tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41246888342098538302024-11-25T13:24:42.322+06:00Apparel Makers' StoryShahjahan Sirajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08956131615955995714noreply@blogger.comBlogger262125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-75048871205971057982012-08-16T12:17:00.001+06:002012-08-16T12:17:17.931+06:00Jamdani fair in the city
Sales person showing Jamdani Saree to the customers
A month-long International Jamdani Taant
Bastra Fair began on the premises of Siddeshwari Girls School at Baily
Road here Saturday. Like every year, Bangladesh Weavers' Product and Manufacturing Business Association (BWPMBA) has organised the fair.Industries
Minister Dilip Barua inaugurated the fair as the chief guest while
Director ofApparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-82404683428104940662012-08-05T01:11:00.000+06:002012-08-05T01:11:08.665+06:00Eid shopping gets momentum
The capital's shopping malls witnessed the rush of Eid shoppers on
Friday, as the customers utilised the weekend holiday for buying
festival wears.
Shop owners in the city's different shopping arcades and other
outlets said they have been waiting for the day and got an extraordinary
response from the customers as many of them got their salaries at the
beginning of the month.
The sales ofApparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-38262548626037306302012-08-05T01:06:00.001+06:002012-08-05T01:06:51.222+06:008 garment-scrap warehouses gutted in city
File Photo
Eight garment-scrap warehouses were gutted in a fire which broke out in the city’s Mirpur area early Saturday.
Ataur Rahman, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said
the fire originated from electric short circuit in a tin-shed house near
Jalladkhana in Mirpur-13 at about 12:55 am and engulfed the adjacent
warehouses in no time.
On information, five firefighting Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-34859096953046890522012-08-04T04:52:00.000+06:002012-08-04T04:52:54.136+06:00Eid Allowance: RMG workers for payment before 20th Ramadan
Jatiya Garments Federation forms a human chain
in front of Jatiya Press Club in the capital yesterday demanding
salaries and bonuses for RMG workers before Ramadan 20.Photo: Daily Star
Garment factory owners should pay the apparel workers salary and Eid
allowance before the 20th Ramadan to avoid any unrest in the sector,
demanded different garment workers' associations.
At separateApparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-79275153565056363962012-08-03T01:00:00.000+06:002012-08-03T01:00:03.018+06:00Aarong Launches New Collection of Sarees for Eid-ul-Fitr
Aarong, the leading lifestyle and fashion brand, is ready to celebrate this year of festivity and has brought to you whole new ranges of exciting fashion wear to keep you high up on the fashion quo. Keeping the sparkling festive season and the summer season in mind, Aarong has prepared exclusive ranges of shalwar kameezes incorporating in-trend uses of exquisite and bold embroideries, Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-91244092422886993502012-08-02T12:47:00.000+06:002012-08-02T12:48:06.514+06:00Wear Something with a Backbone for a Change
Startup Shuvo Apparels has started its journey on May 2012. With the motto of “Wear something with a backbone for a change”, it tends to provide high quality t-shirts at an affordable price.
Shuvo Apparels (SA) is a small but focused company, trying to set high standards from customer service to the quality of products. “We want all of our customers to be 100% happy. To make this happen we Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-85481918495032618822012-07-25T20:47:00.000+06:002012-07-25T21:29:34.201+06:00Taaga, Knit and Accessories by Aarong
Taaga by Aarong presents an exciting line called the Taaga Knit collection presenting the fusion of high-end western trends with the traditional sentiments of the 'deshi' culture.
In Bengali “Taaga” means a certain style of Nakshi stitch. At Aarong, Taaga refers to an exciting line of tops, kurtis, skirts, pants and accessories designed exclusively for the urban young women.
The Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-40475929314019076672012-07-24T02:24:00.000+06:002012-07-24T02:24:13.885+06:00Study Readymade Garments Workers in Bangladesh
Study on Deposit Mobilization for Readymade Garments Workers in Bangladesh
IFC (International Finance Corporation), an organization of World Bank Group has published a 30 page detailed report "on Deposit Mobilization for Readymade Garments Workers in Bangladesh".
