All articles by Masum Billah

Impact of protests, interim Bangladesh government on apparel sector

Bangladesh's prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country on 5 August after resigning on cascading political demonstrations against an earlier…
Bangladesh garment factories fear unrest has weakened buyer confidence

The government suppressed the protests by students over job quotas for the descendants of veterans from the country’s 1971 liberation…
New BGMEA president: Bangladesh’s plan to boost apparel growth

BGMEA president SM Mannan Kochi who took charge on 6 April explains he is committed to improving the overall performance…
Bangladesh manufacturers urge fashion brands to pay more for orders

The new minimum wage that manufacturers in Bangladesh will have to pay garment workers is BDT12,500 (USD113.38) and it was…
Bangladesh concerned over future fashion orders as unrest continues

Garment manufacturers in Bangladesh have offered to increase employee minimum wages above an earlier offer to Bangladesh taka BDT10,400 ($94)…

Tackling ‘ineffective’ Bangladesh anti-harassment committees

The anti-harassment committees are charged with helping female Bangladesh garment workers avoid and prevent unwanted attention and approaches from male colleagues and…
Bangladesh apparel sector’s concerns over union leader murder fallout

Shahidul was Gazipur unit president of Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF), a prominent trade union, who lost another…