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
Garment makers call for fresh wage board
Garment makers have called for a fresh wage board for recommending a salary hike for workers with a view to quelling any outbreak of unrest in the sector.
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Govt to finally relax rules for trade unionism
Under pressure from the international community and rights groups, the government has finally agreed to ease the requirements for
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Incidents continue coming to light
Fraudulence involving buying houses has continued to surface with some British and local ones being accused of
15 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Apparel exporters fall prey to Tk 600cr fraud
Bangladeshi garment exporters have fallen victim to fraudulence recently, with some 26 companies apparently manufacturing goods
14 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Exports spring back
Exports bounced back in the month of October, fetching $2.84 billion on the back of higher shipments of apparel products.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to US in slow lane
Garment shipment to the US, Bangladesh's single largest export destination, grew only 3.41 percent in the first quarter
4 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Female garment workers' dormitory has no takers
The 12-storey dormitory built by the government for female garment workers for Tk 26.98 crore remains eerily empty despite being ready for almost a year now.
2 November 2017, 18:00 PM
European investors keen on Bangladesh
Many European companies and individuals want to invest in Bangladesh in a bigger way as they deem the country to be a good option, said a foreign investor in the country.
1 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Exports of non-RMG items buoyant
Shipments of non-apparel items rose 7.49 percent year-on-year to $1.51 billion in the first quarter of the fiscal year as the country is diversifying its export basket to cut reliance on garments.
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Exports to UK beat Brexit fears
Buoyed by higher shipments of apparel items, Bangladesh's exports to the UK are on the rise although British consumers have been hit
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Marks & Spencer to source more from Bangladesh
Bangladeshi garment units are now exemplars of factory safety after the owners corrected all structural flaws with the help of Accord, Alliance and the government, said the country manager of British retail giant Marks & Spencer.
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Noman Group's production hit by gas crisis in Tongi
Noman Group, the first Bangladeshi garment exporter to cross the $1 billion-mark, is staring at losses of more than Tk 20 crore thanks to the gas crisis in Tongi area over the last one month.
18 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Labour law to be amended by Nov
The government is on course to amending the labour law within the stipulated timeframe of November, although a coalition of rights groups yesterday claimed the progress was very slow.
18 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Spinners rely too much on Indian cotton
The overdependence on Indian cotton is becoming a cause of concern for local spinners as India itself is turning into
16 October 2017, 18:00 PM
DBL Group: Championing green production methods
Investment in energy-efficient production technologies pays off in due course -- be it in terms of lower electricity and water bills or lesser carbon emissions.
16 October 2017, 18:00 PM
HC questions legality of Accord's 3yr extension
A bench of the High Court Division issued a rule nisi on the extension of the tenure of the Accord for three more years, as the foreign
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Textile chemical sector catches eye of foreign firms
The textile chemical and dye market of Bangladesh is edging towards $1 billion on the back of rising garment exports, according to industry insiders.
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM
India fast catching up with Bangladesh
The Indian government's massive stimulus package of Rs 60 billion, or $894 million, for boosting its garment sector
11 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Garment exporters hit by shrinking profits
The garment exporters' profitability has hit a rock-bottom thanks to the continued downward price pressure by the international retailers amid rising production costs.
10 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Delhi airport easing the pain of cargo ban
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has of late become vital to Bangladeshi exporters after the ban on direct cargo flights from Dhaka to any European country.
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM