6.2cr people one shock away from poverty: WB
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Nearly 6.2 crore people in Bangladesh are currently living just one economic shock away from falling below the poverty line, the World Bank has warned, as persistently high inflation and severe energy shortages reverse years of hard-won economic gains.
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Time for urgent, bold reforms
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Bangladesh needs urgent and bold reforms in the financial, energy and revenue sectors to arrest the economic slowdown, restore investor confidence and create jobs, said the World Bank yesterday.
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Growth to stay below 4% until FY28 on energy, banking woes
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Bangladesh is yet again set to register weak economic growth of 3.4 percent in the current fiscal year, according to the World Bank, marking a fourth straight year of slowing growth amid a deepening energy crisis, financial sector vulnerabilities and global uncertainties.
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Beximco seeks to reopen factories with $23m investment
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Beximco Group is seeking government approval for a new leasing model to partially reopen its closed factory operations with investment from British and Chinese firms, according to officials.
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Apparel exporters are losing Russian buyers
6 October 2026
Since the war in Ukraine began, sanctions have made it hard for Bangladeshi manufacturers to be paid or to send goods
6 October 2026
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
Global rights groups urge brands to sign up for second Accord
Two global rights groups, Industri-ALL and UNI Global Union, have asked the Western clothing brands to hasten the
16 September 2017
Midland Power signs deal with Chinese company to build power plant
Local Midland Power has awarded the Chinese power giant CRRC Corporation to construct its second power plant, the 150-megawatt
13 September 2017
Only 32pc of top clothing brands transparent: survey
Only 32 percent of the top 100 global fashion brands are somewhat transparent about their value chains, publishing
12 September 2017
Tanners offering low prices for rawhide, making excuses
Tanners are offering merchants low prices for rawhides under the excuse of having borne high investment for
11 September 2017
Exports hit record high in Aug
Exports fetched $3.64 billion in August, the highest in a single month in the country's history, on the back of increased shipments of garment, frozen fish, agricultural and leather products.
10 September 2017
BGMEA seeks one more year to knock down office building
The garment makers have requested the Supreme Court to postpone the demolition of the controversial BGMEA office for a year as they are not fully prepared to flatten such a big building.
7 September 2017
Flow of hides to Savar yet to gain pace
The newly constructed Savar leather estate, where tanners relocated from their age-old Hazaribagh industrial hub in April, is
5 September 2017
Rawhide preservation, smuggling a headache this Eid
This Eid-ul-Azha, more than 30 percent of the rawhide is likely to go to waste as a large number of tanneries are not interested in purchasing the skin of the sacrificial animals due to them being non-operational still following relocation to Savar.
30 August 2017
40pc garment factories yet to pay Eid bonuses
Nearly 40 percent garment factories did not pay Eid bonuses to their workers as of yesterday although a deadline set by the labour ministry ended five days ago.
28 August 2017
Exporters now struggle with air shipments too
Exporters are facing serious challenges in making shipments from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as many airlines have slashed their cargo transport capacity.
28 August 2017
Pran's export receipts hit $231m
Pran, Bangladesh's leading processed food exporter, saw its export earnings soar 25.54 percent to $231 million last fiscal year on the back of a rising demand for its products in the 134 countries that it ships to.
24 August 2017
Maintain warm relations with EU to boost exports
Bangladesh should focus on building a very warm relationship with the European Union (EU) countries to export more and attract foreign direct investment as well.
23 August 2017
45 garment factories may miss deadline
All garment workers might not receive their salaries and allowances by August 24, the deadline set by the ministry of labour and employment for apparel factory owners to clear their payroll for Eid-ul-Azha.
17 August 2017
BGMEA plans to form platform like Accord, Alliance
Local garment makers have proposed the formation of a factory inspection and remediation agency similar to
16 August 2017
Yarn price to fall as supply rises
Local merchants and spinners expect the yarn market to stabilise thanks to a price fall in the global market amid rising supplies, especially from China, and higher cotton production.
15 August 2017
Shipment of vegetables falls for floods
Vegetable exports from Bangladesh dropped significantly over the last few months as the massive flood damaged seasonal crops in many districts, exporters said.
14 August 2017
Waterlogging plagues Kalurghat industrial area
Exporters at the Kalurghat heavy industrial area in Chittagong have long been facing extreme difficulties in shipping goods on time due to seasonal waterlogging that hampers production and transportation.
13 August 2017
68 tonnes of steel products go missing
Mismanagement at Chittagong port has once again become a topic of discussion after 68 tonnes of steel products went missing, costing the berth operator a fine of Tk 22 lakh.
12 August 2017
Exporters hardly grab orders diverted from China
Bangladesh cannot grab the apparel work orders, which are being shifted from China to other countries, due to
10 August 2017
Exports bounce back in July
Export earnings in July soared 26.54 percent to $3.2 billion, marking a strong rebound after lacklustre performance in the fiscal year that concluded in June.
9 August 2017