Experts said a value-chain-based solution that encompasses manufacturers, brands, retailers and social safety nets for garment workers can help the garment sectors of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh attain sustainable recovery.

Around 25,000 import containers are stuck in transhipment ports, hitting production and causing business loss.

Indian Cabinet on Tuesday approved MoU with Bangladesh, on trade remedial measures. 

Home delivery boom created around 1 lakh jobs in Bangladesh amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Labour rights groups in Bangladesh call for arranging transport facility for garment workers amidst the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

Garment makers catering to domestic demand are struggling for survival as fresh restrictions imposed by the Government to contain coronavirus spread have posed major challenges towards rebounding from past year’s business setback.