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On the other hand, Primark, which is exclusively accessible online through click-and-collect, did not benefit much, as its growth slowed to 2.7% during the same time frame.

The trend suggests a clear shift in consumer preferences towards lightweight, premium summer essentials, driven by the start of holidays, prolonged heat waves, and an increasing need for breathable, fashionable clothing.

At Modist CEPZ Limited, a clothing manufacturing facility in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) owned by the JMS Group, some 1,700 workers have begun their fourth day of a sit-in strike in protest of their unpaid May salaries.

At the China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka, the Green Factory Award 2025 was formally presented. The award recognised 30 factories from 16 different industrial sectors for their exceptional dedication to workplace standards, energy efficiency, waste management, and environmental sustainability.

Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals, has announced the appointment of Ashfaque Ahmed as the new Transformation Director for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) exports to the European Union (EU) experienced a robust growth of nearly 24% in the first four months of this year, reaching US $ 8.07 billion, according to Eurostat data.