Search :           Accessories     Apparel/Garments     Budget 07-08     Budget 08-09     Budget 2005     Budget 2006     Company Results     Cotton     Expansions     Fabrics     Fairs/Exhibitions     Fashion     Fiber     Home Textiles     Import/Export     Knitting     Lakme Fashion Week 2006     Lakme Fashion Week A/W 2007     Lakme Fashion Week March 2009     Lakme Fashion Week S/S 2007     Lakme Fashion Week S/S 2008     Lakme Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010     Machinery     Market Reports     Mergers & Acquisitions     Non-Woven     Others     Patent     Policy     Silk     Technology     Wills India Fashion Week 2006     Wills India Fashion Week 2008     Wool     Yarn     Textile News - Accessories News         BANGLADESH: BEPZA And Yongtai To Set Up Sweater Factory     Yongtai Industries (BD) Ltd and Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) signed an agreement to set up a composite sweater industry at CEPZ......     BANGLADESH: US, Canada To Invest In Towel Industry     To set up a towel industry in the Chittagong Export Processing Zone, United States and Canada will jointly invest 2.563 million US dollar......     BANGLADESH: CEPZ To Get New Garments Accessories Unit     A new garments accessories manufacturing industry worth Tk 3 million will be set up in the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ)......     BANGLADESH: Textile Dyestuff Of Bezema AG Launched     R H Corporation formally launched textile dyestuff of Switzerland-based Bezema AG in Bangladesh......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Apparel/Garments News         BANGLADESH: Bangladesh to Hold Textile Fairs in India     Bangladesh for the first time will organise textile fairs in four Indian cities in April, a move that will help increase bilateral trade volume...     BANGLADESH: RMG Exports to Surge Despite Global Recession     The ready made garment sector, one of the pillars of the Bangladesh economy, is definitely in a positive mode despite global financial meltdown....     BANGLADESH: BATEXPO is Expected to Woo Foreign Buyers     The three-day Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (BATEXPO) must woo foreign buyers to buy apparel products, said Anwar-Ul-Alam Chowdhury Parvez, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), at a press conference in Dhaka....     BANGLADESH: M/s Lenny Apparels will set up Garments Industry in Dhaka     M/s Lenny Apparels Limited, a 100 per cent Indian company, will set up a woven and knit garments industry in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) at a cost of US$9.776 million or about Tk 670 million....     BANGLADESH: Delmas Apparels to set up a garment manufacturing industry     Delmas Apparels (Pvt.) Limited, a Bangladeshi company, is going to set up a garment manufacturing industry in the Chittagong Export Processing Zone....     BANGLADESH: BGMEA donates readymade garments to cyclone victims     Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) has donated 10,000 pieces of readymade garments and 300 pieces of blankets to the armed forces for distribution among the cyclone victims....     BANGLADESH: Germany to check fraudulent GSP certificates     Germany has imposed a 12 percent deposit on suspect imports due to fears over the widespread abuse of certificates that allows Bangladesh products duty-free access. Germany is one of the largest destinations for Bangladesh garments....     BANGLADESH: Garment workers demand withdrawal of cases against coworkers     Workers of Palmal Garment put on road blockade at Fatulla under Narayanganj district after vandalising the factory demanding the payment of salary on Monday. The garment workers went on the rampage, vandalized factories and locked in clashes with army and police personnel, leaving at least 30 people...     BANGLADESH: New US garment bill can save the garment sector     Bangladesh’s garment exports fell sharply in the first two months of its financial year. Bangladesh exported garments worth 1.55 billion dollars in July and August, 14.3 percent less than the same period a year ago....     BANGLADESH: Workshop to promote the indigenous arts and crafts     A two-day workshop on a project titled 'Strengthening skill of the weavers in techniques, design and marketing for sustainable development with a gender perspective' was organised by “Women for Women”, a research study group, in cooperation with UNESCO Dhaka at Al-Fuad Community Centre in Mirpur Section 6....                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Apparel/Garments News         BANGLADESH: Bangladesh to Hold Textile Fairs in India     Bangladesh for the first time will organise textile fairs in four Indian cities in April, a move that will help increase bilateral trade volume...     BANGLADESH: RMG Exports to Surge Despite Global Recession     The ready made garment sector, one of the pillars of the Bangladesh economy, is definitely in a positive mode despite global financial meltdown....     BANGLADESH: BATEXPO is Expected to Woo Foreign Buyers     The three-day Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (BATEXPO) must woo foreign buyers to buy apparel products, said Anwar-Ul-Alam Chowdhury Parvez, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), at a press conference in Dhaka....     BANGLADESH: M/s Lenny Apparels will set up Garments Industry in Dhaka     M/s Lenny Apparels Limited, a 100 per cent Indian company, will set up a woven and knit garments industry in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) at a cost of US$9.776 million or about Tk 670 million....     BANGLADESH: Delmas Apparels to set up a garment manufacturing industry     Delmas Apparels (Pvt.) Limited, a Bangladeshi company, is going to set up a garment manufacturing industry in the Chittagong Export Processing Zone....     BANGLADESH: BGMEA donates readymade garments to cyclone victims     Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) has donated 10,000 pieces of readymade garments and 300 pieces of blankets to the armed forces for distribution among the cyclone victims....     BANGLADESH: Germany to check fraudulent GSP certificates     Germany has imposed a 12 percent deposit on suspect imports due to fears over the widespread abuse of certificates that allows Bangladesh products duty-free access. Germany is one of the largest destinations for Bangladesh garments....     BANGLADESH: Garment workers demand withdrawal of cases against coworkers     Workers of Palmal Garment put on road blockade at Fatulla under Narayanganj district after vandalising the factory demanding the payment of salary on Monday. The garment workers went on the rampage, vandalized factories and locked in clashes with army and police personnel, leaving at least 30 people...     BANGLADESH: New US garment bill can save the garment sector     Bangladesh’s garment exports fell sharply in the first two months of its financial year. Bangladesh exported garments worth 1.55 billion dollars in July and August, 14.3 percent less than the same period a year ago....     BANGLADESH: Workshop to promote the indigenous arts and crafts     A two-day workshop on a project titled 'Strengthening skill of the weavers in techniques, design and marketing for sustainable development with a gender perspective' was organised by “Women for Women”, a research study group, in cooperation with UNESCO Dhaka at Al-Fuad Community Centre in Mirpur Section 6....                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Budget 08-09 News         BANGLADESH: According to BGMEA president Budget 2008-09 is not export-friendly     Exporters criticised parts of the budget for what they said was a lack of clear focus on exports, a day after it was proposed by finance and planning adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam."...                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Budget 08-09 News         BANGLADESH: According to BGMEA president Budget 2008-09 is not export-friendly     Exporters criticised parts of the budget for what they said was a lack of clear focus on exports, a day after it was proposed by finance and planning adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam."...                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Budget 2006 News         BANGLADESH: Textiles and power sectors see risks     Ongoing labour unrest in the textile sector can badly affect Bangladesh's aim of achieving record seven percent growth in the next fiscal year; analysts say......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Budget 2006 News         BANGLADESH: Textiles and power sectors see risks     Ongoing labour unrest in the textile sector can badly affect Bangladesh's aim of achieving record seven percent growth in the next fiscal year; analysts say......