Airport fire aftermath: RMG, pharma fear snag in production
Many import consignments of the garment and pharmaceutical sectors are stuck at Dubai and Singapore airports because of the space crisis in Dhaka’s cargo village and the lack of cold room facilities for pharmaceutical raw materials after the fire incident.
21 October 2025, 18:08 PM
Airport fire may delay RMG, pharma production by at least two months
Manufacturers estimate losses could far exceed the value of destroyed raw materials
20 October 2025, 18:36 PM
Airport fire sends shockwave across supply chains
Raw materials for peak-season garment shipments, medicine ingredients, and telecom equipment gutted
19 October 2025, 18:06 PM
Closure of Pacific Jeans factories may hurt overall denim exports
The export of denim products from Bangladesh is expected to face significant disruption as the country’s largest denim manufacturer, Pacific Jeans Group, has indefinitely shut down all eight of its factories in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) following days of violent worker protests.
18 October 2025, 18:41 PM
Toothpaste, detergents or food: Japanese firms bet bigger on Bangladesh
Investment from the island nation grows even as others wait amid uncertainty
14 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh cashes in on US soybean glut as China turns away
Local soybean importers say they are taking advantage of the US soybean glut
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Garment exports find a workaround after India ends transhipment
Dhaka and Sylhet airports improve export services, also offer lower handling costs
7 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Exports fall for second month
September shipment down 4.6% YoY to $3.62b as Trump tariffs weighed on US orders
5 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Small apparel units still in a tight spot
Small and medium garment factories are yet to see the rebound in apparel shipments as they have not received as many export orders as the bigger units have, pointing to an uneven recovery in the sector.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM
PTA with Nepal by this year
Bangladesh has demanded zero-duty benefit on export of 140 products to Nepal as both governments look towards finalising a preferential trade agreement (PTA) on the third week of next month, Commerce Secretary Md Jafar Uddin said yesterday.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Apparel leads export revival
Earnings from merchandise exports grew by 3.53 per cent year-on-year to reach $3.01 billion in September thanks to an increasing number of orders for garment items, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) released yesterday.
5 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Merchandise export earnings up 3.53% in September: EPB
Earnings from the merchandise export grew by 3.53 percent year-on-year in September to $3.01 billion on high shipment of garment items, according to the data released by Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) yesterday.
5 October 2020, 05:18 AM
EU trade benefits may continue even after LDC graduation
Bangladesh may continue to enjoy duty-free trade benefits in the European Union for a few more years even after its graduation from the group of least developed countries (LDCs) as the pandemic fallouts have ravaged the economy, government officials said.
3 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 to help strengthen garment sector: study
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic will strengthen the garment sector in Asia well into 2021 and beyond as companies will accelerate adoption of technology to ensure faster and more efficient production amid the economic fallouts, according to a new study by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
1 October 2020, 18:00 PM
US-Bangla officials to talk investment, trade tomorrow
Due to its strong consumer base, Bangladesh is considered a major investment and trading destination for many US companies, some of which are interested to invest in a few key sectors such as agro-processing and pharmaceuticals, according to a senior official of the US embassy in Dhaka.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Spinners treading a tightrope
Spinners’ plans to pour in hundreds of crores of taka to expand domestic capacity and slash reliance on foreign markets have been pushed back by the coronavirus pandemic, forcing local exporters to continue footing more than $5 billion in annual import bills for yarn and fabrics.
24 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Nine apparel exporters in a tight spot as German retailer yet to clear dues
Nine small and medium-sized garment factories are in big trouble as a German retailer is not paying them on the pretext of being hit by the coronavirus pandemic although the buyer received the goods before the crisis began.
21 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Dyeing mills returning to life
The local dyeing industry has begun recovering slowly from losses as garment work orders started to pick up thanks to the reopening of retail stores in the West.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt to import 1 lakh tonnes of onion soon
The government has decided to import one lakh tonnes of onion as soon as possible to rein in skyrocketing prices in the local markets, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi told The Daily Star yesterday.
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Exporters pin big hopes on Bhutan
Bangladesh’s exports to Bhutan would get a huge boost once the two sides sign the proposed preferential trade agreement, said exporters and experts yesterday.
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt finalises draft of PTA with Bhutan
The government has finalised a draft of a preferential trade agreement (PTA) to be signed between Bangladesh and Bhutan within the next month.
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Small factories in big troubles
Small garment factories in Bangladesh are finding it tough resuming operations following the prolonged Covid-19-induced layoff even though work orders from international buyers are slowly making a comeback, according to industry insiders.
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt plans handouts for the laid-off
A ray of hope has emerged for the laid-off, disabled and insolvent workers of export-oriented garment, leather and footwear manufacturing factories as the government has initiated a scheme to extend financial support to them.
8 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Onion OMS soon to tame prices
The commerce ministry has once again decided to go for open market sales (OMS) of onion in Dhaka to tame the kitchen staple’s spiralling prices.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Apparel leads export recovery
Bangladesh had witnessed a steep fall in exports in April this year as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on both the local and global economy.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Exports show promise as US, EU markets reopen
Bangladesh’s merchandise export earnings increased by 4.32 per cent year-on-year to $2.96 billion in August following a rise in demand due to the reopening of retail stores in the EU and US markets.
6 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Merchandise export earnings in August up 4.32%: EPB
Merchandise export earnings in August rose 4.32 percent year on year to $2.96 billion, driven by apparel shipments, according to data from Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
6 September 2020, 05:45 AM
UK retailer Debenhams’ terminated workers demand arrears
The recently terminated employees of Debenhams’ Bangladesh office yesterday demanded full payment of the wages and other monetary benefits owed to them by the London-based multinational retailer as per Bangladesh’s labour laws.
5 September 2020, 18:00 PM