Export growth picks up as garment rebounds
2 October 2026
The country’s merchandise exports rose 8.54 percent year-on-year to $3.93 billion in September, helped by a gradual recovery in garment shipments, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) released yesterday.
2 October 2026
News Analysis / RCEP bid moves forward. What now?
28 September 2026
The RCEP ministers approved the establishment of an Ad Hoc Accession Working Group to advance the accession process of Bangladesh, alongside Chile, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka
28 September 2026
LDC deferment proposal gaining major support, Titumir says
27 September 2026
Bangladesh is gaining support from major countries and trade blocs for the country’s proposed LDC graduation deferment at the 81st UN General Assembly (UNGA) session, adviser to the prime minister on the ministries of finance and planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir said yesterday.
27 September 2026
Can the US become a top import source for Bangladesh?
25 September 2026
Traditionally, China and India have been the major sourcing destinations
25 September 2026
Rising heat puts Bangladesh’s garment workers at risk
24 September 2026
For Bangladesh, where rising temperatures are increasingly threatening the health and productivity of garment workers, a new heat stress management toolkit from the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) offers manufacturers and global brands a framework to address heat risks in factories.
24 September 2026
Expired cylinder found at Ashulia explosion site
22 September 2026
Omar Sultan, a 38-year-old truck driver, was with colleagues at Pretty Group’s loading and unloading area in Jamgara, Ashulia, around 6:30pm on Sunday when, five minutes later, a massive explosion sent him fleeing.
22 September 2026
SPOTLIGHT / BATEXPO returns after 12-year hiatus
17 September 2026
After a 12-year pause, the Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exhibition (BATEXPO), a flagship event of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), is returning this year.
17 September 2026
Bangladesh’s garment prices in EU less than half of Vietnam’s
17 September 2026
Bangladesh sells garment items to the European Union (EU) at less than half the prices of those from Vietnam because of the lack of high-value garment items in Bangladesh’s export basket.
17 September 2026
Yarn prices go up on rising RMG orders for spring
Yarn prices have been increasing in the domestic market over the last two weeks as demand from garment exporters is rising amid a hike in work orders from international clothing retailers and brands thanks to easing inflation in the West.
4 September 2023
A boon to business and economy
A massive transformation is set to occur in the transportation of goods and passengers with the opening of the country's first elevated expressway in Dhaka. Economists and businesses have said that this mega-infrastructure project will significantly reduce both the time and cost of doing business.
1 September 2023
Apparel’s duty benefit in Canada to remain intact
Bangladesh’s garment exports to Canada may continue to enjoy duty-free trade benefits after the graduation of the country to a developing nation, said a top businessman.
27 August 2023
New GSP of UK: Bangladesh’s RMG export prospects brighten
Bangladesh’s garment export to the United Kingdom (UK) is expected to rise significantly as the British government will continue to offer duty-free benefits to developing nations even after they graduate from the least developed country (LDC) status.
27 August 2023
BRICS membership: Experts don’t see immediate benefits
Trade economists are being cautiously optimistic about the immediate benefits if Bangladesh is given membership of the BRICS bloc, which is a five-nation alliance comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
24 August 2023
Apparel behemoths expanding into new sectors
Textile and garment behemoths in Bangladesh have started ploughing their surplus wealth into new sectors in order to tap the potential in an economy that is growing at a healthy clip and consumers’ purchasing power is rising.
22 August 2023
Bangladeshi jute, jute goods may face fresh Indian blow
Jute and jute goods exporters could come under more pressure in India as New Delhi plans to impose countervailing duty (CVD) on their shipment, at a time when they are already facing an anti-dumping duty (ADD) in the market.
21 August 2023
Investment dries up in dyeing sector as gas shortage lingers
Investment has dried up in Bangladesh’s dyeing sector, a vital cog in the textile and apparel supply chain, owing to the dragging gas shortage despite higher demand for fabrics from local garment exporters, industry people say.
20 August 2023
Christmas apparel shipment to be dull
Local garment exporters do not expect any substantial increase in shipments to the Western world centring upcoming Christmas sales because of high inflation and for old stocks remaining unsold in retail stores in the American and European markets, exporters said.
17 August 2023
Businesses for deferred implementation
Businesses have sought more time for the rationalisation of Bangladesh’s maiden tariff policy, reasoning that many industries still need more state protection to be ready to compete with their international peers.
15 August 2023
Govt frames maiden tariff policy
Bangladesh has formulated its maiden tariff policy to improve the competitiveness of local companies in the international market as they brace for an increased competition after the country becomes a developing nation in 2026.
15 August 2023
Digital fabrics development aiding exports
Bureau 555, a joint venture between two entrepreneurs of Bangladesh and the United Kingdom, has been facilitating garment exports through the country’s first digital fabrics development facility in Gulshan, Dhaka.
13 August 2023
Labour Rights: US trade body expresses concern
American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), a US-based platform of apparel and footwear traders, expressed deep concern over the recent situation regarding labour rights in Bangladesh.
10 August 2023
India may guarantee supply of 7 essentials
Bangladesh is hopeful of an Indian guarantee of a quota ensuring the year-round import of seven essential commodities as the neighbouring country has shown interest and bilateral negotiations are progressing for signing an associated agreement.
9 August 2023
Bangladesh outraces rivals in apparel export growth in US
Bangladesh’s apparel exporters displayed the sharpest growth in the US in 2022, leaving behind their competitors in the countries such as China and Vietnam, owing mainly to the lingering tariff war between Washington and Beijing and capacity building.
9 August 2023
Hike in energy prices fails to improve supply
The perennial energy crisis of industries in Bangladesh remains unresolved even though energy prices have been hiked considerably to offset government subsidies in the sector and facilitate industrial productivity.
8 August 2023
Bangladesh yet to savour recycled yarn market
Bangladesh is still lagging behind competitors in the production of recycled yarn although the market for such yarn is swelling, especially in tune with new environmental laws being formulated by the European Union (EU).
7 August 2023
Bangladesh’s share in global RMG trade trebles in 17 years
Bangladesh’s share in the global readymade garment trade more than tripled in the past 17 years as the country cements its position as one of the largest suppliers internationally.
4 August 2023
Exports off to a flying start in new fiscal
Exports continued their spirited showing into the new fiscal year, bringing home $4.59 billion in July, in what can be viewed as a lone bright spark in the economy that has been dogged by fast depleting reserves, narrow fiscal space and slowing industrial activities.
2 August 2023
Bangladesh focuses on lower duty, higher investment
Bangladesh focused on areas of duty-reduction and increasing investment from Japan during recent discussions on the potential signing of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the two countries, according to an official of the commerce ministry.
1 August 2023