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Cotton News         BANGLADESH: Banks to provide term loan to Rowshan Cotton Mills     The Bangladesh Shilpa Bank will provide loan to the project of Rowshan Ara Cotton Mills Ltd in Comilla, set to produce 58 lakh kilograms of cotton yarn per year......     BANGLADESH: Cotton production a missing link to RMG sector     Cotton farming is an oft-neglected option for value addition to the textile and RMG sectors which remains critically import-dependent for input supplies. Local industries can gain a competitive edge over other apparels exporting countries if indigenous cotton output is increased for which potential remains untapped......     BANGLADESH: Wide-scale cotton farming ignored in the country     Wide-scale cotton farming is ignored in the country although business leaders think that growing its high-yielding varieties could turn the country into one of the world's most competitive readymade garment producers......     BANGLADESH: CPA decision on cotton cargo delivery irks millers     All bulk cargoes imported under FCL (full container loan) container has to be taken out of the port either to the importer's factory site or to a neutral place......     BANGLADESH: Annual cotton production is 1 lakh bales     A meeting was held to discuss ways to increase production......     BANGLADESH: Minister Urges To Expedite Research On Cotton     To increase the cotton yield Agriculture Minister M K Anwar in the board meeting of the Cotton Development Board (CDB) urged agriculture scientists......     BANGLADESH: CDB Launches Cotton Procurement Drive     To collect cottonseeds from the local growers to supply the same to them in the next season at fair prices Cotton Development Board has launched......     BANGLADESH: Farmer Expects Bumper Seed Cotton Production     According to the official sources, despite unfavorable climate the farmers in the northern region are expecting a bumper production of seed cotton......     BANGLADESH: 4,912 hc Of Land Brought Under Cotton Cultivation     In the current season about 4,912 hectares of land have been brought under cotton cultivation in four districts of Rajshahi division with an output target of......     BANGLADESH: Raw-cotton Imports Become Costlier     Textile manufacturers feel that the government should immediately form a national task force to prescribe bailout measures as the Iraq war might have a "far-reaching adverse impact" on exports........                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Expansions News         BANGLADESH: Fergasam to set up garment manufacturing plant     M/s Fergasam (Bangladesh) Ltd. is planning to set up a garment manufacturing industry in the Chittagong Export Processing Zone of Bangladesh with an investment of about US$ 10.624 million....     BANGLADESH: A&E to set up new facility for premium thread manufacturing     Textile manufacturing group American and Efird (A&E) Bangladesh is setting up a new facility in Dhaka or at the new export processing zone in Chitagong. The manufacturing unit will cater to the growing demand for premium thread....     BANGLADESH: TaFf delegates keen to invest in domestic composite textile sector     The 16 member Textile and Fashion Federation (TaFf) delegation of Singapore......     BANGLADESH: Mostafa Group to set up a knit garment manufacturing firm in Karnaphuli EZP     Mostafa Group is going to set up a knit garment manufacturing firm in Karnaphuli EZP.An agreement to this effect was signed......     BANGLADESH: Rhythm Dressmakers to set up garment unit in Karnaphuli EPZ     Rhythm Dressmakers Limited is going to establish a garment unit in Karnaphuli EPZ, sources said......     BANGLADESH: World’s leading textile manufactures going to invest in BEPZ     World’s leading textile manufactures the Toray Group and the Arvind Mills, are going to invest for the first time in the textile sector at Export Processing Zone (EPZ) of Bangladesh......     BANGLADESH: Ocean Jeans to invest $2.6m to establish a RMG unit     Ocean Jeans Limited, Bangladesh based company will invest US$ 2.6 million to establish a readymade garment factory in Chittagong Export Processing Zone......     BANGLADESH: NLZ Fashion to set up a Knit-Textile and Garments Industry in Chittagong     A Bangladeshi owned company M/s NLZ Fashion Limited, will set up a Knit-Textile and Garments Industry in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ)......     BANGLADESH: Youngone Group to build textile plant in Dhaka EPZ     South Korea's Youngone Group will establish another textile plant in Dhaka's Export Processing Zone, with an investment of US$7 million......     BANGLADESH: Low production cost attracts Turkish textile entrepreneurs     Turkish textile entrepreneurs have expressed interests to relocate their industrial units to Bangladesh to take the benefit of low production cost here; Chairman of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) MA Awal, who recently visited Turkey, said here on May 14......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Fabrics News         BANGLADESH: Invista launches coolmax brand fabrics     One of the world's largest integrated fibres and polymers businesses, has launched its latest Coolmax brand fabrics in Bangladesh's apparel market....     BANGLADESH: Demand supply gap of fabrics for RMG sector may be wider in future     The demand- supply gap of fabrics for the readymade garments (RMG) sector, which is widening over the years, may be wider in future in spite of remarkable growth in the textile sector......     BANGLADESH: Deficit of 2430 million meters of textile faced     The country has a deficit of about 2430 million meters of textile, Textile and Jute Minister Shajahan Siraj informed parliament February 06......     BANGLADESH: Traditional woven cotton comes back in fashion     Traditional woven cotton has come back in fashion in the country. Young women in the Muslim-majority country are switching to homespun fabrics and locally designed dresses......     BANGLADESH: Govt. takes necessary initiative to enhance production of handloom industry     Textiles and Jute Minister Shahjahan Siraj said that the government had taken necessary initiative to enhance production of handloom industry and to create more employment opportunities in this prospective sector......     BANGLADESH: Local fabrics lose market to cheaper foreign ones     Strict measures are needed to be taken to protect Bangladesh's textile industry from the onslaught of foreign fabrics being smuggled into the country through various techniques........     BANGLADESH: Shortage of woven fabrics poses threaten to RMG export     As official statistics show a massive supply shortfall of locally produced woven fabrics, a determinant to qualify for GSP (generalised system of preferences) facilities in the EU market, apparel manufacturers fear of losing market in the post-MFA (multi-fibre arrangement) regime......     BANGLADESH: Production Of Handloom Fabric Surges     Despite a fall in the number of hand looms and active hand loom owners the production of fabric (all types) at the hand loom factories in Bangladesh have increased......     BANGLADESH: Textile Sector Faces Working Capital Crisis     Country’s fabric manufacturers are facing uneven competition from the smuggled fabric and leakage from bonded warehouses. A huge quantity of fabric is stock-piled with different mills......     BANGLADESH: Only Local Fabrics To Be Used As Pocket-Lining Materials     Ahead of the second inter-ministerial meeting to be held by the middle of the month, the country's textile entrepreneurs and readymade garment (RMG) exporters have decided to bridge their gap through bilateral discussions........                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Fairs/Exhibitions News         BANGLADESH: knit+tex Bangladesh 2008 International Expo     Bangladesh is the 3rd largest exporter of Knitwear to the EU with China & Turkey and exports over US$ 5 billion....     BANGLADESH: 9th Textech Bangladesh 2008 International Expo     9th Textech Bangladesh 2008 International Expo (Bangladeshs’ biggest & oldest International Exhibition on Textile Garment Technology & Machinery and Related Services)...     BANGLADESH: Dhaka to host premier international apparel technology trade show     The Zakaria Trade Fair International of Bangladesh and Zak Trade Fairs & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. of India is jointly organising the ‘7th International Garment &......     BANGLADESH: The catastrophic cyclone takes the sheen away from BATEXPO     Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition-BATEXPO'07 partly lost its glamour yesterday due to the catastrophic cyclone, Sidr. The annual function will become lively again if the weather improves today. The...     