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Empty sewing machines and dejected workers in a large, dimly lit Bangladesh garment factory, symbolizing mass layoffs due to plummeting international orders.

Bangladesh garment factories cut thousands of jobs as orders plummet

In the Ashulia industrial zone, 35 garment factories dismissed approximately 5,000 workers between January and May, marking the steepest losses in a widespread wave of layoffs across Bangladesh.

Monique Devereaux·June 13, 2026