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BKMEA leaders speak at a conference on renewable energy adoption and decarbonisation in Bangladesh’s garment and textile industry on 7 October 2026. Photo: Courtesy

BKMEA urges faster renewable energy adoption, decarbonisation to protect RMG exports

Industry leaders say energy transition is critical to meeting changing global market requirements and maintaining Bangladesh’s competitiveness.

Bangladesh’s dependence on imported fabrics — often from China — creates supply chain bottlenecks and increases costs. Photo: TBS/ File Photo

Govt mulls wage increase for RMG workers

A delegation from the BTMA, led by its President, Shawkat Aziz Russell, met with President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban. Photo: PID

Energy crisis biggest challenge for Bangladesh economy: President Fakhrul

IndustriALL demands wage board reconstitution, new minimum wage for garment workers

IndustriALL demands wage board reconstitution, new minimum wage for garment workers

Collage: TBS

Garment, textile bodies seek zonal gas rationing to avert factory shutdowns

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

RMG exports to US jump 26% in Aug after first-half decline

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

Swisscontact to help RMG firms raise capital market financing

Logos of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA). Photo: Collected

BGMEA, BKMEA object to withdrawal of bond facility on yarn imports

Representational image. File Photo: TBS

Govt halts knit fabric import for RMG; exporters fear blow

As Bangladesh is increasingly relying on solar-based electricity in its industrial sector, solar panels have been installed across the entire rooftop of NZ Apparels Limited – one of the country’s largest spinning mills – located in Narayanganj’s Araihazar. The factory management says the solar system is supplying 6 megawatts of electricity, meeting about 15% of the factory’s total power demand. The photo was taken on 17 December 2025. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

From electronics to garments and glass, how industries turning factory roofs into power plants

Representational image. File Photo: TBS

Over 400 RMG factories shut down in 3yrs amid global, domestic headwinds

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and members of a Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) delegation led by its President Mahmud Hasan Khan pose for a group photo during a courtesy meeting at Bangabhaban on 2 September 2026. Photo: PID.

President urges swift steps to resolve RMG sector problems

Participants are pictured at a seminar in Dhaka on 31 August 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Just transition must put workers at the centre: Experts