BANGLADESH: BATEXPO receives overwhelming response of foreign buyers     The three-day Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (BATEXPO)- 2007 received about US $ 53.43 million import orders. Huge foreign buyers and their local agents visited the exhibition. They also made...     BANGLADESH: CTGE 2007 to provide new opportunities for textile industry     The international expo ‘Chittagong Textile & Garment Machinery Exhibition 2007 (CTGE 2007)’, to provide an opportunity for new businesses through......     BANGLADESH: Three day apparel and textile exhibition     A three-day apparel and textile exposition begins in Dhaka today. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is organising the 18th version of the annual event styled Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (Batexpo-2007) at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in association with...     BANGLADESH: Asia’s major apparel sourcing show in Dhaka from Nov 15     The Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition-BATEXPO’2007, the annual trade show of the Bangladesh’s garment industry and one of the largest apparel......     BANGLADESH: ‘TGTE Bangladesh 2007’ to showcase latest technology in textiles     One of the Asia's biggest buyer of textile & garment machinery, Bangladesh is all set to host the Bangladesh Textile Garment Technology......     BANGLADESH: VDMA organises '2nd German Textile Technology Symposium'     The VDMA Textile Machinery Association is all set to organise the '2nd......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Fashion News         BANGLADESH: Jute-product fashion show in April     The proposed show will be participated by top models of the country for focusing the ability of the country to produce and export diversified jute products (DJP),......     BANGLADESH: Fashion Show Showcases Winner Dresses     A gala fashion show and a prize giving ceremony was organised jointly by the Anandabhuban, a national fortnightly magazine and Nilanjana Palli, a fashion design house......     BANGLADESH: Designers See Fashion Industry Flourishing     Bangladesh's fledgling fashion and jewellery industries are taking off as people become more aware of their looks and image, designers say......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Fiber News         BANGLADESH: Bumper production of jute expected in Nilphamari     Favourable climatic condition and other associated factors have been attributed to the likely bumper yield......     BANGLADESH: Shortage of jute seeds concerns grower     This is likely to affect the overall jute output as hundreds of farmers are worried whether they will be able to procure the seed in time for cultivation......     BANGLADESH: Jute exporters seek 30 per cent cash incentives     In order to compete in the world market the jute exporters of Bangladesh have demanded 30 per cent cash incentives......     BANGLADESH: Jute Spinners Seeks Lower Interest Rate     To help the jute spinners increase export earnings fro jute googds the spinners have demanded reduction in the interest rate and bank charges......     BANGLADESH: JDPC Aims To Bring Back Past Glory Of Jute     Aiming to bring back past glory of jute, the golden fiber of Bangladesh the Jute Diversification Promotion Centre (JDPC)" set up by the government is......     BANGLADESH: Jute Market Losing Ground Abroad     The international jute market of Bangladesh is weakening. Foreign exchange earnings is threatened by the reduction in jute production......     BANGLADESH: Spinners Urged Govt To Save Jute Sector     Jute sector has requested government for the implementation of the recommendations of the secretarial committee immediately to salvage the jute sector......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Home Textiles News         BANGLADESH: Swedish Firm to Expand Outsourcing in Bangladesh     Swedish firm engaged in outsourcing home textiles and home furnishing items is planning to expand its operations in Bangladesh....     BANGLADESH: Bank rejects ministry plea for soft loan to set up ETPs     The Bangladesh Bank has rejected a Finance Ministry plea to provide loan to the apparel factories at 7 per cent interest rate for setting up of Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs)....     BANGLADESH: Utilize human resources and Improve infrastructure: WB Chief     World Bank President Robert B Zoellick yesterday said Bangladesh holds the potential to become an effective partner in the international market by utilising its human resources properly and developing its infrastructures in the apparel industry....     BANGLADESH: Textile factory owners abandon ETP training program     Toxic effluents from dyeing and chemical factories are mixing with the water of river Turag through a narrow canal. The government-promoted training programme on effluent treatment plant (ETP) received poor response from owners of dyeing and textile mills....     BANGLADESH: Solution for textile sectors power problem     The government will set up 10 small power plants of 200 MW capacity across the country. The government signed a deal with private sponsors yesterday. Each plant will be of 10 to 30 MW at separate locations on “Build-Own-Operate”- BOO basis....     BANGLADESH: Death of natural canals due to development activities     Development activities by textile and hotel industries have caused the death of at least eight natural canals in Dhaka city’s central and southern parts over the years. Begunbari canal and the...     BANGLADESH: New textile units to create 300 jobs     The Sri Lankan Yunusco K Textile Ltd will set up two industrial units to manufacture woven labels, printed fabric labels and hang tags in the Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (EPZ), in a joint venture with Shore to Shore (Bangladesh) Ltd....                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Import/Export News         BANGLADESH: Bangladesh expects $25 bln textile exports by 2013     Bangladesh expects to treble its textiles exports to $25 billion over the next five years at the expense of China and India...     BANGLADESH: BTMA, EU met to discuss duty-free textile import rules     The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) and EU officials met to discuss the possible changes to be made to the present rules for duty free access......     BANGLADESH: Textile exports can go up by 70% in next two years     If Bangladesh gets duty-free access to the neighboring countries and the US then the textile exports can go up by nearly 70 per cent to $US15 billion over the next two years or even higher....     BANGLADESH: NPDA will help the country to double garment exports     The BGMEA lobbyist firm in the US has asked Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry to play active role in pursuing the House of Representatives to pass a bill of preferential market access for local garment products....     BANGLADESH: Apparel and textile exporters should claim more US GSP     US trade officials have asked Sri Lankan exporters to claim more US GSP benefits. The US GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) is a trade concession scheme that allows around 3,400 items to be exported into the US duty free, from developing and least developed countries. The scheme is open to 131...     BANGLADESH: BATEXPO generates export orders worth US$ 53 million     THE three-day exposition “BATEXPO” of apparel and textile products arranged by the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) ended last week. The visiting foreign buyers have placed orders for...     BANGLADESH: Garments exported to Germany face scrutiny     More than 2,000 consignments of Bangladeshi garments exported to Germany have been hit by a special 12 percent security deposit due to fears over the widespread abuse of certificates that allows the country's products duty-free...     BANGLADESH: Grameen Knitwear to export high-tech sports fabric     A Bangladeshi company, Grameen Knitwear has started exporting a high-tech sports fabric, marking a breakthrough for the country's garment sector that has traditionally focused on low margin cotton products....     BANGLADESH: Target of $18 billion for textile exports in three years     Bangladesh expects a two times increase in its textile exports earnings by 2010 despite stiff competition in the global market. Bangladesh, which gets more than 75 per cent of its total export earnings from its...     BANGLADESH: Sharp decline in export volume in the apparel sector     Due to sharp decline in export of apparels the trade deficit is continuously on the rise. Higher imports pushed the overall trade deficit to $3.458 billion in the last fiscal period compared to that of $2.889 billion in the previous fiscal period. Trade imbalance in 2006-07 fiscal has increased by about 16 per cent compared...                