Towards Financial Inclusion:
Readymade Garments is a $16 billion
dollar industry in Bangladesh. It is the second biggest Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-49732063667323902322012-07-24T02:23:00.000+06:002012-07-25T21:34:23.268+06:00Lady behind the brand of women's wear 'Taaga' by Aarong
Tamara H. Abed, Director of Aarong
Tamara H. Abed, Director of Aarong & Brac Dairy, leader behind the popular women wear 'Taaga'. A member of the senior management team at BRAC, Tamara H. Abed is considered a trendsetter in the business world of Bangladesh. Following her MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BSC in Economics from the London School of Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-37652323950040820432012-07-22T15:50:00.000+06:002012-07-22T15:50:08.601+06:00EU FTA may yarn bucks for apparel sectors
Binny Sharma, New Delhi
Exporters have pinned their hopes
on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and EU to boost exports
which have already declined by a massive 48 percent in the first two
months of the current fiscal.
EU not only accounts for 49 percent of India’s
total apparel exports worth $13 billion, but is also its largest trading
partner. However, during Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-13163853973496834822012-07-22T15:36:00.003+06:002012-07-22T15:36:49.866+06:00‘Entry of Bangladesh garments will hit Indian industry severely’ - The Hindu Reports
The Hindu reports about duty-free entry of readymade garments from Bangladesh to India.
Kolkata, July 18, 2012
Image (C) The Hindu
Duty-free entry of readymade garments from Bangladesh may have a “severe
impact” on the Indian garment industry, Mr Vijay Kariwala,
Vice-President of the West Bengal Garment Manufacturers and Dealers
Association (WBGMDA), said on Wednesday.
“Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-27072368774892035932012-07-21T11:23:00.000+06:002012-07-21T11:23:30.225+06:00US finds rights not well
Grim human, labour rights situation presented at congressional
hearing; buyers wrote PM 2 letters in 4 months about hiking RMG
workers' wage, probing death of labour leader Aminul
Days after two dozen top global apparel buyers gathered in Dhaka to
share concerns over persistent labour unrest, top US officials painted a
grim picture of Bangladesh's human and labour rights situation in aApparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-47452891000133727132012-07-21T11:13:00.000+06:002012-07-21T11:14:55.955+06:00Bangladesh clothing industry struggles with less pliable workforce
By Anbarasan Ethirajan
Majeda Akter Toma had
many dreams when she started working in a garment factory near the
Bangladeshi capital Dhaka about five years ago.
Recent protests by labourers in Bangladesh turned violent and damaged some factories
Though her wages were low, she thought the job gave her an
opportunity to escape from grinding poverty in her village in
north-westernApparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-78091848868736590602012-07-21T10:46:00.002+06:002012-07-21T10:46:33.777+06:00'RMG workers' demands must be met'
Chittagong City Corporation Mayor Manjur Alam
Chittagong, Jul 18 (bdnews24.com) – Discussants at a roundtable have emphasised on meeting the demands of garments workers. Readymade
garments sector makes great contributions to the economy, but its
workers are being neglected in many ways, the discussants said at the
roundtable -- Social responsibility towards garments workers -- held in a
Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-16595781236362203362012-06-10T23:18:00.001+06:002012-06-10T23:37:07.708+06:00বাংলাদেশের তৈরি পোশাক রপ্তানি হুমকির মুখে পড়তে পারে
ড্যান ডব্লিউ মজীনা
বেশ কিছু কারণে আগামী দিনে মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে বাংলাদেশের তৈরি পোশাক
রপ্তানি হুমকির মুখে পড়তে পারে বলে আশঙ্কা প্রকাশ করেছেন ঢাকায় নিযুক্ত
মার্কিন রাষ্ট্রদূত ড্যান ডব্লিউ মজীনা।
আজ বুধবার বাংলাদেশ তৈরি পোশাক প্রস্তুতকারক ও রপ্তানিকারক সমিতি
(বিজিএমইএ) আয়োজিত এক বৈঠকে মার্কিন রাষ্ট্রদূত এমন আভাস দেন। তাঁর সৌজন্যে
বিজিএমইএর নিজস্ব কার্যালয়ে বৈঠকটির আয়োজন করা হয়।
কী Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-66113094195273763282012-05-11T20:14:00.000+06:002012-05-11T20:14:18.952+06:00Is Muslim fashion finally 'on trend'?
For Muslim women hoping to combine stylish clothes with modest dressing, Vivienne Westwood protegé Barjis Chohan may have the answer. And with Muslim fashion worth an estimated £59 million globally, the rest of the fashion world is sure to follow
Barjis Chohan's AW 2012 collection: 'Young, fashionable Muslims are struggling to buy clothes from the Western, high-street shops' Photograph: Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-79332970161876128062012-05-09T18:12:00.003+06:002012-05-09T18:15:07.608+06:00Yunus, Abed talk garment exports with Hillary, seek free access to US
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gestures
during a talk onstage with students and civil society representatives,
organised by the US Embassy at International School Dhaka in the capital
yesterday. Photo: SK Enamul Haq
Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and BRAC Chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan Abed yesterday urged US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to allow Bangladeshi garments Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-43607566179291193492012-05-09T18:07:00.001+06:002012-05-09T18:08:42.028+06:00Hillary wants garment labour problems addressed
The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton,
attends ‘A conversation with Bangladesh’ in the International School,
Dhaka auditorium in the Bashundhara residential area in Dhaka on Sunday.
— New Age photo
By Mushfique Wadud
The US secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Sunday Bangladesh should address the labour problems in the garment sector so that big foreign manufacturers Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-63945849471108864392012-05-01T18:35:00.000+06:002012-05-01T18:35:38.585+06:00Cultural Organisations observe May Day today
Several organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to mark the May Day today featuring discussions, seminars and cultural programmes.
Like the previous years, leading theatre troupe Aranyak Natya Dal has chalked out a day-long programme to observe the day, which will begin this morning on the Central Shaheed Minar premises. Intellectual-activist Badruddin Umar will attend the Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-54607129684709090872012-05-01T18:30:00.000+06:002012-05-01T18:30:38.271+06:00India to resume cotton export
India, the second largest producer of cotton, yesterday lifted a ban on cotton export, at a time when Bangladesh is lobbying with Uzbekistan to strike a deal to ensure smooth supply for local spinners.Bangladesh, which is fully dependent on imported cotton, went for an alternative to Indian as the neighbouring country has been frequently imposing ban on the export of the item for the last twoApparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-533691690872624292012-05-01T17:16:00.000+06:002012-05-01T18:24:07.428+06:00Trade, defence, cooperation top agenda
File Photo: Hillary Clinton
The USA is likely to push for a framework for defence cooperation between Dhaka and Washington during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's May 5-6 visit to Bangladesh.
It will press for signing the much-talked-about Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa) and strategic partnership deals with Bangladesh.
Dhaka, however, wants to proceed with Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-20539836876620084652012-04-28T14:14:00.001+06:002012-04-28T14:15:41.304+06:00Bangladesh, the Next most Potencial Economic Giant: NY Times
The most cited newspaper of the world, The New York Times has reported on Apr 23 that Bangladesh has a huge prospect of becoming one of the emerging economies.It is running with a strong promise of growth despite various challenges the nation of 160 million people is facing.
Still, the report has said, Bangladesh is making progress as the nation's economy has managed "to grow more than 6 Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-4163855263471520072012-04-28T14:09:00.003+06:002012-04-28T14:10:17.760+06:00BPGMEA Demands 20pc Cash Incentive on Export
Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Tuesday demanded the government should provide 20 per cent cash incentive in the next budget for direct exports of plastic goods.
They said the exporters needed such fiscal support to survive amid tough competition in the international market as well as an incentive to increase exports of plastic goods.
At a pre-budget Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-65517684146659661652012-04-28T12:10:00.000+06:002012-04-28T13:50:14.340+06:00Bangladesh: The Next Hot Spot in Apparel Sourcing?
Lower costs are an advantage for the country’s ready-made-garment industry, but challenges remain.
In 2010, China dominated European and US markets for ready-made
garments, accounting for about 40 percent of the import volume in each
region. A recent McKinsey survey, however, found that 86 percent of the
chief purchasing officers in leading apparel companies in Europe and the
Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124688834209853830.post-1595297221341294122012-04-17T16:53:00.000+06:002012-04-17T16:54:00.778+06:00Tariff body sits today to discuss cotton import
The Bangladesh Tariff Commission sits today with stakeholders to take opinions on cotton import from India, said an official on Sunday.
The meeting will begin at 3:00pm at the BTC conference room with BTC chairman Mujibur Rahman in the chair, the official at the BTC said.
On Thursday, the commerce ministry held a meeting with the stakeholders and decided to sign a deal with the neighbouring Apparel Makers' Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005345815551640824noreply@blogger.com0