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  Bangladesh RMG exporters in trouble with GSP registration in EU

  Moinul Haque | Updated at 12:00am on January 28, 2020

  Readymade garment manufacturing groups with multiple companies but one tax identification number are facing troubles in getting registration numbers required for the units for enabling...

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  BKMEA reluctant to stop UD issuance to errant factories

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:54pm on January 26, 2020

  The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association is reluctant to stop issuing utilisation declaration (UD) to its noncompliant member factories despite repeated instructions from the...

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  BGMEA seeks duty-free local procurement by foreign brand outlets, local brands oppose

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on January 19, 2020

  The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has requested the National Board of Revenue to allow garment exporters to sell duty-free a portion of their...

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  4-day garment tech fair begins

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on January 16, 2020

  Four international trade exhibitions under the banner of GARMENTECH Bangladesh 2020 began in the capital, Dhaka, on Wednesday to showcase the latest apparel machinery, accessories,...

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  BGMEA, Accord sign deal on transition to RSC

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on January 16, 2020

  The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and the Accord on Fire Safety in Bangladesh have finalised the establishment of RMG Sustainability Council and have...

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  BGMEA identifies 51 products for export diversification 

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on January 15, 2020

  The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has identified 51 readymade garment products for export diversification within the sector, saying that the items have potential...

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  RMG backward linkage needs foreign investment: BGMEA chief

  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 12:00am on January 12, 2020

  Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president Rubana Huq on Saturday said that foreign investment was needed for the development of backward linkage sector...

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  Knitwear makers urge BB to ease back-to-back LC opening

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on January 12, 2020

  The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association has requested the Bangladesh Bank to relax the conditions for opening back-to-back letters of credit after some banks...

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  PM urges textiles sector to diversify products

  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 10:17pm on January 09, 2020

  Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the country’s textiles sector to diversify products and expand the market for boosting the export income. ‘I think...

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  Cambodia’s garment workers fret over deadly daily commutes

  Agence France-Presse . Kampong Speu | Updated at 12:00am on January 09, 2020

  Gripping her friend’s shoulder as a truck packed with 30 Cambodian garment workers tears down a pot-holed street, Nguon Sanit says her days are bookended...