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Textiles, Clothing & Footwear Business Insights
TCF POST Report Dhaka — August 20, 2026. Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector, which generates roughly 85% of the country’s export earnings, is running at just 30–40% of capacity because of chronic grid instability and gas shortages — even as a new study finds its factory rooftops could host nearly 1.8 gigawatts of solar power. … Read more
TCF POST Report Epyllion Group has appointed Ruwan Indrajith Gunapala as its new Chief Marketing Officer, bringing aboard an executive whose career is most closely defined by more than 16 years with UK-based Next Sourcing — experience the company is banking on as it sharpens its push into the European market. “We are thrilled to … Read more
TCF POST Report DHAKA — LightCastle Partners, a Bangladesh-based management consulting and advisory firm, says Bangladesh’s proposed three-year extension of its Least Developed Country (LDC) graduation preparatory period could provide crucial breathing space for textile, clothing and footwear exporters—but the extra time will only protect competitiveness if it is used to replace preferential market access … Read more
TCF POST Report DHAKA — Research has exposed a worrying health burden among textile and garment workers, with surveys pointing to high levels of musculoskeletal pain, heat-related illness, fatigue, respiratory problems and workplace injuries. The evidence also suggests that workers are increasingly facing several risks at the same time, raising questions over whether conventional … Read more
TCF POST Report DHAKA, Aug. 10, 2026 — A new study by researchers from Bangladesh, Japan and Norway has demonstrated a route for converting jute fiber into a high-performance cellulose-based biocomposite, opening a potential new value-addition pathway for Bangladesh’s natural-fiber industry and broader sustainable-materials sector. Published in Scientific Reports, the research developed films from … Read more
TCF POST Report DHAKA: Asia’s leading textile and apparel exporting countries are entering a new phase of global competition in which labour standards, wage equity and regulatory compliance are becoming as important as manufacturing costs, according to a new academic study. The study, Evaluating Wage Disparities and Labor Policies in the Global Textile Industry … Read more
TCF POST Report Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) exports posted a slight decline in the first month of FY2026-27, marking a reversal from the robust double-digit growth recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal year, according to the latest data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). Combined exports of knitwear and woven garments—the … Read more
TCF POST Report Kumasi, Ghana: Compliance with international labour, safety and environmental standards has evolved from a regulatory obligation into a key competitive advantage for apparel-exporting countries, with Asian manufacturers setting the pace while emerging African economies continue to strengthen their compliance frameworks, according to a recent systematic review published in the African Journal … Read more
DHAKA — Prime Minister Tarique Rahman assured business leaders that tangible improvements in the country’s critical power and gas sectors will materialize within a year or so. Addressing industry concerns during separate high-level meetings on July 22 with delegations from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), … Read more
TCF POST Report Despite a robust surge in shipments during June 2026, the RMG sector recorded a year-on-year decline of 1.64% in export earnings for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Total earnings for the sector settled at USD 38.7 billion. Notwithstanding this decline, the RMG sector remains the dominant force in national trade, accounting for 80.63% … Read more