‘Bangladesh, 40 nations helping China evade tariffs’
15 August 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration has accused dozens of countries, including Bangladesh, of helping China evade US tariffs, depriving the US Treasury of tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue.
15 August 2026
US delegation in Dhaka to explore investment opportunities
13 August 2026
A 45-member business delegation from the United States, representing 25 companies under the US-Bangladesh Business Council (USBBC), arrived in Dhaka on August 11 to explore investment opportunities.
13 August 2026
Polish retailer LPP will continue sourcing from Bangladesh
12 August 2026
Agrees to solve $40m payment dispute
12 August 2026
Bangladesh pushes for EU trade deal, RCEP entry
10 August 2026
Bangladesh is preparing to launch formal negotiations for a free trade agreement with the European Union while pressing ahead with its bid to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), as the country steps up its efforts.
10 August 2026
Factories reopen after riding out worst part of gas crunch
9 August 2026
After about half a month, the FSRU at Cox’s Bazar was partly repaired on Thursday
9 August 2026
Christmas apparel shipments slow on weak demand
7 August 2026
The slowdown comes as garment exports to both Europe and the United States continue to decline
7 August 2026
Over 200 small Gazipur garment factories declare 3-day break
6 August 2026
With Wednesday's public holiday marking the second anniversary of the July Uprising, and Friday and Saturday being weekly holidays, factory managements opted to shut for three consecutive days rather than reopen today before the weekend
6 August 2026
Apparel bodies recommend 370 factories for govt stimulus
6 August 2026
Three textile and apparel trade bodies have recommended 370 closed and struggling factories to the Bangladesh Bank for loans under the government’s Tk 60,000 crore stimulus package.
6 August 2026
Apparel export to US falls 4.22pc
Bangladesh's garment export to the US fell in the 10 months into October this year with higher shipments from competing countries
10 December 2017
Suits, blazers emerging as strong export items
Suits and blazers have emerged as one of the most promising value-added apparel items from Bangladesh as local entrepreneurs train their focus on grabbing a share of the $52 billion tailoring market.
9 December 2017
Turning waste into value
The Sept of Baelor from the University of Dhaka, the champion team of Rise High Bangladesh's second season, proposed getting a slice
4 December 2017
Bankrupt owner laments ignoring compliance
Once Delwar Hossain was a very busy businessperson having to travel frequently, getting breakfast in Paris and dinner in London, with his Western buyers.
23 November 2017
Garment makers call for fresh wage board
Garment makers have called for a fresh wage board for recommending a salary hike for workers with a view to quelling any outbreak of unrest in the sector.
22 November 2017
Govt to finally relax rules for trade unionism
Under pressure from the international community and rights groups, the government has finally agreed to ease the requirements for
21 November 2017
Incidents continue coming to light
Fraudulence involving buying houses has continued to surface with some British and local ones being accused of
15 November 2017
Apparel exporters fall prey to Tk 600cr fraud
Bangladeshi garment exporters have fallen victim to fraudulence recently, with some 26 companies apparently manufacturing goods
14 November 2017
Exports spring back
Exports bounced back in the month of October, fetching $2.84 billion on the back of higher shipments of apparel products.
9 November 2017
Garment exports to US in slow lane
Garment shipment to the US, Bangladesh's single largest export destination, grew only 3.41 percent in the first quarter
4 November 2017
Female garment workers' dormitory has no takers
The 12-storey dormitory built by the government for female garment workers for Tk 26.98 crore remains eerily empty despite being ready for almost a year now.
2 November 2017
European investors keen on Bangladesh
Many European companies and individuals want to invest in Bangladesh in a bigger way as they deem the country to be a good option, said a foreign investor in the country.
1 November 2017
Exports of non-RMG items buoyant
Shipments of non-apparel items rose 7.49 percent year-on-year to $1.51 billion in the first quarter of the fiscal year as the country is diversifying its export basket to cut reliance on garments.
31 October 2017
Exports to UK beat Brexit fears
Buoyed by higher shipments of apparel items, Bangladesh's exports to the UK are on the rise although British consumers have been hit
30 October 2017
Marks & Spencer to source more from Bangladesh
Bangladeshi garment units are now exemplars of factory safety after the owners corrected all structural flaws with the help of Accord, Alliance and the government, said the country manager of British retail giant Marks & Spencer.
25 October 2017
Noman Group's production hit by gas crisis in Tongi
Noman Group, the first Bangladeshi garment exporter to cross the $1 billion-mark, is staring at losses of more than Tk 20 crore thanks to the gas crisis in Tongi area over the last one month.
18 October 2017
Labour law to be amended by Nov
The government is on course to amending the labour law within the stipulated timeframe of November, although a coalition of rights groups yesterday claimed the progress was very slow.
18 October 2017
DBL Group: Championing green production methods
Investment in energy-efficient production technologies pays off in due course -- be it in terms of lower electricity and water bills or lesser carbon emissions.
16 October 2017
Spinners rely too much on Indian cotton
The overdependence on Indian cotton is becoming a cause of concern for local spinners as India itself is turning into
16 October 2017
HC questions legality of Accord's 3yr extension
A bench of the High Court Division issued a rule nisi on the extension of the tenure of the Accord for three more years, as the foreign
14 October 2017