Ten more garment factories received the top billing from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to take the total to 24, the highest in the world, in a heartening development for Bangladesh’s apparel sector, whose image has been battered by incidents of industrial accidents. Of the 24 platinum-rated LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental…

Before 2012, DBL Group used 120 litres of water for washing a kilogram of fabric. But by 2016, the garment maker was able to bring down its water consumption to 60 litres thanks to installation of modern technologies. This means, DBL can now save more than one billion litres of water in a year and…

Textile manufacturers losing domestic market has been a subject of worry for quite some time. Recent reports published in local dailies make it clear that the situation has assumed an alarming proportion due mainly to smuggling and other misdeeds taking too oppressive a toll on the capital-intensive industry. Some of these reports quoted textile manufacturers…

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has planned to establish a ‘RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) to ensure the full and independent national compliance monitoring system in Bangladesh, reports UNB. The RSC will be governed by BGMEA, Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), brands, and workers’ representatives, said the apex body of the country’s…

In consideration of the volume of investment and sharp rise in the number of yarn and fabric manufacturing and dying-printing-finishing mills along with denim and home textile manufacturers, the textile sub-sector is one of the strong industrial divisions of the country. This healthy growth of the textile sector has enabled it to meet more than…