Bangladeshi apparel firm Standard Group has secured US$ 50 million low-coast loan from the Bangladesh Bank (BB) and other commercial banks in order to resume production at its fire-ravaged factory. The decision was announced by BB ...
Tags: Fire-Stricken, Apparel
Textile exporters from Taiwan expect to secure around US$ 8 million orders from buyers in India and Sri Lanka, following a promotional tour of 14 textile firms that visited the two South Asian countries during the Taiwan Textile Fairs held ...
Tags: Textile exporters
The Government of Bangladesh has set up three committees to probe into the last week’s fire incident at the ten-storey factory building of Standard Garments Limited in Gazipur, about 40 km from the capital Dhaka. The committees ...
Tags: Standard Garments, Apparel
Netherlands Ambassador in Dhaka Gerben De Jong on Wednesday said this November is extremely important for further development in the readymade garment sector as two important decisions will be taken during the period which will help ...
Tags: BGMEA conference, Apparel
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) have demanded a review of the Tk 5,300 minimum wage for garment workers recommended by the ...
TexTrace AG, a pioneer in advanced technology for the apparel industry, today announced that their innovative brand protection and authentication solutions are featured in a new state-of-the-art Tyco Retail Experience Center in Dusseldorf, ...
Tags: Textile
Speakers at a certificate award ceremony emphasized ensuring workplace safety to regain the image of the country's ready-made garment (RMG) industry that has been tarnished following a series of tragic incidents recently. The programme ...
Tags: Garment Workers, Apparel
Bangladesh apparel exporters received spot orders worth US$ 57.3 million at the recently concluded 24th Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (BATEXPO) 2013, which is 5 percent less compared to last year’s event. Apparel ...
Tags: Apparel Exporters, Garment
TexTrace’s innovative brand protection and authentication solutions are featured in the newly opened state-of-the-art Tyco Retail Experience Center in Dusseldorf, Germany. TexTrace delivers a brand tracking solution that discreetly ...
Tags: TexTrace, RFID Solution
BATEXPO 2013, the country's largest garments export fair, kicked off on Thursday. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the annual three-day expo, hosted by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, at Sonargaon ...
Tags: Garments Export
The shifting of orders for apparel from Bangladesh to other countries is a challenge for the country’s garment sector, Atiqul Islam, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said at a press ...
The Central Bank of Bangladesh has created a fund of Tk 100 crore with the assistance of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to improve safety standards in the apparel sector. Factory owners will receive the loan from commercial ...
Tags: Bangla Garment, Textile
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has informed all its members that with immediate effect, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) staff seeking access to garment factories for monitoring visits should be accompanied by ...
Tags: BFC Monitoring, Apparel
Around 87 EU retailers, who are signatories to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, would start inspecting the garment units from November this year. A delegation of the EU Accord visited Dhaka this week and shared its ...
Tags: EU Retailers, Garment
Bangladesh’s garment sector would not be affected by the amendments being made by the Canadian Government in its General Preferential Tariff (GPT) rules and Rules of Origin. Heather Cruden, Canadian High Commissioner in ...
Tags: RMG Sector, garment sector