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 exporters going green to grab more orders
Bangladesh's garment sector is moving towards green building initiatives to impress the growing tribe of eco-minded international
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM
China: next big garment export destination
China, the largest apparel exporter worldwide, is becoming a major destination for Bangladeshi garment items due to duty benefits
11 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Investors from China, Japan to get economic zones soon
The government has allocated three economic zones to the investors of China, Japan and India in a bid to attract more foreign
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Export growth brings sunshine
Exports rose 7.43 percent year-on-year to $2.93 billion in March, a development which has brought a ray of sunshine amid the
6 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Noir opens second clothing store
After a three and a half decade of journey, the time has come for the second generation to take over the garment business.
6 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Fast-track special zone for Japanese businesses
A group of investors urged the government to expedite efforts to set up the proposed exclusive economic zone in Bangladesh for
1 April 2015, 18:00 PM
New challenge to garment sector: Sri Lanka
Bangladesh's apparel sector is set to face yet another challenge as its close competitor Sri Lanka is lobbying for duty benefits from the
31 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Cotton hedging is need of the time
Bangladesh should practise hedging for cotton imports, as the consumption of the fibre is on the rise and so are the trading risks, said
29 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Denim exporter sees robust growth ahead
Bangladesh is becoming a major source of denim products as international retailers prefer the country to other destinations for its low
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
FTA studies on way
The commerce ministry has been conducting a major study on the implications of signing free trade agreements (FTAs) with some
22 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Cotton consumption to soar on rising garment exports
The country's cotton consumption will continue to rise given the optimistic forecast for apparel exports, Tapan Chowdhury, president
21 March 2015, 18:17 PM
Danish minister calls for more focus on worker rights
Bangladesh has progressed a great deal in workplace safety and labour rights in the garment sector after the Rana Plaza building collapse
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Danish minister calls for more focus on worker rights
Bangladesh has progressed a great deal in workplace safety and labour rights in the garment sector after the Rana Plaza building collapse
19 March 2015, 15:45 PM
Rana Plaza fund is a broken promise
Fifteen retailers and brands that have committed to contributing to the Rana Plaza Trust Fund for the victims are yet to pay, even after
17 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Garment makers dreading order drought from June
Garment makers are dreading a significant drop in work orders from June as retailers refuse to travel to Bangladesh for the political
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Second denim expo begins in Dhaka in May
With Bangladesh becoming a major source of denim products for international retailers, the second Bangladesh Denim Expo will kick off
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Foreign investors follow local investors In conversation with President, MCCI
BUSINESSES have been affected most from the current turbulent political situation. Both the export and the domestic businesses have been passing through a difficult time.
10 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt yet to make rules to implement labour law
The government has still not formulated rules for implementing the amended labour law, which is one of the key requirements for regaining Bangladesh's GSP in the US.
7 March 2015, 23:54 PM
Businesses to go to court today over losses for unrest
The beleaguered business community is set to go to court today to seek a solution to the ongoing political violence that has been causing them damages to the tunes of hundreds of crores of taka.
28 February 2015, 18:00 PM
Businesses to seek incentives to recoup unrest losses
Struck by the debilitating political limbo, business-people will now seek deferred payment facility of up to five years from the government for their industrial term loans to tide them over.
25 February 2015, 18:58 PM