Showkat Aziz Russell took over the role following an emergency board meeting...
RMG, textile mills in Bangladesh to remain closed
Country鈥檚 readymade garment factories and textile mills will remain closed as the government extended curfew for an indefinite period and announced three days鈥� general holidays from Monday due to the deteriorated law and order situation, sector leaders said...
Textile millers demand low-cost loans to offset business losses
The country鈥檚 textile mill owners have sought low-interest bank loans to help cover workers鈥� wages and utility bills for July, saying that the industry faced significant financial losses due to the disruption of business operations amid the recent unrests over quota-reform movement...
BTMA alleges inflated export data 鈥榗onspiracy鈥� to cut cash incentives
The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association on Saturday termed discrepancies in export figures as a 鈥榗onspiracy鈥� against the apparel and textile sector, claiming that a group influenced the government to reduce cash incentives by showing inflated export growth...
Gas crisis cuts textile production by up to 65pc: BTMA
Production in more than 1,000 textile mills in the country has plummeted by 50-65 per cent over the past month due to a severe shortage of gas supply, according to the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association...