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Knitting News         BANGLADESH: Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market     Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market as compared to Indian market....     BANGLADESH: BKMEA set to raise knitwear exports     Bangladesh is targeting to raise its exports of knitted garments to $6.0 billion in fiscal 2006/07, nearly 60 per cent higher than this year’s likely outcome; the country’s knitwear industry body said here on 19th April......     BANGLADESH: Knit units attract most of investments     Knit sub-sector has become the front runner in Bangladesh textile sector. The knit units attracted most of investments made in the apparel sector. The number of such factories rose significantly over the last one year......     BANGLADESH: Unstable yarn supply & prices dash knitwear producers     Continuous yarn shortage on the local market may be the reason for Bangladesh losing its share of international knitwear market, fears "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)"......     BANGLADESH: Persisting yarn scarcity makes knitwear market weak internationally     A newly formed forum in the knitwear sub-sector of the apparel industry "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)" warned that Bangladesh may lose part of the international market of its knit products due to the persisting yarn scarcity on the local market......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear production drops by 10 percent     Lack of availability of yarns and rising prices in the local market have dampened the productivity of the knitwear sub-sector. Production has dropped by at least 10 percent during the last one month, say industry insiders......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear exporters eye $750 million textile market in Chile     A trade delegation of Chile will come to Bangladesh in late October to evaluate local knitwear products......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear Exports grow by 31.26 per cent in 04-05     Knitwear exports from Bangladesh grew 31.26 per cent to nearly US$2.8 billion in the last fiscal year (2004-2005) contributing over one-fourth to the total export earnings......     BANGLADESH: Canadian firm to set up sweater manufacturing industry in Adamjee EPZ     The wholly foreign owned company will invest US$1.289 million -- the first in Adamjee EPZ -- to manufacture annually 3.6 million pieces of sweater and knitwear......     BANGLADESH: Local knitwear exporters confident to grab Chinese market     Local knitwear exporters are confident to grab a portion of Chinese market. Some ten Bangladeshi knitwear companies will participate in the five-day 13th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Knitting News         BANGLADESH: Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market     Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market as compared to Indian market....     BANGLADESH: BKMEA set to raise knitwear exports     Bangladesh is targeting to raise its exports of knitted garments to $6.0 billion in fiscal 2006/07, nearly 60 per cent higher than this year’s likely outcome; the country’s knitwear industry body said here on 19th April......     BANGLADESH: Knit units attract most of investments     Knit sub-sector has become the front runner in Bangladesh textile sector. The knit units attracted most of investments made in the apparel sector. The number of such factories rose significantly over the last one year......     BANGLADESH: Unstable yarn supply & prices dash knitwear producers     Continuous yarn shortage on the local market may be the reason for Bangladesh losing its share of international knitwear market, fears "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)"......     BANGLADESH: Persisting yarn scarcity makes knitwear market weak internationally     A newly formed forum in the knitwear sub-sector of the apparel industry "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)" warned that Bangladesh may lose part of the international market of its knit products due to the persisting yarn scarcity on the local market......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear production drops by 10 percent     Lack of availability of yarns and rising prices in the local market have dampened the productivity of the knitwear sub-sector. Production has dropped by at least 10 percent during the last one month, say industry insiders......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear exporters eye $750 million textile market in Chile     A trade delegation of Chile will come to Bangladesh in late October to evaluate local knitwear products......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear Exports grow by 31.26 per cent in 04-05     Knitwear exports from Bangladesh grew 31.26 per cent to nearly US$2.8 billion in the last fiscal year (2004-2005) contributing over one-fourth to the total export earnings......     BANGLADESH: Canadian firm to set up sweater manufacturing industry in Adamjee EPZ     The wholly foreign owned company will invest US$1.289 million -- the first in Adamjee EPZ -- to manufacture annually 3.6 million pieces of sweater and knitwear......     BANGLADESH: Local knitwear exporters confident to grab Chinese market     Local knitwear exporters are confident to grab a portion of Chinese market. Some ten Bangladeshi knitwear companies will participate in the five-day 13th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Knitting News         BANGLADESH: Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market     Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market as compared to Indian market....     BANGLADESH: BKMEA set to raise knitwear exports     Bangladesh is targeting to raise its exports of knitted garments to $6.0 billion in fiscal 2006/07, nearly 60 per cent higher than this year’s likely outcome; the country’s knitwear industry body said here on 19th April......     BANGLADESH: Knit units attract most of investments     Knit sub-sector has become the front runner in Bangladesh textile sector. The knit units attracted most of investments made in the apparel sector. The number of such factories rose significantly over the last one year......     BANGLADESH: Unstable yarn supply & prices dash knitwear producers     Continuous yarn shortage on the local market may be the reason for Bangladesh losing its share of international knitwear market, fears "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)"......     BANGLADESH: Persisting yarn scarcity makes knitwear market weak internationally     A newly formed forum in the knitwear sub-sector of the apparel industry "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)" warned that Bangladesh may lose part of the international market of its knit products due to the persisting yarn scarcity on the local market......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear production drops by 10 percent     Lack of availability of yarns and rising prices in the local market have dampened the productivity of the knitwear sub-sector. Production has dropped by at least 10 percent during the last one month, say industry insiders......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear exporters eye $750 million textile market in Chile     A trade delegation of Chile will come to Bangladesh in late October to evaluate local knitwear products......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear Exports grow by 31.26 per cent in 04-05     Knitwear exports from Bangladesh grew 31.26 per cent to nearly US$2.8 billion in the last fiscal year (2004-2005) contributing over one-fourth to the total export earnings......     BANGLADESH: Canadian firm to set up sweater manufacturing industry in Adamjee EPZ     The wholly foreign owned company will invest US$1.289 million -- the first in Adamjee EPZ -- to manufacture annually 3.6 million pieces of sweater and knitwear......     BANGLADESH: Local knitwear exporters confident to grab Chinese market     Local knitwear exporters are confident to grab a portion of Chinese market. Some ten Bangladeshi knitwear companies will participate in the five-day 13th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Knitting News         BANGLADESH: Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market     Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market as compared to Indian market....     BANGLADESH: BKMEA set to raise knitwear exports     Bangladesh is targeting to raise its exports of knitted garments to $6.0 billion in fiscal 2006/07, nearly 60 per cent higher than this year’s likely outcome; the country’s knitwear industry body said here on 19th April......     BANGLADESH: Knit units attract most of investments     Knit sub-sector has become the front runner in Bangladesh textile sector. The knit units attracted most of investments made in the apparel sector. The number of such factories rose significantly over the last one year......     BANGLADESH: Unstable yarn supply & prices dash knitwear producers     Continuous yarn shortage on the local market may be the reason for Bangladesh losing its share of international knitwear market, fears "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)"......     BANGLADESH: Persisting yarn scarcity makes knitwear market weak internationally     A newly formed forum in the knitwear sub-sector of the apparel industry "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)" warned that Bangladesh may lose part of the international market of its knit products due to the persisting yarn scarcity on the local market......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear production drops by 10 percent     Lack of availability of yarns and rising prices in the local market have dampened the productivity of the knitwear sub-sector. Production has dropped by at least 10 percent during the last one month, say industry insiders......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear exporters eye $750 million textile market in Chile     A trade delegation of Chile will come to Bangladesh in late October to evaluate local knitwear products......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear Exports grow by 31.26 per cent in 04-05     Knitwear exports from Bangladesh grew 31.26 per cent to nearly US$2.8 billion in the last fiscal year (2004-2005) contributing over one-fourth to the total export earnings......     BANGLADESH: Canadian firm to set up sweater manufacturing industry in Adamjee EPZ     The wholly foreign owned company will invest US$1.289 million -- the first in Adamjee EPZ -- to manufacture annually 3.6 million pieces of sweater and knitwear......     BANGLADESH: Local knitwear exporters confident to grab Chinese market     Local knitwear exporters are confident to grab a portion of Chinese market. Some ten Bangladeshi knitwear companies will participate in the five-day 13th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Knitting News         BANGLADESH: Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market     Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market as compared to Indian market....     BANGLADESH: BKMEA set to raise knitwear exports     Bangladesh is targeting to raise its exports of knitted garments to $6.0 billion in fiscal 2006/07, nearly 60 per cent higher than this year’s likely outcome; the country’s knitwear industry body said here on 19th April......     BANGLADESH: Knit units attract most of investments     Knit sub-sector has become the front runner in Bangladesh textile sector. The knit units attracted most of investments made in the apparel sector. The number of such factories rose significantly over the last one year......     BANGLADESH: Unstable yarn supply & prices dash knitwear producers     Continuous yarn shortage on the local market may be the reason for Bangladesh losing its share of international knitwear market, fears "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)"......     BANGLADESH: Persisting yarn scarcity makes knitwear market weak internationally     A newly formed forum in the knitwear sub-sector of the apparel industry "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)" warned that Bangladesh may lose part of the international market of its knit products due to the persisting yarn scarcity on the local market......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear production drops by 10 percent     Lack of availability of yarns and rising prices in the local market have dampened the productivity of the knitwear sub-sector. Production has dropped by at least 10 percent during the last one month, say industry insiders......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear exporters eye $750 million textile market in Chile     A trade delegation of Chile will come to Bangladesh in late October to evaluate local knitwear products......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear Exports grow by 31.26 per cent in 04-05     Knitwear exports from Bangladesh grew 31.26 per cent to nearly US$2.8 billion in the last fiscal year (2004-2005) contributing over one-fourth to the total export earnings......     BANGLADESH: Canadian firm to set up sweater manufacturing industry in Adamjee EPZ     The wholly foreign owned company will invest US$1.289 million -- the first in Adamjee EPZ -- to manufacture annually 3.6 million pieces of sweater and knitwear......     BANGLADESH: Local knitwear exporters confident to grab Chinese market     Local knitwear exporters are confident to grab a portion of Chinese market. Some ten Bangladeshi knitwear companies will participate in the five-day 13th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Knitting News         BANGLADESH: Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market     Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market as compared to Indian market....     BANGLADESH: BKMEA set to raise knitwear exports     Bangladesh is targeting to raise its exports of knitted garments to $6.0 billion in fiscal 2006/07, nearly 60 per cent higher than this year’s likely outcome; the country’s knitwear industry body said here on 19th April......     BANGLADESH: Knit units attract most of investments     Knit sub-sector has become the front runner in Bangladesh textile sector. The knit units attracted most of investments made in the apparel sector. The number of such factories rose significantly over the last one year......     BANGLADESH: Unstable yarn supply & prices dash knitwear producers     Continuous yarn shortage on the local market may be the reason for Bangladesh losing its share of international knitwear market, fears "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)"......     BANGLADESH: Persisting yarn scarcity makes knitwear market weak internationally     A newly formed forum in the knitwear sub-sector of the apparel industry "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)" warned that Bangladesh may lose part of the international market of its knit products due to the persisting yarn scarcity on the local market......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear production drops by 10 percent     Lack of availability of yarns and rising prices in the local market have dampened the productivity of the knitwear sub-sector. Production has dropped by at least 10 percent during the last one month, say industry insiders......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear exporters eye $750 million textile market in Chile     A trade delegation of Chile will come to Bangladesh in late October to evaluate local knitwear products......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear Exports grow by 31.26 per cent in 04-05     Knitwear exports from Bangladesh grew 31.26 per cent to nearly US$2.8 billion in the last fiscal year (2004-2005) contributing over one-fourth to the total export earnings......     BANGLADESH: Canadian firm to set up sweater manufacturing industry in Adamjee EPZ     The wholly foreign owned company will invest US$1.289 million -- the first in Adamjee EPZ -- to manufacture annually 3.6 million pieces of sweater and knitwear......     BANGLADESH: Local knitwear exporters confident to grab Chinese market     Local knitwear exporters are confident to grab a portion of Chinese market. Some ten Bangladeshi knitwear companies will participate in the five-day 13th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Knitting News         BANGLADESH: Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market     Cotton yarn prices has increase in the local market as compared to Indian market....     BANGLADESH: BKMEA set to raise knitwear exports     Bangladesh is targeting to raise its exports of knitted garments to $6.0 billion in fiscal 2006/07, nearly 60 per cent higher than this year’s likely outcome; the country’s knitwear industry body said here on 19th April......     BANGLADESH: Knit units attract most of investments     Knit sub-sector has become the front runner in Bangladesh textile sector. The knit units attracted most of investments made in the apparel sector. The number of such factories rose significantly over the last one year......     BANGLADESH: Unstable yarn supply & prices dash knitwear producers     Continuous yarn shortage on the local market may be the reason for Bangladesh losing its share of international knitwear market, fears "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)"......     BANGLADESH: Persisting yarn scarcity makes knitwear market weak internationally     A newly formed forum in the knitwear sub-sector of the apparel industry "Sammilito Knit Forum (SKF)" warned that Bangladesh may lose part of the international market of its knit products due to the persisting yarn scarcity on the local market......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear production drops by 10 percent     Lack of availability of yarns and rising prices in the local market have dampened the productivity of the knitwear sub-sector. Production has dropped by at least 10 percent during the last one month, say industry insiders......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear exporters eye $750 million textile market in Chile     A trade delegation of Chile will come to Bangladesh in late October to evaluate local knitwear products......     BANGLADESH: Knitwear Exports grow by 31.26 per cent in 04-05     Knitwear exports from Bangladesh grew 31.26 per cent to nearly US$2.8 billion in the last fiscal year (2004-2005) contributing over one-fourth to the total export earnings......     BANGLADESH: Canadian firm to set up sweater manufacturing industry in Adamjee EPZ     The wholly foreign owned company will invest US$1.289 million -- the first in Adamjee EPZ -- to manufacture annually 3.6 million pieces of sweater and knitwear......     BANGLADESH: Local knitwear exporters confident to grab Chinese market     Local knitwear exporters are confident to grab a portion of Chinese market. Some ten Bangladeshi knitwear companies will participate in the five-day 13th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Machinery News         BANGLADESH: Textile machinery imports may decline     The import of textile machinery from Germany may suffer due to unstable political situation in the country, said Ranger Strauch, export marketing director of the Frankfurt-based VDMA Textile Machinery Association, while addressing a press...     BANGLADESH: Import duty on textile machinery may be withdrawn     Textile mill owners were assured by the Government that their demand to withdraw the import duty on Capital machinery and raw materials proposed in the budget will be considered....                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Market Reports News         BANGLADESH: Garment and textile manufacturers warned by government     The finance and commerce adviser held a meeting of the Social Compliance Forum for Readymade Garment (RMG) which was...     BANGLADESH: Garment owners to face strict action     The Finance and Commerce adviser to the Government Dr Mirza Azizul Islam today told the garment-factory owners to pay...     BANGLADESH: Power situation affecting knitwear production     The country's prolonged electricity crisis is taking its toll onthe industrial growth and there is an urgent need...     BANGLADESH: Govt. comes to the rescue of garment manufacturers     The government has rewarded the garment owners and exporters by waiving various charges on their consignments. The reward is worth TK 500 crore...     BANGLADESH: Cotton producing trees on dying bed     The cotton produced from these trees is used in making pillows and mattresses. The tree is found in almost every village of the Nilphamari district....     BANGLADESH: Textile workers need to improve productivity     It has been observed that workers in India and China,produce more in less time and produce better quality apparels in comparison with their counterparts...     BANGLADESH: Garment factories to be categorised     A meeting of BGMEA, BKMEA, BTMA, NGOs, trade unions, Bangladesh government, buyers and importers was held in Toronto...     BANGLADESH: Bangladesh expects 21% export rise     Bangladesh's export earning has sored 21 percent during the first eight months of this fiscal year......     BANGLADESH: Readymade garment production declines     The production in the readymade garment industry has shown decline in the recent months due to the shortage in the supply of gas......     BANGLADESH: Investments in textile sector at risk     The textile sector of the country, which has been growing since its declaration as a thrust sector in 1992 faces dire challenges to its existence. The Chairman of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association said....                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Mergers & Acquisitions News         BANGLADESH: Netherlands, Bangladesh to launch textile JV     A high-fashioned readymade garment industry will be established in Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone by a Netherlands-Bangladesh joint venture with an investment of US$ 4.10 million......     BANGLADESH: Beximco Group emerges as Bangladesh’s largest industrial conglomerate     Beximco Group has completed the merger of its four textile units as a new growth strategy of Bangladesh’s largest industrial conglomerate......     BANGLADESH: Four textile units of Beximco eye merger to ensure maximisation of return     Four textile units of Bangladesh Export Import Company (BEXIMCO) Group - Padma Textile, Beximco Textiles, Beximco Denims and Beximco Knitting - are contemplating mergers as their new growth strategy to lead in textile export at competitive prices......     BANGLADESH: Japan-Bangla knit textile plant in Ctg EPZ     Japan and Bangladesh will establish a composite knit textile industry in Chittagong Export Processing Zone, says a press release. An agreement to this effect was signed between the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority and the M/s Dream Knitting (BD) Limited in Dhaka on April 17......     BANGLADESH: SQ Group Buys Square Knit Fabrics     SQ group has acquired Square Knit Fabrics and Square Fashions of Square Group in a deal worth Tk1.95 billion (US$34 million) which is thought to be......     BANGLADESH: Taiwanese Investors Keen To Invest In Textile Sector     Looking at the market potentialities Taiwanese investors are keenly appraising investment opportunities in Bangladesh in several sectors, starting with the textile industry......     BANGLADESH: TK 2.43 Crore Danish Grant For Apparel Design Centre     Denmark has approved a grant of Tk 2.43 crore for establishing an Apparel Design Centre in Bangladesh to serve the country's needs of the garments exports......     BANGLADESH: CBI To Give Technical Support To Bangladesh’s Apparel Sector     Netherlands-based Center for Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) will give technical and training supports to Bangladesh's apparel sector to enhance its export capacity......     BANGLADESH: Two Rival Forums In Apparel Sector Unite     Ending a 10-year conflict, two rival forums in apparel sector yesterday formally announced their unification ahead of BGMEA election scheduled for January 26......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Mergers & Acquisitions News         BANGLADESH: Netherlands, Bangladesh to launch textile JV     A high-fashioned readymade garment industry will be established in Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone by a Netherlands-Bangladesh joint venture with an investment of US$ 4.10 million......     BANGLADESH: Beximco Group emerges as Bangladesh’s largest industrial conglomerate     Beximco Group has completed the merger of its four textile units as a new growth strategy of Bangladesh’s largest industrial conglomerate......     BANGLADESH: Four textile units of Beximco eye merger to ensure maximisation of return     Four textile units of Bangladesh Export Import Company (BEXIMCO) Group - Padma Textile, Beximco Textiles, Beximco Denims and Beximco Knitting - are contemplating mergers as their new growth strategy to lead in textile export at competitive prices......     BANGLADESH: Japan-Bangla knit textile plant in Ctg EPZ     Japan and Bangladesh will establish a composite knit textile industry in Chittagong Export Processing Zone, says a press release. An agreement to this effect was signed between the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority and the M/s Dream Knitting (BD) Limited in Dhaka on April 17......     BANGLADESH: SQ Group Buys Square Knit Fabrics     SQ group has acquired Square Knit Fabrics and Square Fashions of Square Group in a deal worth Tk1.95 billion (US$34 million) which is thought to be......     BANGLADESH: Taiwanese Investors Keen To Invest In Textile Sector     Looking at the market potentialities Taiwanese investors are keenly appraising investment opportunities in Bangladesh in several sectors, starting with the textile industry......     BANGLADESH: TK 2.43 Crore Danish Grant For Apparel Design Centre     Denmark has approved a grant of Tk 2.43 crore for establishing an Apparel Design Centre in Bangladesh to serve the country's needs of the garments exports......     BANGLADESH: CBI To Give Technical Support To Bangladesh’s Apparel Sector     Netherlands-based Center for Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) will give technical and training supports to Bangladesh's apparel sector to enhance its export capacity......     BANGLADESH: Two Rival Forums In Apparel Sector Unite     Ending a 10-year conflict, two rival forums in apparel sector yesterday formally announced their unification ahead of BGMEA election scheduled for January 26......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Others News         BANGLADESH: BTMC prepares note on textile mills ownership issue     The Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC) plans to submit a note on taking back ownership of eight formerly......     BANGLADESH: Textile mill catches fire     Tareq-Azim Textile Mills situated at Chittagong Export Processing Zone (EPZ-CTG), caught fire, on March 5, 2007......     BANGLADESH: Caretaker government meets for to end political crisis     Newly installed caretaker government met for the first time on January 14 to end the political crisis in the country and prepare the ground for free and fair elections; an official statement said here......     BANGLADESH: Angry garment workers set fire to seven textile factories     At least seven textile factories were set fire to by angry garment workers in and around the Bangladesh capital after news that a worker shot in the back during recent protests over better pay and working conditions had died; officials and witnesses said......     BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Textile Mills Association elects its president     Abdul Hye Sarkar has been elected president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA). He assumed the office on December 25 at the 23rd annual general meeting (AGM) of the association held in the city....     BANGLADESH: Bepza with UAE plans to setup garment manufacturing unit     The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) along with United Arab Emirates (UAE) is planning to setup a garment manufacturing plant in Adamjee Export Processing Zone (EPZ)......     BANGLADESH: Garment workers demand reopening of two closed garment factories     Agitating garment workers barricaded roads in front of their factories on September 27at city's Shewrapara area, demanding reopening of the two closed garment factories......     BANGLADESH: Labour leaders reject bill     Terming the Labour Bill 2006 as unacceptable and most unfriendly to the workers, labour leaders rejected the bill saying that its implementation will stand against the workers rights movement....     BANGLADESH: BexTex plans to raise $53 million from overseas stock markets     BexTex plans to raise 3.5 billion taka ($53 million) from overseas stock markets by issuing global depository receipts......     BANGLADESH: Textile workers reject proposed minimum monthly wage     Bangladeshi textile workers rejected a proposed minimum monthly wage of US$24 (euro19) on September 13, saying it was not enough......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Others News         BANGLADESH: BTMC prepares note on textile mills ownership issue     The Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC) plans to submit a note on taking back ownership of eight formerly......     BANGLADESH: Textile mill catches fire     Tareq-Azim Textile Mills situated at Chittagong Export Processing Zone (EPZ-CTG), caught fire, on March 5, 2007......     BANGLADESH: Caretaker government meets for to end political crisis     Newly installed caretaker government met for the first time on January 14 to end the political crisis in the country and prepare the ground for free and fair elections; an official statement said here......     BANGLADESH: Angry garment workers set fire to seven textile factories     At least seven textile factories were set fire to by angry garment workers in and around the Bangladesh capital after news that a worker shot in the back during recent protests over better pay and working conditions had died; officials and witnesses said......     BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Textile Mills Association elects its president     Abdul Hye Sarkar has been elected president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA). He assumed the office on December 25 at the 23rd annual general meeting (AGM) of the association held in the city....     BANGLADESH: Bepza with UAE plans to setup garment manufacturing unit     The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) along with United Arab Emirates (UAE) is planning to setup a garment manufacturing plant in Adamjee Export Processing Zone (EPZ)......     BANGLADESH: Garment workers demand reopening of two closed garment factories     Agitating garment workers barricaded roads in front of their factories on September 27at city's Shewrapara area, demanding reopening of the two closed garment factories......     BANGLADESH: Labour leaders reject bill     Terming the Labour Bill 2006 as unacceptable and most unfriendly to the workers, labour leaders rejected the bill saying that its implementation will stand against the workers rights movement....     BANGLADESH: BexTex plans to raise $53 million from overseas stock markets     BexTex plans to raise 3.5 billion taka ($53 million) from overseas stock markets by issuing global depository receipts......     BANGLADESH: Textile workers reject proposed minimum monthly wage     Bangladeshi textile workers rejected a proposed minimum monthly wage of US$24 (euro19) on September 13, saying it was not enough......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Policy News         BANGLADESH: 270 sick garments to get tax, loan waiver     The government has taken steps to waive income tax and default loans of 270 ailing garment industries to rehabilitate, revive and help those resume production....     BANGLADESH: US proposes domestic textile industry to join Congress     With an aim to devise some mechanism to extend the cap on Chinese apparel......     BANGLADESH: Unified policy would help to promote textile sector: BTMA     The move of government to adopt a policy for promotion of the textile sector has been welcomed by the Textile Mills Association (BTMA). The move......     BANGLADESH: Private entrepreneurs to run jute mills     The advisory committee on economic affairs has approved leasing out of eight loss making state-run jute mills to the private entrepreneurs. Four of the mills are already closed. The private entrepreneurs will have to comply...     BANGLADESH: FBCCI demands withdrawal of import duty on textile machinery     The demand to withdraw the proposed 10 percent import duty and 15 percent VAT in the new budget on textile machinery has been put forward by the......     BANGLADESH: Govt may sign garment export pact with India     The caretaker government with an aim of taking full advantage of zero-duty offer of New Delhi for poorer SAARC nations......     BANGLADESH: Textile sector assured to continue all possible support     Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed assured to continue all possible support to the country's textile sector; sources reported......     BANGLADESH: BGMEA suggests for saving apparel industry     The seven-point recommendation has been suggested by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) aiming to save the apparel industry......     BANGLADESH: Govt likely to double cash subsidy for textile     Bangladesh government is likely to double the cash subsidy for the textile and readymade garment (RMG) from the current fiscal to enhance the competitiveness of the country's main foreign exchange earning sectors; Bangladesh Textile Mills Association President MA Awal said......     BANGLADESH: Pakistan to relocate textile mills to Bangladesh     Pakistan will relocate some of its textile mills to Bangladesh; Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed president of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry said......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Silk News         BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Silk Board to encourage production of raw silk     Bangladesh Silk Board (BSB) should engage in greater activities to encourage stepped up production of raw silk and, more importantly, seek out private investors who would be ready to invest in making cloth and apparels out of the produced silk for export......     BANGLADESH: National silk policy within a month     Aiming to give a boost to export of silk products, National Silk Policy-2004 will be finalised within a month........     BANGLADESH: Silk industry could overshoot RMG sector     The silk industry in Bangladesh has the full potential to become much bigger than the RMG industry. The country has the capacity to become major natural silk producer and silk goods exporting country......     BANGLADESH: Cartias To Shut Silk Factory     CARITAS, an NGO is planning to focus emphasis on giving micro credit than on production oriented activities. According to the officials CARITAS silk factory......     BANGLADESH: Silk Exports In Int’l Market Has Bright Future     A seminar on "qualitative development and price fixation of silk and its export prospect" revealed that export of silk clothes in the international markets......     