Interactive Business Forum 2026 Calls or a Stronger Global Identity for “Brand Bangladesh”
As Bangladesh's apparel industry stands at a critical crossroads, industry leaders, manufacturers, buyers and sustainability experts gathered at the Interactive Business Forum (IBF) 2026 to discuss how the country can…
Brussels Braces for Europe’s Biggest Textile Recycling Showdown
More than 130 exhibitors will descend on Brussels Expo this week as the Textiles Recycling Expo returns for its second edition, a sign of how quickly Europe's textile waste problem…
Epson Helps Turkish Mill Beat Water Crisis
A Turkish textile manufacturer based in one of the country's most water-stressed regions has become the first in Turkey to install and run Epson's Monna Lisa 64000 digital printer, a…
Red Alert: Denim’s Hottest Hue Takes Over Summer 2026
Red has overtaken blue as the defining denim color of summer 2026, as fashion editors and street-style watchers report a rapid shift away from indigo washes toward jeans in tomato,…
AI-Bred Cotton Cuts Water and Carbon in Drought-Hit Texas
An independent assessment has confirmed that cotton bred using artificial intelligence can be grown with no irrigation and a fraction of the fertilizer used in conventional farming, according to results…
Dubai’s IATF boosts global textile sourcing
The International Apparel & Textile Fair (IATF) is reinforcing Dubai’s position as a strategic sourcing hub for the global fashion industry, as hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of buyers converge…
Bangladesh textile millers push to retain 30% value-addition rule
Bangladesh’s textile millers have urged the government to retain the 30 percent value-addition requirement in the readymade garment (RMG) sector, warning that scrapping the rule could accelerate subsidised imports and…
Sri Lankan Delegates See Strong Sourcing and Collaboration Opportunities at Intex Bangladesh 2026
As South Asia’s textile and apparel industry continues to strengthen regional collaboration, a 10-member business delegation from Sri Lanka participated in Intex Bangladesh 2026, exploring new sourcing opportunities and business…
Bangladesh eases ship lease rules to strengthen maritime sector
Bangladesh’s central bank has relaxed foreign exchange regulations to allow local shipping companies to remit payments abroad for leased vessels, a move aimed at strengthening the country’s maritime sector and…
Bangladesh pushes innovation, sustainability at ICTSE-2026
Bangladesh must accelerate innovation, adopt advanced technologies and strengthen sustainability practices to retain its global leadership in textiles and garments, Education Minister Dr A.N.M. Ehsanul Hoque Milon said on Saturday.…