RMG News
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RMG exports soar 36pc
Garment export to non-traditional markets grew by 36.21 percent year-on-year to $2.90 billion in the current fiscal year's first six...
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RMG exports to India can hit $2b in 2yrs
Bangladesh has the capability to export $2 billion worth of apparel to India in the next two years on the...
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Workers still fear dismissal; security heightened in Ashulia
Amid deployment of a large number of law enforcers following eight days of unrest in the RMG sector, workers, in...
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RMG worker killed in Savar clash with cops
A garment worker was killed after a clash between readymade garment (RMG) factory workers and police at Savar, on the...
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Health insurance brings smile to RMG workers
Garment worker Mira breathed a sigh of relief when she learnt last November that she would no longer have to...
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RMG sector under surveillance to ward off agitation, unrest
It’s feared that with the parliament election in focus, some malicious sections may exploit the implementation of the wage board...
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Bank Asia brings banking services to apparel workers
Bangladesh's efforts to deepen financial inclusion took a step forward yesterday as Bank Asia launched the country's first-ever complete banking...
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Shorter lead time key to RMG export growth
Maintaining a shorter lead time holds the key for Bangladesh's garment exporters as Western customers increasingly become dependent on e-commerce...
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Speech-impaired woman, RMG worker ‘raped’ in Savar, Chattogram
A speech-impaired woman and a garment worker have allegedly been raped in Dhaka and Chattogram districts.In Dhaka, police arrested a...
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Set RMG minimum wage at Tk 12,020
Industriall Bangladesh Council, a rights group, yesterday demanded the minimum wage for garment workers be set at Tk 12,020 a...
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RMG's woes: long work hours
The garment sector's main challenge now is the long work hours that result from weak supply chain, poor infrastructure, insufficient...
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Bangladeshi RMG getting popular for trade war: survey
Bangladesh is becoming a more popular apparel sourcing destination for Western retailers thanks to the ongoing US-China trade war, said...
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Raise RMG basic pay by 70pc
Union leaders yesterday urged the government to revise a recently announced hike in garment workers' basic pay from 32 percent...
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RMG workers block Dhaka-M'singh highway
Workers of a ready-made garment factory blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur city and staged demonstration demanding their arrear salary.The workers...
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RMG workers stage demo demanding arrears
Workers of a garments factory on Wednesday staged demonstration in Shreepur upazila of Gazipur demanding their arrear salaries and allowances.Cassiopea...
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RMG workers reject owners’ wage proposal
RMG workers turned down the owners' proposed minimum wage of Tk 6360, and demanded fixing it at Tk 16000.Garment Workers'...