News / Second wave of cancelled orders a new threat to Bangladeshi fashion factories

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Amid the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and new lockdowns, major western buyers are again suspending Bangladesh apparel orders, threatening factory operations.

Retailers which have suspended orders include H&M, C&A, Aldi and Inditex, according to exporters.

“Some buyers have held existing orders, while some have delayed placing new ones,” said chairman of Evince Group Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury.

He said western buyers had been initially confident that clothes sales would improve by Christmas.

“But as the virus begun spreading severely, leading to lockdowns, they ...