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 rise on boost from apparel, jute
Export earnings grew 3.97 percent year-on-year to $25.94 billion in the July-March period of the current fiscal year on the back of higher shipments of garments, jute and jute goods and leather and leather products.
5 April 2017, 18:00 PM
ANALYSIS: Revisit EPZ law to sustain trade privileges to EU
There is no ignoring the contribution of the European Union's liberalised trade policy to Bangladesh's position as the second largest apparel exporter.
4 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Dialogues to help garment sector solve crisis: expert
Bangladesh needs to hold effective dialogues with the union leaders and senior officials from the European Union and the International
2 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Envoy embraces robotic tech to raise standards, output
Bangladesh's apparel manufacturers are increasing the use of modern technologies to boost productivity, deliver products on time and
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Denim exports to US almost stagnant
Bangladesh's denim shipments to the US, its single largest export market, have remained stagnant for the last seven years, hovering
26 March 2017, 18:00 PM
EU threatens to scrap trade benefits over labour rights
The European Union has threatened suspension of trade privileges for Bangladesh if the labour standards are not
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Accord to inspect Liberty Fashions factory on Mar 22
Accord, a platform of more than 200 European retailers, is set to conduct an initial inspection of Liberty Fashion Wears Ltd, once a
19 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh overtakes China as top denim supplier to EU
Bangladesh has overtaken China to become the largest denim supplier to the European Union -- a development that
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM
HC asks Accord to inspect Liberty Fashion
The High Court has directed the Accord, a factory inspection agency of more than 200 European clothing brands, to arrange an
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Ha-Meem Group bets big on denim
Ha-Meem Group, a leading garment manufacturer, is going for massive expansion to double its export receipts to $1 billion in the
12 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Apparel exports to new markets on the rise
Garment exports to non-traditional markets increased 3.4 percent year-on-year to $2.08 billion in July-December of the current fiscal year, according to data from Export Promotion Bureau.
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Weak apparel exports pare down earnings in Feb
Export earnings declined 4.49 percent year-on-year to $2.72 billion in February due to a slowdown in apparel shipments that account for more than 80 percent of national exports.
8 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Women building foothold in business
Building a business career in Bangladesh is not so easy; the entrepreneurs have to face challenges in every step to be successful. It is
7 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Office space owners at BGMEA building worried about relocation
Companies that purchased floor space at the BGMEA building are anxious about relocation of their offices and compensation, as the
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Apparel retailers demand quick delivery of samples from Dhaka airport
The international apparel retailers yesterday demanded quick delivery of garment samples from the Dhaka airport to the factories to
2 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Garment's green initiatives impress top IMF official
A top official of the International Monetary Fund has expressed optimism about the future of Bangladesh's garment sector after he saw
28 February 2017, 18:00 PM
WTO countries set out to cut trade barriers
The Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of the World Trade Organisation came into force from Wednesday as two-thirds of its 164
23 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Exporters suffer as air cargo ban lingers
The UK and Germany, Bangladesh's two major export destinations in the EU, are yet to lift the ban on direct cargo flights from Bangladesh even though the government claims safety measures at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have improved.
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Apparel exports to US decline
Bangladesh's apparel exports to the US, its single largest destination, declined 1.96 percent year-on-year to $5.49
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to UK drop amid Brexit fears
Garment shipments to the UK, Bangladesh's third largest export destination, declined 5.19 percent in the first half of
11 February 2017, 18:00 PM