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
Explosive detection systems for airport yet to arrive
The much talked-about explosive detection devices for Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport are yet to arrive in Bangladesh even
9 July 2017, 18:00 PM
No headway in hiring boiler inspectors
The government has apparently been negligent in recruiting people to inspect boilers at several thousand factories
5 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Garment makers oppose Accord's time extension
Local garment manufacturers have opposed the time extension of the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Accord extends stay for three more years
Trade unions and leading apparel brands yesterday extended the tenure of the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety for three more years for further strengthening of workplace safety and labour rights in the country.
29 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Exporters count losses for EU air cargo ban
Exporters are facing extreme difficulties in shipping their goods to the European Union due to a ban on direct cargo flights from Dhaka to the 28-nation bloc.
29 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Export to UK: Dhaka to enjoy zero duty even after Brexit
The UK will continue to provide zero-duty benefit on import of goods from Bangladesh and 47 other least developed countries even after Brexit.
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Apparel makers aim $1b from Japan despite dip
Shipments to Japan declined 3.7 percent to $945.47 million in the first 11 months of 2016-17 because of a fall in
24 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Noman Group spending Tk 1,300cr on expansion
Noman Group, the first Bangladeshi textile and garment manufacturing company to cross the $1 billion mark in exports, is set for massive expansion to meet the growing demand from Western buyers.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Exports to US on the decline
Shipments to the US, Bangladesh's single largest export destination, declined 4.93 percent year-on-year to $4.82 billion in the first ten months of the fiscal year due to erosion of price competitiveness and longer lead time.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Cotton import on the rise
Bangladesh's cotton import will creep up to 7.1 million bales in 2017-18, further consolidating its position as the world's largest
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Vegetable exports drop on cargo ban
Vegetable exports dropped 16.81 percent year-on-year to $76.90 million in the first 11 months of fiscal 2016-17 due to a ban on direct cargo flights from Dhaka to Europe.
12 June 2017, 18:00 PM
It's saving, nearly on all accounts
It was around 10:45 on a sunny Saturday morning. Production was going on in full swing at Plummy Fashions Limited, a Narayanganj-based knitwear garment factory.
4 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Hike in source tax a fresh blow
The one percent source tax on apparel exports will have a negative impact on the sector as the shipment of apparel items has been facing the challenges of a volatile global economy.
2 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Reconsider VAT rate
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) yesterday demanded the government reconsider the uniform 15 percent VAT rate as many small enterprises might be affected by it.
2 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Govt cuts corporate tax for garment
The garment makers have something to cheer for in the proposed budget, as the finance minister has reduced the corporate tax for
1 June 2017, 18:00 PM
VAT rate too high
Chamber leaders and business community welcomed the government's plan to raise infrastructure spending, but criticised the 15
1 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Investment to be raised to 31.9pc of GDP
The government wants to increase the investment ratio by 1.6 percentage points to take the total investment at 31.9 percent of the
1 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Bump up infrastructure spending
The perennial energy crisis, infrastructure bottlenecks and volatile global economy have sent the private investment scenario in Bangladesh into a lull over the last few years.
31 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Exports bear the brunt of anxiety in global politics
The gloomy outlook of the world economy and the internal challenges have eaten into the export earnings this fiscal
29 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Apparel exporters gear up to make sportswear
Local garment makers are gearing up with fresh investment to enter the global sportswear markets, as demand for
23 May 2017, 18:00 PM