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The Bangladesh Crisis and its Discontents

The readymade garments (RMG) sector in Bangladesh is facing perhaps its biggest ever crisis since it grew by a whopping 280% from January 2009 to 2022-23 under Sheikh Hasina Wazed who was forced to flee the country on 5 August. In the throes of a political turmoil, we shall have to wait and watch how the situation unfolds at the cost that the RMG sector will have to pay.

A mini-series of texfash analyses and reports.

Bangla Apparel / State of Economy

10 August 2024

6 minutes

Bangladesh's apparel industry will have its plate full for the coming months: it has to assuage those with misgivings, ameliorate internal squabbles, ramp up production to make up for lost orders, and develop a PR campaign that targets its own people as much as brands.

Bangladesh's RMG Industry Will Face Challenges on Multiple Fronts

As of now brands and retailers that source from Bangladesh—and that have witnessed the industry’s sizeable safety and environmental investments—remain patient and committed. The long-term scenario, however, could be anyone's guess. texfash.com rounds up voices from across the globe.

Subir Ghosh

Analysis

Wireframe: The Bangladesh Crisis and its Discontents

Bangla Apparel / Trade With India

9 August 2024

4 minutes

Cross-border trade between India and Bangladesh has come to a halt since the current phase of violence began in the latter.

Indian Apparel Unlikely to Benefit from Bangla Crisis; Cross-Border Trade Remains at Standstill

Border posts remain clogged, orders and payments are stuck, and amidst all there’s also a lot of talk that the political upheaval in neighbouring Bangladesh could see shifting of orders to India. But, till government tweaks some policies, Indian apparel manufacturers making hay from the Bangla crisis appears wishful thinking.

Richa Bansal

Report

Wireframe: The Bangladesh Crisis and its Discontents

Bangla Apparel / The Awami Legacy

8 August 2024

5 minutes

The political turmoil in Bangladesh has already seen the incumbent prime minister, Sheikh Hasina Wazed, feeling the country. As a new interim government takes over, all eyes will be on the country's readymade garments (RMG) industry, which serves as the de facto backbone of the country's economy.

Bangla Apparel Headed for Internal Turmoil as Links with Awami League Come Home to Roost

Bangladesh's readymade garments (RMG) industry grew by a whopping 280% during the 15-year tenure of Sheikh Hasina Wazed's Awami League. Both the League and the RMG industry fed off each other, but with Hasina being ousted and public sentiments overwhelmingly against the Awami League, the country's political turmoil is bound to take its toll on the RMG industry.

Subir Ghosh

Commentary

Wireframe: The Bangladesh Crisis and its Discontents