Bangladesh’s Clothing Conundrum
Broadcaster
BBC World Service
TX Date
11th Jul 2023
Producer
Shiroma Silva
Presenter
Sheemtana Shameem
Quotes
"It packed a lot in, but it didn't feel overstuffed... just full of interesting content."
Gwenan Roberts, commissioning editor, BBC World Service
Since the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013 that cost more than 1100 workers’ lives, Bangladesh has striven to make the production of ready-made clothes safer. Now it’s positioning itself as a lead player in environmental sustainability. Yet its garments remain affordable. Fashion film producer and campaigner Sheemtana Shameem asks how this is possible.
