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
GSP claim grows stronger as EPZs improve labour rights
Bangladesh's claim for the restoration of trade benefits to the US market has got stronger as the government took measures to improve labour rights in factories housed inside the export processing zones.
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Alliance blacklists three factories for certificate forgery
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety has blacklisted three garment factories for counterfeiting the detailed engineering assessment certificates of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM
US trade body applauds Bangladesh's factory inspection method
The American Apparel and Footwear Association, the largest trade body in the US for garment and footwear retailers, praised Bangladesh's unified code for factory safety inspections.
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Garment makers shift focus from Gujarat to West Bengal
Garment makers are no longer interested in setting up a warehouse in the Indian state of Gujarat and are now looking at West Bengal due to its proximity to Bangladesh.
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Exports keep momentum in January
Exports raked in $3.19 billion in January, the second highest in the country's history, on the back of a surge in garment shipments.
8 February 2016, 18:00 PM
AKH Group opens flagship green factory
AKH Group, one of the leading garment exporters, yesterday opened an eco-friendly factory at Dhamrai on the outskirts of Dhaka, with
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Big business ahead for garments sector
Owing to the political calm and the strong economic rebound in the Western world, prospects for the garments business are better than ever. Since Bangladesh is the second largest garment exporting nation in the world, there are opportunities for growth here too.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Review meeting on garment factory safety in Dhaka today
THE second meeting of the Sustainability Compact will convene in Dhaka today, to review progress made in implementing commitments towards responsible business behaviour, better workplace safety, and labour rights in the factories.
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Beef up airport security to get air cargo ban lifted
The Australian government suggested Bangladesh further improve security at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for withdrawal of the ban on air shipments from Bangladesh.
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Apparel exports to US remain buoyant
The US continues to be the single largest export destination for Bangladesh's garment items, accounting for 21.28
23 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Yarn, machinery suppliers see robust growth in Bangladesh
Indian yarn maker Damodar Industries Ltd aims to export 2,000 tonnes of yarn to Bangladesh a year in three years from its annual shipment of 500 tonnes now.
13 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Apparel exports rise amid political calm
Garment makers expect robust export growth this year due to continuity of political stability, a shift in work orders from China to Bangladesh and economic recovery in major export destinations.
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Global cotton output to fall this year: report
Cotton production in two major countries—China and the US—will decrease by 19 percent and 18 percent in 2015-
9 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Primark, DFID team up to improve factory conditions
British retailer Primark and the Department for International Development of the UK have announced a partnership to improve working
7 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Australian ban on air cargo hurts Bangladesh business
Australia's embargo on air freight from Bangladesh is hurting business activity, sector leaders said yesterday.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Monthly exports hit record
Exports raked in $3.2 billion in December last year, which is the highest export earning in a month in the history of
5 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Alliance strikes off 23 factories from its list
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety has struck off 23 garment factories from its approved list for their lack of interest in
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM
New garment village in Kalurghat in a year
A new apparel zone will be set up at Kalurghat in Chittagong to relocate the garment factories from the port city as
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Foreign employees on the rise in Bangladesh
The number of foreign nationals employed in the country is on the rise in the absence of adequate manpower with the technical know-how among a labour force of nearly 4.4 million and expanding economic activities.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
A record-breaking year for garment sector
The year 2015 saw the garment sector log in its highest ever export earnings, facilitated in part by the regrouping brought on by the twin industrial disasters of Rana Plaza collapse and Tazreen Fashions fire.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM