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- Floating hospital brings hope to Meghna Char residents in Chandpur
- 28 sacks of cash found in Pagla Mosque donation boxes
- Crowds begin arriving at Suhrawardy Udyan
- Major nations agree on global fee on greenhouse gases emitted by ships
- Trump, 78, says feels in 'very good shape' after annual checkup
- Iran says seeks 'real and fair' deal in nuclear talks with US
- Kolkata erupts in protest against Waqf Bill
- Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil "can be deported"
- 10 of a family killed in Israel strike
- Fire engulfs ‘Face of Fascism’ sculpture at Charukola
- Tesla halts new orders in China for two US-made models
- Dhaka ranks 78th in air quality
- Dhaka set to hold ‘March for Gaza’ rally today
- UN to cut humanitarian office staff by 20%
- Bangladesh seeks Slovak investment, worker visas
- Consensus Commission resumes talks Saturday
- Miraz gets best sportsperson of the year award
- Cricketer Anderson awarded a knighthood
- ‘Some illegal foreign assets to be frozen within 6 months’
- US welcomes Bangladesh's signing of Artemis Accords
52 factories closed in Ctg in 6 months, work orders down 25%
The ready-made garment industry is facing mounting challenges, with 52 factories in Chattogram shutting down in the past six months and a 25 percent drop in foreign work orders, industry officials said. The closures have left thousands of workers unemployed as factory owners grapple with rising...
RMG value addition declines
Value-addition to Bangladeshs ready-made garments (RMG) that has been fluctuating in recent years has yet to reach the pre-pandemic level, as higher cost of raw-material imports eats into the export gains. Exporters mainly blame the rise in raw-material imports, especially that of yarn, for such...