Another garment factory receives LEED green certification

Bangladesh now has 215 LEED-certified factories
17 April 2024

All member factories completed paying March salary, Eid bonus: BGMEA

BGMEA President SM Mannan Kochi says in a press briefing today
10 April 2024

New industries outside economic zones will not get electricity, gas

The cabinet committee on economic affairs says
8 April 2024

70% factories yet to pay March salary

Some 70% have already paid festival bonus, Industrial police say
7 April 2024

Leather shipment recovers, fetches $100 million in 9 months

Leather exports rose 9.8% year-on-year in Jul-Mar of FY24
7 April 2024

FBCCI's plea for tariff protection devoid of reality

On April 4, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) urged the government to pay attention to ensuring reasonable protection from customs tariffs for the sake of employment and promoting domestic industries, services and small and medium enterprises.
7 April 2024

NBR issues gazette to process imports faster

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued a gazette notification stipulating that imports have to be declared well in advance of the previous deadline for notifying of their arrival, all to reduce false declarations and enable quick releases.
1 April 2024

Forex reserves fall by half a billion in a week

It hit $19.45 billion on March 27, down from $19.98 billion on March 20
28 March 2024

Contracts of Summit’s three power plants extended

The plants are located in Dhaka’s Ashulia, Narshingdi’s Madhabdi and Cumilla’s Chandina
27 March 2024

Another Bangladeshi factory obtains Gold LEED certification

Gazipur-based APS Knit Composite Ltd scored 71 out of 110
24 March 2024

Russia wants skilled manpower from Bangladesh

The Putin administration will take 60 workers initially and more in phases
24 March 2024

Management of the port enters new era

In December, a historic deal marked the start of a new era for port management across the country as Bangladesh welcomed its first foreign port operator.
22 March 2024

Chattogram Port: From archaic anchorage to modern marvel

If you get a chance to take a stroll inside the present-day terminal of Chattogram Port, a world of mechanical marvels awaits.
22 March 2024

Gold price hiked to Tk 114,074, a new record

The new rate comes two days after a price cut
21 March 2024

Garment export to USA falls 2.58%

However, apparel shipment to the EU rose 3.27% in Jul-Feb
20 March 2024

German retail firm Otto urged to source more high-value RMG: BGMEA

A delegation of Otto Group meets BGMEA president today
20 March 2024

India’s biggest wholesale market in Nashik demands withdrawal of onion export ban

The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in India’s Lasalgaon made the demand
20 March 2024

Commodity market monitoring to continue: Titu

There is ample supply of basic goods, the state minister for commerce says
19 March 2024

Steel sector’s operational cost rises 65% in a year

Dollar crisis, rise in utility bills taking toll, says Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers Association
19 March 2024

Bangladesh's RMG exports via Delhi airport upset Indian apparel makers

Garments from Bangladesh have been a key driver behind the surge in export cargo trans-shipment at the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) in the last one year but the development has upset Indian apparel suppliers..On February 7 last year, India allowed DIAL to serve as a cargo tra
14 March 2024