The garment makers' platform sits with EU ambassador today

The High Court stays the implementation of the Accord 2018 agreement as its tenure was extended without the approval of the government.

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed warns of new challenges for the country’s garments sector, suggested the government not to increase tax at source on export at this moment.

The Transparency International's Bangladesh chapter (TIB) has termed the work done over the last three years by the readymade garments (RMG) sector on improving safety standards as “revolutionary”.

A forty-six page report is supposed to be impressive. An educated guess would indicate that there are at least twenty thousand words in there...

Bangladesh made unprecedented progress in labour and safety standards over the last two years, which had raised hopes for the country of regaining trade benefits from the United States.