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RMG to employ autistic people

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has agreed to help in recruiting autistic youth in the country’s ready-made garment sector, according to newspaper reports. “Like others, autistic people also should have a better and respectable life. To achieve this, BGMEA wants to help them get jobs in the RMG sector and provide related training,” BGMEA President Atiqul Islam said at an event to highlight the cause of autistic people. rmgbdHe sought cooperation from garment manufacturers in the matter, which could only add more glory t...

5th Fashion Carnival from Aug 26

A five-day international exhibition of branded clothing and fashion products will begin on 26th August 2015 at Emmanuell’s Banquet Hall at Gulshan-1 in the city. Over 45 companies from home and abroad are participating in this exhibition titled ‘5th Bangladesh Fashion Carnival 2015’, 5th of its kind & will run till 30th August 2015. Redcarpet365 Ltd & Freelancerz, an event management firm, is organizing the event with the fbpage adv 133theme ‘Do Your Eid Shopping with ...

Garment exports decline in July

Exports of readymade garments from Bangladesh registered double-digit decline in the first month of financial year 2015-16, according to the latest government data. In July 2015, Bangladesh earned $2.215 billion in garment exports, showing a decrease of 12.02 per cent compared to exports of $2.518 billion made in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal, Export Promotion Bureau data showed. The decline in the value of garment exports was in tune with the 11.96 per cent drop in overall exports by Bangladesh during the month. One reason for the decline in exports is the holiday

Caritas urges to ensure more labor rights

Bangladesh needs to do more to ensure labor rights in the country, says a Caritas official reacting to the U.S. keeping the country off its list of developing nations who enjoy special trade privileges. “If Bangladesh can ensure labor rights, and regain the generalized system of preferences, the industry can make even more progress and the workers will benefit greatly,” says Caritas Dhaka regional director Ronjon F. Rozario. The United States announced on Aug. 11 it was not reinstating Bangladesh to a list giving trade privileges to 122 developing countries. The generalized system of preferences scheme allows duty-free access for up to 5,000

“Garment villages” to double clothing exports

The rapid growth of Bangladesh’s garment industry has been a blessing and a burden to the country. Even as it has provided jobs to millions and helped Bangladesh cut its poverty rate, it has also exploited the nation’s poorest and most desperate, leading to the gratuitous and preventable deaths of thousands (see: Rana Plaza in 2013). So invaluable is the industry to Bangladesh that the country is doubling down on the business, despite the repercussions. Already the world’s second largest exporter of clothing by some estimates, Bangladesh intends to double its apparel exports to $50 billion by 2021. The country’s commerce minister, Tofail Ahmed, announced the plan last week, including the creation of a “garment village” in the southeastern port city of Chittagong—a major export hub...

Planning minister for specialised RMG bank

Planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has suggested establishment of a specialised bank for the readymade garment (RMG) sector on the lines of Krishi Bank. The minister said he would try his best to set up a designated bank for the country's garment sector while participating in a discussion on financing apparel growth last week in Chittagong. Kamal said achieving the $50 billion export target by 2021 by the garment industry is possible but difficult. rmgbdSetting up a specialised bank for the garment sector would ensure low-cost financing and attract more...
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