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
Global cotton production to fall: US report
Global cotton production will fall 5 percent year-on-year to around 113 million bales in 2015-16 mainly due to a drop in cultivation in
20 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Standard Bank plans big
Even a lucrative career path cannot impede the spirit of entrepreneurship, and Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, chairman of Standard Bank, a local private bank, has proved this as he groomed himself as an entrepreneur in banking, coming from another sector.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Garment sector to miss export target
The garment sector is set to miss its export target this fiscal year after the three-month political turmoil hampered shipments.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Final compensation to Rana Plaza victims soon
The Rana Plaza Coordination Committee will complete all payments to the victims of the nation's worst industrial disaster in two weeks, as the panel has received the required amount -- $30 million -- from retailers.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
US duties on Bangladeshi apparel an injustice
Imposing higher duties on apparel exports from Bangladesh to the US is not only inhuman, but also an injustice, as the US government receives lower tariff from other developing and developed countries, a UN official said.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Exports bounce back in May
Exports bounced back in May after a dip in April, raking in $2.84 billion, up 4.44 percent from a year earlier.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Garment makers seek to build warehouses in India
Bangladeshi garment makers yesterday demanded 50 acres of land in Gujarat to build warehouses to supply apparel items directly to
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Route to lot of hopes
Bangladesh and India yesterday signed the coastal shipping agreement which would help reduce the time spent in shipping goods, cut costs and lessen the load on busy roads.
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Regional links to open new doors for economy
Allowing transit through each other's territories, Bangladesh and India yesterday renewed the bilateral trade agreement which is believed to usher in a new era of regional trade.
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Business leaders welcome proposed budget
Businessmen and chamber leaders yesterday welcomed the proposed budget for 2015-16 as the finance minister proposed some
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Exports to India not rising despite efforts
Bangladesh's exports to India have not been rising despite undertaking a lot of positive measures in recent years to reduce the huge bilateral trade gap between the two countries.
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Number of poor in Asia-Pacific drops: UN agency
The proportion of the region's population living on less than $1.25 a day fell from 53 percent to 14 percent between 1990 and 2012, according to the latest report of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Garment factories now safer after inspections
Safety in the garment sector has improved over the last two years as factory owners started implementing the corrective actions plans
16 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Denim makers link up with retailers in Dhaka
Denimco Textile, a Turkish denim maker, will open an office in Dhaka soon to sell the fabric to Bangladeshi exporters directly, as Bangladesh is a major exporter of denim products to Europe and US markets.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Spinners demand warehouse facility for cotton trade
The introduction of warehousing facility for cotton trade will immensely benefit the country's spinners, as it will reduce lead-time and
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Denim opens big export opportunity
Bangladesh is turning into a major source of denim products as international retailers attracted by cheaper prices place higher volumes
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh: still the first choice for apparel sourcing after China
Bangladesh is still the first choice for apparel sourcing after China, but other countries are fast catching up, McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, said in its latest report.
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Give insurance coverage to all factory workers: ILO country director
Bangladesh should launch the National Employment Injury Insurance Programme to bring all factory workers under insurance coverage, said Srinivas B Reddy, country director for International Labour Organisation.
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Fair progress after tragedy
Bangladesh has made significant progress in workplace safety since the Rana Plaza building collapse two years ago, as a result of broader reforms undertaken by the government and international communities, analysts and industry insiders said.
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Canada: the next big buyer of garment
Canada will be a key garment export destination for Bangladesh in achieving the $50 billion overseas sales target by the end of 2021,
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM