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     LFW Autumn Winter 2007     LFW Spring Summer 2007     LFW Spring Summer 2008     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: 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: Garment factory shuts down over labor unrest     The Nasa Mainland garment factory at Tejgaon Industrial area is closed indefinitely in the wake of work abstention by workers demanding release of their six fellow workers. The workers did not join the factory after Eid....     BANGLADESH: Exporters asked to expand markets of garments in Japan     Two seminars on Bangladeshi garments were held in Japan recently to help expand the markets of Bangladeshi garments. The seminars highlighted quality and different aspects of the apparel industry and possibilities and opportunities of foreign investments in Bangladesh....     BANGLADESH: Drainage flow obstructions have to be removed     Unofficial structures in the city's Begunbari canal have to be removed and allotment of plots in the area must be cancelled to achieve the goals of Tk 1,474 crore, Begunbari-Hatirjheel integrated development project, said experts....     BANGLADESH: Malaysia will arrange for salary to cheated textile workers     The Malaysian government has promised the 800 Bangladeshi workers that they will receive their full salaries. The Bangladeshi workers had alleged that since January this year, four textile factories in Batu Pahat of Johor paid only Malaysian ringgit (RM) 200 a month to each worker as against the RM 1,200 they had been...                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Apparel/Garments News         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: Garment factory shuts down over labor unrest     The Nasa Mainland garment factory at Tejgaon Industrial area is closed indefinitely in the wake of work abstention by workers demanding release of their six fellow workers. The workers did not join the factory after Eid....     BANGLADESH: Exporters asked to expand markets of garments in Japan     Two seminars on Bangladeshi garments were held in Japan recently to help expand the markets of Bangladeshi garments. The seminars highlighted quality and different aspects of the apparel industry and possibilities and opportunities of foreign investments in Bangladesh....     BANGLADESH: Drainage flow obstructions have to be removed     Unofficial structures in the city's Begunbari canal have to be removed and allotment of plots in the area must be cancelled to achieve the goals of Tk 1,474 crore, Begunbari-Hatirjheel integrated development project, said experts....     BANGLADESH: Malaysia will arrange for salary to cheated textile workers     The Malaysian government has promised the 800 Bangladeshi workers that they will receive their full salaries. The Bangladeshi workers had alleged that since January this year, four textile factories in Batu Pahat of Johor paid only Malaysian ringgit (RM) 200 a month to each worker as against the RM 1,200 they had been...                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Apparel/Garments News         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: Garment factory shuts down over labor unrest     The Nasa Mainland garment factory at Tejgaon Industrial area is closed indefinitely in the wake of work abstention by workers demanding release of their six fellow workers. The workers did not join the factory after Eid....     BANGLADESH: Exporters asked to expand markets of garments in Japan     Two seminars on Bangladeshi garments were held in Japan recently to help expand the markets of Bangladeshi garments. The seminars highlighted quality and different aspects of the apparel industry and possibilities and opportunities of foreign investments in Bangladesh....     BANGLADESH: Drainage flow obstructions have to be removed     Unofficial structures in the city's Begunbari canal have to be removed and allotment of plots in the area must be cancelled to achieve the goals of Tk 1,474 crore, Begunbari-Hatirjheel integrated development project, said experts....     BANGLADESH: Malaysia will arrange for salary to cheated textile workers     The Malaysian government has promised the 800 Bangladeshi workers that they will receive their full salaries. The Bangladeshi workers had alleged that since January this year, four textile factories in Batu Pahat of Johor paid only Malaysian ringgit (RM) 200 a month to each worker as against the RM 1,200 they had been...                 BANGLADESH Textile News - Apparel/Garments News         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: Garment factory shuts down over labor unrest     The Nasa Mainland garment factory at Tejgaon Industrial area is closed indefinitely in the wake of work abstention by workers demanding release of their six fellow workers. The workers did not join the factory after Eid....     BANGLADESH: Exporters asked to expand markets of garments in Japan     Two seminars on Bangladeshi garments were held in Japan recently to help expand the markets of Bangladeshi garments. The seminars highlighted quality and different aspects of the apparel industry and possibilities and opportunities of foreign investments in Bangladesh....     BANGLADESH: Drainage flow obstructions have to be removed     Unofficial structures in the city's Begunbari canal have to be removed and allotment of plots in the area must be cancelled to achieve the goals of Tk 1,474 crore, Begunbari-Hatirjheel integrated development project, said experts....     BANGLADESH: Malaysia will arrange for salary to cheated textile workers     The Malaysian government has promised the 800 Bangladeshi workers that they will receive their full salaries. The Bangladeshi workers had alleged that since January this year, four textile factories in Batu Pahat of Johor paid only Malaysian ringgit (RM) 200 a month to each worker as against the RM 1,200 they had been...                 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: 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: ‘8thTEXTECH 2007’ scheduled from July 26     The largest and only event organising company in Bangladesh, CEMS Exhibitions is organising ‘8th TEXTECH 2007’......                 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: 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