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Statutory Compliance and Auditing in the Textile and Garment Industry

Introduction In the textile and garment industry, statutory compliance and auditing are not just legal requirements but daily business essentials. Mills, garment factories, dyeing...

Time and Motion Study in Garment Industry

Time and Motion Study in Garment Industry Shafiun Nahar Elma Industrial & Production Engineer National Institute of Textile Engineering & Research (NITER), Bangladesh. Emai...

The apparel business reality is changing: Both factory owners and buying houses must adapt

The global apparel sourcing industry is changing rapidly. The traditional business model, where factory owners wait for buying houses to bring orders and buying houses wait for buy...

Bangladesh RMG sector faces US probe as preparation gaps remain

Bangladesh’s ready-made garment sector is under growing pressure as the United States prepares to hold two key hearings this month on forced labor and excess production. Figure:Th...

A comparative analysis of Bangladesh’s apparel exports relative to key suppliers in the US and EU markets

The Ready-Made Garments (RMG) industry remains the backbone of Bangladesh’s export economy, contributing over 80 percent of total export earnings and employing more than four milli...

Top 5 Challenges of Bangladesh’s RMG Sector and the Way Forward

Majumder Group is a well-established export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) manufacturer in Bangladesh with a legacy of more than five decades. Founded in the mid-1960s by A.K.M....

GGI and Bangladesh’s Garment Industry: Turning Energy Transition Into an Edge

Bangladesh’s ready-made garments sector is one of the most capable manufacturing forces in the world. It has navigated extraordinary challenges and kept growing. And right now, it...

Bangladesh’s Textile Industry: Expanding Economic Opportunities

Bangladesh was not always just a manufacturing hub–centuries ago. Bengal was actually one of the world’s leading textile producers, known for its fine muslin fabrics traded across...

Industry must move towards more technology-driven, efficient and sustainable production systems

Bangladesh International Textile, Knitting and Garment Industry Exhibition (BTKG Expo 2026), an international exhibition of machinery and technology for the country’s ready-made ga...

Bangladesh Apparel Industry Targets $100 Billion Export Vision Through Sustainability and Innovation

Bangladesh’s apparel market can grow by leveraging its existing strengths—like cost-effective labor and massive scale—while aggressively transitioning toward sustainability, automa...

Building next generation textile professionals through stronger industry–academia alignment

The textile and apparel industry today is no longer confined to a single function like merchandising. It is a complex ecosystem where quality, technical development, production, su...

Bangladesh Textile Industry: Energy Challenges, Market Opportunities, and the Path to Sustainable Growth

Established in 2001 and headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Pretty Group is a leading name in the country’s textile and ready-made garment (RMG) sector. Over the years, the group h...

Securing apparel supply chain during export downturn

The Bangladesh apparel industry is currently navigating one of its most challenging phases in recent history. As of April 2026, data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) presents...

GMS Composite Knitting Industries Limited adopts INA Intelligent Hanger System for operational excellence and optimizing...

GMS Composite Knitting Industries Limited is a leading vertically integrated knitwear manufacturer that contributes significantly to the growth of Bangladesh’s ready-made garment i...

Financial Resilience for Garment Workers: AGAM Introduces EWA with Fashion Asia Ltd

AGAM International (BD) Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fashion Asia Ltd, a sister concern of Northern Tosrifa Group, to strengthen digital financial in...

Bangladesh vs Vietnam: The new competitive landscape of the global apparel industry

Cost Leadership Meets Innovation in Asia’s Two Textile Powerhouses   The global textile and apparel industry is undergoing a profound transformation. As brands continue diversifyin...

Bangladesh clothing makers look to trade deals to revive exports

Real-time data and traceability are becoming the new compliance factor in the apparel industry

At a time when global apparel brands are rapidly shifting toward data-driven sourcing, traceability, and Digital Product Passport (DPP) compliance, Bangladesh’s garment industry is...

Bangladesh: A Hub for Ethical and Sustainable Denim

Bangladesh’s denim industry has emerged as a significant global contributor, playing a vital role in supplying high-quality and competitively priced denim products to international...

BGMEA rejects forced labor and overcapacity allegations in the Bangladesh apparel sector

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has denied allegations of forced labor and excess production capacity in the country’s apparel sector. It sai...

Rebuilding Bangladesh's apparel edge, at home first

Bangladesh built the world's second-largest apparel industry on four pillars assembled inside its own borders: cheap labour, cheap gas-based energy, supportive export policy, and u...

Global fashion brands join new phase of fiber shedding study

Global fashion brands and textile companies have joined hands with Fashion for Good to strengthen research on textile fiber shedding and improve confidence in fiber loss data acros...

Non-Productive Time in the Garment Industry: Causes, Impact, and Solutions

Non-Productive Time in the Garment Industry: Causes, Impact, and Solutions Shafiun Nahar Elma Industrial & Production Engineer National Institute of Textile Engineering & R...

Bangladesh Apparel Sector: At a Crossroads

A Policy Story of Survival, Pressure, and the Road Ahead Executive Summary Bangladesh’s apparel sector is facing a structural shift marked by declining export growth, falling unit...