Sourcemap, a New York City tech start-up is building a platform, that could transform the fashion industry: a digital map of all clothing manufacturers in Bangladesh.
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 »13 closed textiles mills to be rerun under public-private partnership
The government has decided to restart 13 textiles mills that were shutdown 25 years ago due to huge losses and run them under a public-private partnership (PP) initiative, according to an official of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.
Read More »Home textile industry deserves more attention at policy level
One does not give much thought to the export market for home textiles and terry towels in this country. Yet this USD-1.2-billion-a-year export subsector in the readymade garments (RMG) industry occupies a special place in the garments sector of Bangladesh as raw material used in the making of products is local yarn made from cotton waste.
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