Bangladesh deploys additional paramilitary forces as garment workers' protests continueProtests by garment workers in Bangladesh have persisted for five days due to demands for higher wages. Authorities have deployed additiona...
04 Nov, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
Garment workers' protests in Bangladesh turn violentThe BNP government has formed a wage board to determine revised pay scales for garment workers. However, protests have continued, potential...
02 Nov, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
Bangladesh garment factories reopen as wage protests keep industry on edgeBangladesh's garment factories reopened on Monday after widespread closures and production disruptions a day earlier, but manufacturers rem...
02 Nov, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Strike shuts down Bangladesh's biggest portOperations at Bangladesh's Chittagong Port, a crucial hub for the nation's economy, have been suspended due to a strike by customs official...
29 Jun, 2025, 06.38 PM IST
Bangladesh manufacturers say US tariffs 'massive blow' to textile industryBangladeshi textile industry leaders expressed concerns about significant US tariffs, which increased to 37%, threatening the nation's garm...
03 Apr, 2025, 02.32 PM IST
Post-revolution Bangladesh protests cost garment industry $400 millionBangladesh's garment industry experienced significant disruptions and $400 million in losses due to student-led unrest, but stability has r...
20 Oct, 2024, 02.27 PM IST
Bangladesh garment industry faces crisis amid political unrest and floodsThe garment industry in Bangladesh has been severely affected by political turmoil and catastrophic flooding. Factories have faced closures...
27 Aug, 2024, 09.50 AM IST
In charts: Hasina's Bangladesh stitched a blistering tale of growth, and that ended her regimeBangladesh, once seen as a success story, faced turmoil when Sheikh Hasina's government was overthrown by student protests in August, drive...
11 Aug, 2024, 09.08 AM IST
Garment sector facing uncertainty due to Bangladesh crisis, normalcy may return soon: FMUncertainty looms over the Indian garment sector due to a political crisis in Bangladesh. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman voiced hopes ...
10 Aug, 2024, 03.31 PM IST
Bangladesh puts its eggs in one economic basket. Now, a reckoning.Bangladesh struggles to combat steep inflation and joblessness that economists say are largely the result of poor policy decisions. Her inc...
10 Aug, 2024, 09.44 AM IST
Short-term garment orders may shift to India due to turmoil in Bangladesh: ExportersIndian exporters noted that Bangladesh's political unrest might temporarily redirect garment orders to India. Recently, Sheikh Hasina resig...
07 Aug, 2024, 12.42 AM IST
String theory of Bangladesh crisis! Textile stocks rally up to 20%Amid political turmoil in Bangladesh potentially driving textile companies to outsource to countries like India, textile stocks surged on T...
06 Aug, 2024, 02.46 PM IST
Bangladesh garment worker death toll rises after protests erupt over demand for fair wagesBangladeshi garment workers staged a rally as they rejected a deemed inadequate pay offer and the death toll from the protests climbed to f...
12 Nov, 2023, 02.34 PM IST
150 Bangladesh garment factories shut, 11,000 workers chargedThe Bangladeshi garment manufacturers took the decision to close 150 factories "indefinitely" on Saturday. This move comes in the wake of b...
11 Nov, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
Fresh clashes as Bangladesh garment workers protest low wageThousands of garment workers in Bangladesh have staged protests, demanding fair wages for their work, which includes making clothing for We...
31 Oct, 2023, 08.59 PM IST
Garment exporters to grow due to rise in demand, weak rupee"The financial situation of garment manufacturers is expected to improve during 2013-14, mainly driven by growing demand from importing mark...
07 Nov, 2013, 07.26 PM IST
- Textile workers protest against poor wages in Bangladesh
At least 25,000 textile workers defied a ban on protests in emergency-ruled Bangladesh on Saturday to demand back pay and bonuses.
22 Sep, 2007, 04.38 PM IST