A plain cotton round-neck t-shirt in the academy's green, with the Bikiron mark screen-printed on the chest.

Mid-weight combed cotton

Combing removes the short fibres before spinning, which is why the surface stays smooth instead of developing the fuzzy, pilled look that cheaper cotton gets after a dozen washes.

Mid-weight is the compromise that matters in this climate: heavy enough to hold its shape and not turn transparent, light enough to wear through a Dhaka summer.

Where t-shirts usually fail, and what was done about it

• The collar — ribbed and stitched with the fabric under slight tension, so it does not stretch out and hang loose

• Shoulders and hem — double-stitched, since the shoulder seam is the highest-stress point on a shirt pulled on and off in a hurry

• The neck label — there isn't one; size and care are printed inside the collar, so there is nothing to scratch or cut out

• The print — screen-printed, not heat-transferred

A collapsed collar is the first thing that makes a t-shirt look old, usually well before the fabric or the print has anything wrong with it. Single-stitched shoulders are where cheap shirts fail first.

Screen print versus heat transfer

A heat transfer sits on top of the fabric as a separate plastic layer and eventually cracks, curls at the edges and lifts away. Screen-printed ink is pushed into the weave and flexes with it, so it fades very slowly rather than failing suddenly.

Sizing

Sizes run M to XXL, cut as a regular fit rather than slim or oversized.

If you are between sizes, take the larger one. Cotton of this weight loses a small amount of length in its first hot wash and almost none in width, so the risk is a shirt that is short rather than tight.

Washing

1. Wash inside out — this protects the print from abrasion against the drum

2. Use cold water — the green is a saturated dye and fades faster in hot water than a neutral colour would

3. Do not iron directly over the print

Both of the first two instructions do a specific job. Neither is boilerplate.

One honest note

This is a plain branded t-shirt, not technical or performance wear. It is 100% cotton, so it absorbs rather than wicks, and it will crease. If you want something for sport or for a long humid commute, this is not the right garment.

Delivery and returns

• Dhaka — 2 working days

• Elsewhere in Bangladesh — 3–5 working days

• A tracking number is sent by SMS on dispatch

• Cash on delivery available in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet

Unworn and unwashed shirts with tags intact can be exchanged for a different size within 7 days; any manufacturing or printing defect is replaced at our cost.