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 exports to Japan up 14pc
Garment exports to Japan rose 14.02 percent to $652.55 million in fiscal 2014-15 partly due to relaxed rules of origin for Bangladeshi knitwear.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Cotton consumption to rise on higher demand
Cotton consumption in Bangladesh is set to increase 2.73 percent year-on-year to 5.65 million bales in fiscal 2015-16 on the back of higher demand from garment manufacturers, a US agency said in a report last week.
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Upgrade capacity, infrastructure to achieve garment export target
SWEDISH retail giant H&M is currently the largest buyer of apparel items from Bangladesh, sourcing garments from more than 250 factories in the country.
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Leather sector's exports cross $1b for second year
Exports of leather and leather goods crossed $1 billion for the second year in fiscal 2014-15, according to data from the Export
15 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt moves afresh to win back GSP
The commerce ministry is set to send a team to the US to further argue its case for reinstatement of generalised system of preferences
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Minister vows to set up bank for garment sector
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has vowed to push the government to set up a specialised bank for the garment industry to
8 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Chittagong to get garment village
The government will build a garment village in Chittagong, aiming to increase apparel exports to reach $50 billion by 2021, Commerce
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Islami Bank to give Tk 1.39cr lifeline to Swan workers
Islami Bank Bangladesh, the financier of Swan Garments over the last 30 years, plans to donate Tk 1.39 crore to clear the workers'
1 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Rights group asks govt to take lead on Swan Garments issue
The Clean Clothes Campaign, a global rights group, called on the Bangladesh government and German retailer Aldi to immediately
25 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Questions over German inspector's certification for Rana Plaza factory
A German-based workplace safety and products quality certification firm had failed to address the flawed safety measures and construction of Rana Plaza before the building collapse in Savar took the lives of 1,138 workers more than two years ago.
23 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Committee mulls selling Swan land to pay workers
Four bighas of land belonging to the owner of Swan Garments might be sold off by the committee formed to pay outstanding salaries
22 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to EU rise 4pc
Garment shipments to the European Union, the country's single largest export destination, increased 4.11 percent year-on-year to
21 July 2015, 18:12 PM
Garment exports to US on the rise
Garment exports to the US, the country's single largest export destination, rose 7.09 percent year-on-year in the January-May period on the back of a rebound in the American economy.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Far bigger than it looks
It was nine o'clock last Tuesday and Nurul Islam was waiting for Gausia wholesale market in Narayanganj to open. Owner of Bismillah
11 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Epyllion spreads wings with Sailor
An entrepreneur's success story can be very dramatic and full of unexpected changes.
11 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Garment exports grow 4pc, but miss target
Garment exports grew 4.08 percent to $25.5 billion in fiscal 2014-15, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau.
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM
BB must widen scope for hedging
Bangladeshi businessmen can hardly enjoy the benefits of hedging on import of basic commodities as the commercial banks are not
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Garment exporters now look to conquer local market
After conquering the global apparel market, the country's garment makers have now turned their attention to the domestic market,
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to US will not be hurt by Trans-Pacific agreement: economist
Bangladesh's garment exports to American market will not be affected by the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, a mega trade deal
25 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh to remain a popular sourcing destination for US fashion retailers: study
Bangladesh will remain a popular sourcing destination for US fashion retailers due to price competitiveness, according to a recent study
21 June 2015, 18:00 PM