Textiles & Apparel · Bangladesh
Beximco Group layoffs
We've tracked 2 rounds of Beximco Group layoffs between Dec 2024 and Feb 2025, affecting 40,000 people in total. None of these cuts were publicly blamed on AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.
People affected
40K
Across tracked announcements
Announcements
2
Dec 2024 → Feb 2025
AI-attributed
0%
Of affected people
Every tracked announcement
- −Undisclosed
Beximco shut all 14 factories at its Gazipur industrial park, laying off the remaining workers after the December 2024 cuts.
About the figure: Completes the shutdown that began with about 40,000 layoffs in December 2024; no separate count given.
Source: The Daily Star
- −40,000(57% of workforce)
Bangladesh's largest garment and textile group laid off workers at its Gazipur apparel units, citing no export orders after banks stopped opening its letters of credit.
About the figure: Began as a statutory layoff on half basic pay; the government later ordered the units closed permanently.
Source: The Daily Star
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