Jannatul Ferdushy, Dhaka: Amid a sluggish global economy, Bangladeshi apparel fetched $32.92 billion in the first nine months of 2022 as against $29 billion that its closest peer Vietnam ear... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh has strengthened its position as the global leader in green apparel factories, as the country now has 176 such factories with USGBC’s LEED certification. Three more Ban... Read more
BSS: The export of RMG items to European Union (EU) has witnessed a robust growth of 45 percent during the January-June period of this year compared to the same period last year. According t... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh’s export-import activities with India, Nepal and Bhutan via the Banglabandha land port will remain suspended for 11 days, on the occasion of Durga puja and Eid-e-Miladunnabi,... Read more
BSS: A high-level business delegation of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) left Dhaka today for the United States (US) to attend the 77th General Assembl... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh Bank has announced a ‘Merchandise Trade’ policy to diversify exports. From now on, like in Hong Kong and Singapore, traders can buy goods or services from another country and... Read more
BSS: Bangladesh has an additional export potential of $20 billion in the EU and UK and it would rise further as China was losing its share in the global market. “It is possible to incr... Read more
AP/UNB: The first day of a planned strike at Britain’s biggest container port started Sunday, joining a series of walkouts by transportation workers that have disrupted economic activi... Read more
Business News: Jotun Bangladesh Limited (JBL), a subsidiary of Norway-based paint and coatings manufacturer Jotun Group, has opened its maiden plant inside the Meghna Industrial Economic Zon... Read more
Bangladesh’s exports in July grew by nearly 15 percent from a year back and exceeded the target, in a strong start to the new fiscal, reports UNB. Amid the deficit and widening gap in... Read more
Tripura News Desk: Tripura government is waiting for its Bangladesh counterpart part to lift the trade barriers imposed on key products like Tea and Rubber. In spite of the fact that both th... Read more
Jannatul Ferdushy, Dhaka: Apparel exporters have expressed concern over the exit of Swedish retailer H&M, largest importer of Bangladesh, from the Russia market. “As H&M is the large... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has raised the interest rate on borrowing from the Export Development Fund (EDF). The central bank on Wednesday fixed 1.0 per cent per annum to 1.5 per cent for Aut... Read more
UNB: A delegation of European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade began their three-day visit here on Monday. Heidi Hautala, MEP is leading the European Parliament delegation... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh Bank on Thursday instructed authorised dealers (ADs) to report all types of their foreign exchange transactions including offshore banking operations to the web portals of BB... Read more
Abdur Rouf Talukder, newly-appointed Bangladesh Bank governor, has taken charge. He was received as the 12th governor of the Bangladesh Bank by the officials of the central bank on Tuesday (... Read more
BSS: Chattogram Port has made a new record by handling over 32 lakh TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of containers during the fiscal 2021-22. According to the Chattogram Port Authority (C... Read more
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has announced a cautious monetary policy stance for fiscal 2022-23 in a bid to contain inflation and exchange rate pressure. As part of the move, the BB has decided to h... Read more
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Saturday said good governance is a major challenge in implementing the proposed budget for fiscal 2022-23. FBCCI Pre... Read more
Hasan Azad, Dhaka: The knitwear industry in the county has long been reeling from insufficient gas supply, which is now causing this vital export sector to miss out on potential export earni... Read more
