‘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
Interlining business picks up pace
It may surprise many that local sales of interlining, a piece of fabric used in smartening garments, run into $120 million a year. It means interlining, however small it may be, is important.
29 October 2016
Gas supply to Gazipur factories to resume soon
The gas crisis in the Konabari-Gazipur industrial belt will come to an end within a week as a local company is
27 October 2016
Bangladesh misses out on US duty benefits to travel goods
The US has extended its generalised system of preferences to a new product -- travel goods -- but despite being a strong player in the
23 October 2016
National data centre to be ready by 2017
The construction of the national data centre will be completed by 2017, said a senior official of Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corporation,
22 October 2016
Beximco, Meghna tie up with Chinese investors for power
Local business giants Beximco and Meghna signed agreements with Chinese companies to produce a total of 3,500 megawatts of
17 October 2016
Deals with China a turning point for Bangladesh
Proper implementation of the agreements signed between Bangladesh and China will open a new horizon in the
16 October 2016
Apparel factories grind to a halt for gas crisis
Production at hundreds of textile and garment factories in Konabari and Gazipur industrial areas has been hampered for the last one
11 October 2016
Exports slide in Sep
Export earnings in the month of September slid 5.63 percent year-on-year to $2.24 billion, due to a slowdown in garment exports,
10 October 2016
Exporters fear price cuts as pound falls
Bangladeshi exporters to the UK are starring at another round of price cuts due to the freefall of pound sterling against the US dollar
8 October 2016
Bangladesh, Myanmar to settle issues on coastal shipping line
The eighth joint trade commission meeting between Bangladesh and Myanmar will take place in Dhaka in November, in a bid to launch a coastal shipping line between the two neighbours and discuss other business issues.
29 September 2016
ILO to improve 127 garment factories
The International Labour Organisation has set a target to bring an additional 127 garment factories under its Better Work (BW) programme by next June, to ensure greater social compliance and workers' rights.
26 September 2016
Inspection for non-garment factories in the works
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments is in talks with different agencies to launch inspections into non-garment factories to ensure workplace safety.
22 September 2016
Garment exports to India on the rise
Garment exports to India rose 30.86 percent year-on-year to $136.43 million in fiscal 2015-16 thanks to rising demand from Western
20 September 2016
Labour leader, rights group demand fair compensation to Tampaco fire victims
The victims of Tampaco Foils fire should be compensated the same way as the victims of Rana Plaza building collapse and Tazreen
18 September 2016
Govt plans to inspect non-apparel factories
The government will begin inspecting non-garment factories to ensure compliance and strengthen workplace safety for workers.
11 September 2016
Tanners miss deadline to set prices of rawhides
Tanners are yet to set the prices of rawhides of cattle to be slaughtered during Eid-ul-Azha as traders in the leather and rawhide business failed to reach a consensus on rates.
8 September 2016
Fate of garment industrial park uncertain
Uncertainty lurks around the construction of the proposed garment industrial park at Bausia in Munshiganj as the
4 September 2016
Garment exports to US on the rise
With increased shipments of garment, overall exports to the US rose 1.12 percent to $3.6 billion in the first seven
4 September 2016
US taking fresh GSP petitions
The US government is accepting applications from countries for trade benefits to the American market, in what is a
30 August 2016
Denim by Square flourishes as purchase orders pour in
The denim unit of Square Group that began full-fledged operations in July last year in Habiganj is thriving on market
25 August 2016