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
Exports off to a good start
Exports started fiscal 2018-19 on a bright note, fetching $3.58 billion in July, which is 19.73 percent more than a year earlier.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Cotton prices stable despite trade war
The ongoing US-China trade war could not leave any negative impact on cotton prices, contrary to apprehensions that the increasing tariff measures would make the fibre costlier in international markets.
9 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Govt to rewrite labour law amid ILO pressure
The draft of the amended labour law as per recommendations of the International Labour Conference (ILC) is expected to be passed in
4 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh remains the second biggest apparel exporter
Bangladesh held on to its status as the second biggest apparel supplier in the world in 2017, accounting for 6.5 percent share of the market, according to data from the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
1 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Two more dormitories for female garment workers
The labour and employment ministry is forking out Tk 110 crore to construct two more dormitories for female garment workers even though the first
29 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Accord persistent over another extension
Despite repeated refusals by the government, Accord once again sought extension of its tenure in Bangladesh until the Remediation
28 July 2018, 18:00 PM
300 businesses want to invest in Africa
At least 300 local businesses, especially agro-producers and garment makers, are seeking to invest in African countries to grab the
22 July 2018, 18:00 PM
FTAs will steer the way in post-LDC era
The government is working to sign both free trade agreements and preferential trade agreements with major trading partners to offset the probable bad impact on exports upon graduation from the least-developed country bracket in 2027.
12 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Golden days beckon for jute
Jute and jute goods put in a solid shift in the overseas market in fiscal 2017-18, crossing the $1 billion mark in receipts after five years, much to the cheer of the government as it endeavours to lower dependency on garment.
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Exports miss target for second year
Exports fell short of target for the second consecutive year in fiscal 2017-18, in what can be viewed as a worrying development for the
4 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Businesses ride out downturn
Just as Bangladesh's main export earner, the apparel sector, was slowly recovering from the twin industrial disasters of Rana Plaza
30 June 2018, 18:00 PM
FTAs far away
The signing of the much needed free trade agreements (FTAs) with the important trading partners is still far away for Bangladesh as many countries are not showing interest to go for such deals, despite the hectic efforts over the years.
27 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh looks to long-term gain
A prolonged trade war between Beijing and Washington could benefit Bangladesh as factories from China could relocate to the country in order to avoid higher tariff on exports to the American markets, said economists and businessmen.
25 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Apparel exports to Asian markets on the rise
Garment shipments from Bangladesh to its major Asian markets—India, China and Japan—are rising by the day thanks to competitive
23 June 2018, 18:00 PM
US-China trade war brings cheer to cotton importers
Bangladesh is likely to benefit in cotton purchase thanks to the 25 percent retaliatory duty on import slapped by China on US goods and commodities -- including the cotton.
20 June 2018, 18:00 PM
India brings hope to garment exporters
Garment shipments to India, a country with a $50 billion apparel market, more than doubled in the first 11 months of the fiscal year -- in a promising development for Bangladesh's manufacturers.
13 June 2018, 18:50 PM
40pc factories yet to pay workers
Nearly 40 percent of the garment factories, most of which are small and not members of any trade bodies like the BGMEA or the
12 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Apparel exports to US rebound
Garment exports to the US grew 2.90 percent year-on-year to $1.87 billion in the first four months of the year as Bangladeshi
11 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Raising revenue an uphill battle: businesses
Chamber and trade body leaders yesterday said the government would struggle to generate higher revenue in the course of implementing the budget in the election year.
7 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh-made jerseys win global hearts
Bangladesh exported fan jerseys worth $1 billion for all 32 nations participating in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in what can be viewed as
6 June 2018, 18:00 PM