RMG sector

RMG sector

BGMEA and World Bank officials pose for a photograph during a meeting at the BGMEA Complex in Uttara, Dhaka, on 7 October 2026. Photo: Courtesy

BGMEA urges WB to scale up funding, scope for RMG water management

Although BGMEA initially submitted a list of 31 factories, the World Bank selected eight factories for the initial rollout.

A worker inspects a jacket at the Yarn Dyeing Limited factory, amid the energy crisis, in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 17, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

How a Bangladeshi garment-maker is fighting the Middle East energy crunch

Bangladesh’s RMG sector developed its support systems gradually as the industry grew and recurring problems were addressed. Photo: Rajib Dhar 

Costs to cool Bangladesh garment factories can be recovered within four years: Study

Participants discuss how the RMG sector must move beyond a basic compliance-based model to remain competitive at a roundtable titled ‘Redesigning Systems for Decent Work and Global Competitiveness’. The discussion was jointly organised by The Business Standard and CARE Bangladesh in the capital on 20 August. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Decent work, upskilling vital for RMG’s global competitiveness

Participants attend a roundtable discussion on 'Redesigning Systems for Decent Work and Global Competitiveness', jointly organised by The Business Standard and CARE in the capital today, 20 August, 2026. Photo: TBS

Decent work, skills vital for RMG's global competitiveness: Experts

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Exporters seek share of $100b US tariff refunds

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Five dedicated industrial police lines proposed

Govt to launch district-level employment exchanges to bridge skills gap

Govt to launch district-level employment exchanges to bridge skills gap

A worker sorts undergarments at the packing section of a garment factory in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh on 19 April 2025. Photo: Fatima Tuj Johora/Reuters

RMG exports could face 5% EU carbon tax after 2030, study warns

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NBR moves to ease raw material sourcing for 1,100 non-bonded RMG factories

A garment worker inside the sewing section of a garment factory in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 19 April 2025. Photo: Fatima Tuj Johora/Reuters

RMG exports fear order loss as US buyers 'sit on the fence' over tariff shifts

Sanem Executive Director and University of Dhaka Professor Selim Raihan. Sketch: TBS

US Supreme Court ruling on Trump tariffs eases uncertainty for Bangladesh RMG sector

Workers at a readymade garment factory. File photo: TBS

Textile-garment standoff: Can a middle ground be found to save both?