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
Sanofi says no plan to exit, employees state otherwise
Sanofi has sent out a letter to medical professionals reassuring them that the French pharma giant was not leaving Bangladesh -- a move that its 1,000 employees say is nothing more than an eyewash.
3 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Yarn consumption doubles in six years
Yarn consumption doubled over the last six years because of high demand from domestic garment manufacturers and high volume of
29 September 2019, 18:00 PM
RMG exporters in a fix as US buyer rejects $2.6m cargo
A US buyer has dealt a serious blow to 11 Bangladeshi garment exporters as it refused to accept goods worth $2.6 million (more than Tk 22 crore) although the shipment reached the port on time.
26 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Sanofi’s exit plan baffles employees
French pharma giant Sanofi’s intent to leave Bangladesh after 60 years despite being a profitable company has left its 1,000
24 September 2019, 18:00 PM
50 small RMG units shut in six months
About 50,000 workers have lost their jobs as 50 small and medium-sized garment factories have shuttered their operations since April.
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Sanofi to leave Bangladesh
Sanofi, the French pharmaceuticals giant, is planning to exit Bangladesh after 60 years in the country by offloading stakes, in a
14 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Decathlon enters Bangladesh
French sporting goods retailer Decathlon has recently opened its first store in Dhaka’s Uttara targeting Bangladesh’s growing market
9 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Exports tumble
Exports receipts last month came crashing down after logging in a record in July on the back of lower shipments of garment items.
8 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Leather sector’s woes not ending soon
Absence of a fully functional central effluent treatment plant (CETP) and solid waste management at Savar Tannery Industrial Estate
26 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Leather goods exports rebound
Export of leather and leather goods from Bangladesh rebounded strongly after more than two years thanks to higher shipments to non-traditional markets and the US-China trade war, exporters said.
21 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Exports smash record in July, fetch $3.89b
Exports brought home record amounts in July, in a development that will bring a huge sigh of relief for the government battling sizeable balance of payments deficit.
20 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Tanners to start buying rawhide from today
Tanners will start buying rawhide from merchants today amid a slump in prices and dumping of 35 percent rawhide after the Eid-ul-Azha.
“We have already conveyed the message to our members that we will start buying salt-applied rawhide from tomorrow [today].
16 August 2019, 20:28 PM
Primark cuts ties with some factories
British retail giant Primark has suspended business ties with some garment factories in Bangladesh, which had terminated 427 workers for their alleged involvement in agitations during December 2018 and January 2019 demanding a wage hike.
6 August 2019, 18:00 PM
He dreamt it, she built it
Visionary entrepreneur Qamrun Nahar Zahir has led Ananta Group from the front to help its annual turnover to cross $300 million last year.
29 July 2019, 18:00 PM
RMG exporters looking East
Three Asian nations -- India, China and Japan -- are fast emerging as major apparel export destinations for Bangladesh after a jump in orders in the immediate past fiscal year.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Apparel prices fall 1.61pc in 4yrs
Prices of garment items exported from Bangladesh dipped by 1.61 percent over the last four years, a reflection of the pressure
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Govt formulates strategy to raise revenue collection
The government has devised a strategy to ramp up revenue collection by Tk 60,000 crore in the new fiscal year in order to help the National Board of Revenue (NBR) reach its tax mobilisation goal.
11 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Vietnam a step closer to beating Bangladesh in apparel exports
In a blow to apparel exporters, the EU, Bangladesh’s largest export destination, has extended duty-free access to Vietnam, eliminating
9 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Double-digit export growth in FY19
The country’s merchandise export earnings grew by 10.55 percent year-on-year to $40.53 billion in the immediate past fiscal year riding on a high volume of garment shipment in a favourable external business environment.
8 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Govt to allow rice export amid supply glut
The government will soon start allowing export of rice to create a balance in supply and demand and ensure fair prices of the staple in
7 July 2019, 18:00 PM