Apparel

A high-powered trade mission from the European Union (EU) is visiting Dhaka to oversee labour rights situation in Bangladesh and review the country's eligibility to retain the trade benefits under its EBA regime, sources said. As part of their three-day visit, the delegation held meetings on Monday...

A three-day exhibition of Bangladeshi products is going to kick off in Qatar on December 10 with the aim to strengthen local trade and investment with the host country. The ‘Bangladesh Forum Qatar’ (BFQ) is hosting the exhibition, the first of its kind, at the Doha Exhibition...

Mehdi Mahbub Uzbekistan, A country with 448,978 square kilometers area and around 33 million population, is the center of central Asia. The country which has a very colorful rich culture and heritage, also righteously boast for its trading history since it was one of...

Egypt's ministry of public business sector has allocated EGP 21 billion to increase the added value in the Egyptian cotton industry, as per the advice of international consultant Warner, which prepared a comprehensive study on developing the country's cotton sector. The government is making efforts to restore...

Local firms are increasingly embracing robots to increase productivity and competitiveness -- a development that is poised to displace workers in the labour-abundant country. Industrial robots are mainly in use in plastic, apparel and automobiles plants and printing firms to make products, according to import data and...

The government, without fixing any timeframe, called on factory owners to pay monthly wage and festival allowance to workers properly before the Eid-ul-Azha holiday starts in phases. The call came after the 44th meeting of the Crisis Management Core Committee under the Ministry of Labour and Employment...

The Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association (SLAEA), with assistance from the Joint Apparel Association Forum Sri Lanka (JAAFSL), is urging the Board of Investment (BOI) to expedite formalities for setting up a dedicated textile processing zone. A request for allotment of 200 acres has been made to...

Bangladesh garment exporters facing trouble in operations recently demanded a faster and efficient service from the customs houses of Dhaka, Chattogram and Benapole ports. There is a trust deficit regarding services between customs officials and bond facility users, said Rubana Huq, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers...

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) recently hiked gas price for industrial use by 37.88 per cent from Tk 7.76 to Tk 10.70 per cubic metre, while for captive power, it was raised by 43.97 per cent from Tk 9.62 to Tk 13.85 per cubic metre. For...

Russia remains the primary consumer of Uzbek textile items, according to the Uzbek state statistics committee. During January-May 2019, more than 38 per cent of Uzbek textile exports worth $250.2 million were shipped there. Exports of Uzbek textiles to China more than doubled from $90.9 million in...