This photograph taken on July 15, 2026 shows Mosammat Aklima (R), who was laid off from the Lithe Group garments factory, talking to a woman inside her home at Baniachala in Bangladesh's Gazipur district. The closure of the Lithe Garments factory cost around 3,000 workers their jobs in a single night, underscoring strains in an industry that has powered Bangladesh's rise as the world's second-biggest apparel exporter after China. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH: Bangladesh-economy-textile, FOCUS by Sheikh Sabiha ALAM