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
Worries set in as TPP signed
Economists and leaders of trade bodies yesterday suggested that Bangladesh should take preparations to join the landmark Trans-
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Garment buyers unnerved by security fears
International retailers postponed their scheduled meeting in Dhaka today with garment makers citing security fears, after two foreign nationals were gunned down in Bangladesh in a space of one week.
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Apparel exports may take a hit from TPP
Bangladesh is set to lose its competitiveness in apparel trade if the current round of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) leads to a deal.
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Triumphing in man's world
Rubana Huq is praised for steering one of the most successful apparel companies in Bangladesh: Mohammadi Group.
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Sliding yarn prices worry spinners
China's stockpiling of cotton coupled with a sudden hike in gas and power prices and the drop in value of yarn in the local market has put investors of the spinning sub-sector in a spot of anxiety.
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh leads calls for easy rules of origin
Bangladesh, in its capacity as the coordinator of the least-developed nations, yesterday called for relaxation of the stringent rules of
30 September 2015, 18:00 PM
WTO slashes trade growth for 2015
The World Trade Organisation yesterday slashed its forecast for this year's global trade growth to 2.8 percent from its earlier
30 September 2015, 18:00 PM
German retailer to boost apparel purchase from Bangladesh
German retail giant Lidl will increase its garment purchase from Bangladesh by 20 percent in 2015 as the company thinks the country is still competitive for low prices.
28 September 2015, 18:00 PM
USTR reviews workplace safety progress
A delegation from the Office of US Trade Representative or USTR yesterday reviewed Bangladesh's progress in workplace safety
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Braving rough waters paid off
Running a business in Bangladesh is far from easy. Entrepreneurs have to overcome several challenges and risks, and being a woman
11 September 2015, 18:00 PM
US retailers express satisfaction over workplace safety
The National Retail Federation (NRF), the world's largest retail trade association, has expressed satisfaction over improvements in
9 September 2015, 18:00 PM
H&M moves to boost wages for apparel workers
H&M will introduce a "fair wage method" in 20 garment factories in Bangladesh this year to help improve productivity and factory
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh yet to ratify WTO deal
Bangladesh is yet to approve the trade facilitation agreement or TFA adopted by the World Trade Organisation in 2013 to simplify customs procedures and lower trade cost.
5 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Apparel exports to Turkey drop
Garment exports to Turkey, a promising destination for Bangladeshi apparel, fell 21.58 percent last fiscal year mainly due exorbitant
2 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Apparel prospects to stay strong
Bangladesh will remain the top garment sourcing destination for global retailers at least for the next five years, and buyers will continue increasing purchase from the country, McKinsey & Company said in a report.
30 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Kaymu eyes expansion amid a boom in online shopping
With robust growth in the number of customers in the first year of operations, German-based online shopping company Kaymu plans to raise investment in Bangladesh, according to Christian Schroeder, co-founder and managing director for Kaymu Asia.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM
BEZA plans to generate one crore jobs in 15 years
When the country is tackling the challenges of unemployment due to a lack of domestic and foreign investment in the industrial sector, the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has devised a plan to create jobs for around one crore people in the next 15 years.
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh team in Gujarat for garment warehousing
A business team is now on a visit to the Indian state of Gujarat to select a garment warehousing site that will be constructed by
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Textile mills' machinery imports rise 54pc
Capital machinery imports by the primary textile sector increased about 54 percent year-on-year in fiscal 2014-15 on the back of higher demand for raw materials from garment exporters.
23 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to China up 26pc
Garment exports to China rose 26 percent year-on-year to $304.24 million in fiscal 2014-15 as demand for low-priced basic clothes is still high among middle-income customers.
22 August 2015, 18:00 PM