RMG sector
Workers rushing towards Dhaka, Narayanganj
Hundreds of people, mostly readymade garment workers, are returning to their workplaces through Shimulia-Kathalbari route as some factories reopen amid a government-announced shutdown to curb the transmission of coronavirus.
Coronavirus: RMG sector to get loan on 2pc interest
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Wednesday said the garment industry will get loan on two percent interest as the government declared Tk 5,000 crore stimulus package for the export-oriented industries.
Coronavirus: Experts call for paying attention to apparel sector
As the government has shut down educational institutions after the confirmation of local transmission of coronavirus cases to prevent the virus from spreading, experts say attention should also be given to the labour-intensive apparel sector.
IFC launches web portal to monitor resource usage in RMG sector
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has developed Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT) web portal to calculate the resource consumption in the country’s readymade garments industry.