The total trade volume between the two neighbours stood at $7.5 billion in 2016-17
Read More »The potential of recycled plastics in our textile industry
The mounting quantity of plastic waste has triggered a widespread outcry over the skyrocketing environmental pollution in Bangladesh
Read More »December 26, 2017: minimum wage board, labour law violations and India highway corridors
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed. Govt. may form minimum wage board by next week Bangladesh government ...
Read More »Bangladesh enters Indian RMG market
Bangladesh has started making inroads in India's readymade garments (RMG) market, due to manufacturing cost advantages there after implementation here of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Read More »Govt. to digitise safety inspections
Safety and compliance inspection in the country’s industrial sectors, especially in the apparel industry, is going to be digitalized soon, as part of the government’s move to technologically overhaul the country.
Read More »US dollar-taka exchange rate has helped apparel exports
The favourable US dollar-taka exchange rate has lent a helping hand to apparel exporters in the outgoing calendar year, cushioning the fallout from the uncertain political climate in the Western world.
Read More »Three quarters of women garment workers face verbal abuse
Three quarters of women garment workers in Bangladesh stated to have experienced verbal abuse while 20 percent physical abuse, reads a report on the prevalence of gender-based violence in the garment supply chain.
Read More »December 21, 2017: Re-gasified LNG purchase, project for RMG workers and ADP implementation rate
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed. Bangladesh govt. set to buy re-gasified LNG Bangladesh government has initiated ...
Read More »Fast fashion still threatening worker safety, UK study shows
On 24 November 2012, a fire in the Tazreen Fashions factory in Bangladesh led to the death of at least 112 workers, while the collapse of the Rana Plaza building just five months later killed 1,134 garment workers and injured hundreds of survivors.
Read More »Contribution of exports to GDP decreases in BD
Despite an impressive growth of our Gross Domestic Product over two decades, the contribution of exports to GDP remains disappointing low, and is on a declining trend for a few years now.
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