Bangladesh more a target than user of anti-dumping: BFTI study
16 August 2026
Bangladesh has barely used its three trade remedy tools -- anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures -- against unfair imports even as it remains a frequent target of such measures abroad, a Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) study has found.
16 August 2026
Frequent power cuts put small businesses under pressure
13 August 2026
Amid the rolling blackouts, some businesses are spending more to produce the same amount of goods, while others are taking much longer to meet delivery deadlines
13 August 2026
Overseas jobs hit five-year low amid Gulf uncertainty
6 August 2026
The number of Bangladeshis leaving for overseas jobs fell to a five-year low in the recently concluded fiscal year 2025-26 as demand from the Middle East weakened amid uncertainty following the US-Israel war on Iran.
6 August 2026
Overseas jobs fall to five-year low amid Middle East uncertainty
5 August 2026
According to BMET, more than 9.69 lakh people left Bangladesh for overseas jobs during the last fiscal year, down 5 percent from a year earlier
5 August 2026
Climate / Salinity creeps deeper inland
28 July 2026
Govt data shows 1 lakh hectares, roughly the size of Munshiganj, turned saline in 15 years
28 July 2026
Loans under court stay jump eightfold in three years
28 July 2026
The amount rose by 80 percent to Tk 182,419 crore by the end of 2025
28 July 2026
Fuel import bill jumps 85% amid Middle East conflict
20 July 2026
Costlier crude imports are pushing up subsidies, inflation and pressure on reserves after renewed conflict unsettled global energy markets
20 July 2026
Bangladesh’s wheat imports surge to all-time high
12 July 2026
Private imports rose 16 percent year on year to 65.8 lakh tonnes in the fiscal year ended June 30
12 July 2026
Exports await a blow
Bangladesh is likely to lose about $2.7 billion in export earnings every year once it graduates from the Least Developed Country bracket, where it has been for 43 years.
16 January 2018
Imported fish to be tested for heavy metals
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority has instructed testing of all imported fish for heavy metal from now after finding hazardous levels of
11 January 2018
Policy on way to rev up bike manufacturing
The government is framing a policy to facilitate the development of motorcycle manufacturing industry in
9 January 2018
15pc VAT on all port services to hurt businesses, consumers
Businesses are expected to face an increase in export and import costs as 15 percent value added tax (VAT) will be
8 January 2018
Bike sales soar 50pc
Motorbike sales soared nearly 50 percent year-on-year to 3.60 lakh units in 2017 thanks to a huge cut in
7 January 2018
Rice imports hit two-decade high
Rice imports scaled a two-decade high in the first half of the fiscal year as private importers rushed to make profit from higher prices
3 January 2018
2017 marked by consumers' woes
Since early morning yesterday, Shaikh Masum Bellah has been recollecting the year that just passed by and the factors that affected his
31 December 2017
No relief from high food prices in 2018
Inflation is likely to edge upwards in 2018 upon food price rises, according to economists, in a projection that is bound to cast a gloom upon the low-income families.
30 December 2017
Challenging year for steelmakers
Steelmakers passed a challenging year for a number of factors including rising import costs, port congestion, lack of
24 December 2017
Real estate sales picking up
Realtors are expecting the property market to flourish in 2018 as sales have finally started to pick up this year upon
18 December 2017
Rice prices creeping up again
Rice prices have started creeping up again, spurred by increased import costs and speculations that the ongoing Aman harvesting
16 December 2017
Potato farmers hard done by
Although farmers and cold storage operators are incurring losses for the slump in potato prices, consumers are not seeing any of the benefit.
14 December 2017
Ceramics hold bright prospects
The ceramic tiles industry holds immense growth prospects both at home and abroad as Bangladesh is producing high quality
4 December 2017
Onion price slightly down, but still high
Onion prices have come down a little but are still way too high.
30 November 2017
Tech advances may affect jobs in apparel
Technology and its new advances are a reality in today's world. One such advancement is robots with the capability to perform many
29 November 2017
Compliant firms to get fast customs clearance
Customs authorities are set to provide compliant and trusted businesses a status that would help them fast-track their import and
27 November 2017
Bangladeshi firms slow in innovation
Bangladesh's firms and institutions are lagging behind their counterparts in India, Vietnam and Sri Lanka when it comes to invention
20 November 2017
Paper cup: the business of protecting environment
Not all were lucky enough to benefit from the stockmarket bubble of 2010 and roll money for a bigger cause. But Kazi Sazedur
13 November 2017
NBR to waive duty on electronic cash registers
The National Board of Revenue is set to waive the import duty and taxes on electronic cash registers (ECRs) in a bid to encourage
12 November 2017
NBR demands Tk 925cr unpaid VAT from Robi
The National Board of Revenue yesterday demanded Tk 925 crore from Robi Axiata as unpaid value-added tax after an audit found
5 November 2017