EPB sets $37bn export target for FY: 2020-21
The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has set a $37.44-billion export target for fiscal year (FY) 2020-21, 13 percent higher than the expected export receipts to
Tag : COVID-19
ProGARM launches flame-retardant face mask
UK’s leading Arc Flash and FR protection specialists, ProGARM has developed a new flame-retardant (FR), anti-viral, reusable face mask, designed to offer some protection against
Digicel donates PPE to Kingston Public Hospital
Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in Jamaica recently received personal protective equipment (PPE) worth $1 million by the Digicel Foundation. This aid will ease the hospital’s
Microwave-generated steam approach to address shortage of N95
Globally countries are witnessing a steep surge in COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) cases. In contrast, protective equipment light PPE and N95 respirator productions are not enough to
IAF announces 1st digital global sourcing expo for apparel industry
The International Apparel Federation (IAF) has announced to launch of the 1st Digital Global Apparel Sourcing Expo 2020 for the readymade garment industry. IFA is
BGMEA takes challenges and multi-pronged efforts to save the industry
The fallout of COVID-19 outbreak for a country like Bangladesh is devastating where the economy and employment generation principally depend on garment manufacturing and exports.
Bangladesh needs to go for value-added functional items to sustain
The COVID-19 pandemic-wracked earth is shifting fast from many ages of biased practices. Bangladesh readymade garment (RMG) industry finds itself in a precarious situation as
COVID-19 and the pulse of our apparel industry!
The ongoing life-threatening coronavirus has already caused massive loss of life and economic damage throughout the globe, and Bangladesh has no exception with over 112,306
COVID-19: BD RMG fresh orders decline by 62% in last three months
Fresh work orders from the global apparel brands and retailers to Bangladesh clothing products suppliers have seen a sharp decline by 62% in the last
FY2020-21 national budget needed to be more innovative
In this COVID-19 hit tough times, the national budget for FY2020-21 has been approved on 11 June at a special meeting by the Cabinet. AHM