BANGLADESH: Chapainawabganj Silk Industry Likely To Close     With the low cost silk saris occupying the market the Chapainawabganj’s silk industry is facing problems and the threat of closure is looming over the industry......     BANGLADESH: 5,654 Women Trained For Silk Cultivation     To improve the quality of silk goods and develop the technical efficiency about 5,654 destitute women were given technical training on appropriate technology of mulberry......     BANGLADESH: Silk Industry Seeks Govt Backing     The silk industry of Bangladesh especially in the silk-producing region of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj is on the verge of collapse due to the closure of......     BANGLADESH: Silk Sector Demands To Hike Import Duty On Yarn     Bangladeshi silk industry is demanding government to increase the import duty on silk yarn from current 22 percent to 35 percent......     BANGLADESH: National Silk Policy In The Offing     Minister for Textile Abdul Matin Chowdhury recently reiterated his commitment to formulate the national silk policy for overall development of the industry......                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Technology News         BANGLADESH: Lectra holds seminar for local apparel industry     Intelligent cutting cure for local apparel industry Lectra (France) held a seminar on July 17 in the city......     BANGLADESH: 95% capital machinery imported     Ninety five percent of the capital machinery used in Bangladesh, local manufacturers lack proper designing and quality controlling mechanism......     BANGLADESH: New technology to boost spinning mills production     In order to boost the spinning mills output a globally renowned textile machinery manufacturing company, Trutzschler, launched a new technology......     BANGLADESH: Electronic Device To Verify Garments Export To EU     In a move to introduce new safeguard for garments export from Bangladesh, the European Union has decided to introduce a new system of export certification through electronic device......     BANGLADESH: Embroidery Chiefs Launch New Website     The Bangladesh Embroidery Manufactures and Exporters Association (BEMEA) has set up a website to promote Bangladeshi embroidery products in foreign markets....     BANGLADESH: Bangladesh To Make New Linen Blending Jute And Flax     Bangladesh plans to apply French technology to blend jute fibre with European flax and produce cheaper linen....                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Technology News         BANGLADESH: Lectra holds seminar for local apparel industry     Intelligent cutting cure for local apparel industry Lectra (France) held a seminar on July 17 in the city......     BANGLADESH: 95% capital machinery imported     Ninety five percent of the capital machinery used in Bangladesh, local manufacturers lack proper designing and quality controlling mechanism......     BANGLADESH: New technology to boost spinning mills production     In order to boost the spinning mills output a globally renowned textile machinery manufacturing company, Trutzschler, launched a new technology......     BANGLADESH: Electronic Device To Verify Garments Export To EU     In a move to introduce new safeguard for garments export from Bangladesh, the European Union has decided to introduce a new system of export certification through electronic device......     BANGLADESH: Embroidery Chiefs Launch New Website     The Bangladesh Embroidery Manufactures and Exporters Association (BEMEA) has set up a website to promote Bangladeshi embroidery products in foreign markets....     BANGLADESH: Bangladesh To Make New Linen Blending Jute And Flax     Bangladesh plans to apply French technology to blend jute fibre with European flax and produce cheaper linen....                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Technology News         BANGLADESH: Lectra holds seminar for local apparel industry     Intelligent cutting cure for local apparel industry Lectra (France) held a seminar on July 17 in the city......     BANGLADESH: 95% capital machinery imported     Ninety five percent of the capital machinery used in Bangladesh, local manufacturers lack proper designing and quality controlling mechanism......     BANGLADESH: New technology to boost spinning mills production     In order to boost the spinning mills output a globally renowned textile machinery manufacturing company, Trutzschler, launched a new technology......     BANGLADESH: Electronic Device To Verify Garments Export To EU     In a move to introduce new safeguard for garments export from Bangladesh, the European Union has decided to introduce a new system of export certification through electronic device......     BANGLADESH: Embroidery Chiefs Launch New Website     The Bangladesh Embroidery Manufactures and Exporters Association (BEMEA) has set up a website to promote Bangladeshi embroidery products in foreign markets....     BANGLADESH: Bangladesh To Make New Linen Blending Jute And Flax     Bangladesh plans to apply French technology to blend jute fibre with European flax and produce cheaper linen....                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Technology News         BANGLADESH: Lectra holds seminar for local apparel industry     Intelligent cutting cure for local apparel industry Lectra (France) held a seminar on July 17 in the city......     BANGLADESH: 95% capital machinery imported     Ninety five percent of the capital machinery used in Bangladesh, local manufacturers lack proper designing and quality controlling mechanism......     BANGLADESH: New technology to boost spinning mills production     In order to boost the spinning mills output a globally renowned textile machinery manufacturing company, Trutzschler, launched a new technology......     BANGLADESH: Electronic Device To Verify Garments Export To EU     In a move to introduce new safeguard for garments export from Bangladesh, the European Union has decided to introduce a new system of export certification through electronic device......     BANGLADESH: Embroidery Chiefs Launch New Website     The Bangladesh Embroidery Manufactures and Exporters Association (BEMEA) has set up a website to promote Bangladeshi embroidery products in foreign markets....     BANGLADESH: Bangladesh To Make New Linen Blending Jute And Flax     Bangladesh plans to apply French technology to blend jute fibre with European flax and produce cheaper linen....                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Yarn News         BANGLADESH: Illegal yarn imports create crises to BYMA members     Comparatively cheap and low categories yarn imported from neighbouring countries have flooded the local market forcing yarn traders to bear huge losses......     BANGLADESH: Proposal to open up all land ports opposed     The proposal to open up all the land ports to yarn import from India, was opposed by Bangladesh Textile Mills Association......     BANGLADESH: Japan-Bangla Group to set up 7 yarn, textile mills using bamboo     Employment of 10,000 people likely Japan-Bangla Group has primarily decided to set up mills in the country's northern region for producing yarn and textile using bamboo as raw material......     BANGLADESH: Japanese group plans bamboo textile factories in Bangladesh     A six-member delegation of Japanese investors has made the preliminary decision to establish Bangladeshi textile and cotton factories that will make cloth and yarn using bamboo......     BANGLADESH: Incentive to yarn producers to be reconsidered     The government will reconsider the issue of providing cash incentives to the local yarn producers if they fail to increase production to meet the country's requirements and supply yarn at competitive prices......     BANGLADESH: Yarn dyeing and sweater making industry to come up     In Dhaka Export Processing Zone, Italy and Bangladesh will jointly set up a yarn dyeing and sweater manufacturing industry......     BANGLADESH: Apparel exporters seeks withdrawal of ban on yarn import through land ports     Withdrawal of the ban on yarn import through land ports has been demanded by the apparel exporters. The exporters also urged for effective measures......     BANGLADESH: BTMA Demands Govt To Continue Ban On Import Of Yarn From India     The Bangladesh government has been urged by the Bangladesh Textiles Mills Association (BTMA) to continue the ban on import of yarn from India through land port......     BANGLADESH: Rise In Yarn Prices Worrying Knitwear Sector     The export oriented knitwear sector is worried over the abnormal rise in price of local yarn since last two weeks. Knitwear exporters and manufacturers are......     BANGLADESH: Govt Planning To Lift Ban On Yarn Import     The government of Bangladesh is planning to lift ban on yarn and sugar imports from India by next year. The ban of yarn and sugar imports had......