The event is scheduled to begin in Bangladesh on April 7

The team will begin its two-week mission from April 6

The government will shortly write to the United States Trade Representative (USTR), urging it to reduce what it describes as an irrational imposition of 37 percent reciprocal tariffs on Bangladeshi exports, a top official said yesterday.

The average US tariff surged from 2.5 percent to 20 percent with a single executive action

Currently, over 100,000 people are visiting Cox's Bazar daily

Mother vessels can no longer berth directly at Payra

With the holidays lasting nine days, the town is anticipating a surge in visitors from the day after Eid, continuing for the next five days

Expects 15-20 lakh tourists, Tk 150cr turnover

Earlier, the startups in Bangladesh were not allowed to invest abroad

Satellite service providers asked to route internet traffic through local gateways

Hotels and resorts in popular tourist spots across Bangladesh have so far got only 70 percent booking of their occupancy ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr -- down from last year’s 85 percent, according to industry insiders. 

Bangladesh exported ready-made garments worth $9.82 billion in 2022, $7.25 billion in 2023, and $7.40 billion in 2024 to the US, ITC data shows. 

Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by SpaceX, will be required to route its commercial broadband traffic through a local broadband gateway or international internet gateway (IIG) when it begins commercial operations in Bangladesh, the chief adviser's office said yesterday.

The shipping ministry has approved a special incentive bonus of Tk 60,000 for all categories of employees of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and the ministry for achieving record cargo and container handling at the port.

The interim government has signed two loan agreements with Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) for Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans worth 85,819 million yen (approximately Tk 6,700 crore) for two projects.

Tension surrounds the upcoming biennial election of the Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association (BSAA), scheduled to be held next month, as a group of outsider pro-BNP business leaders are allegedly pressuring for the selection of an unelected committee comprising their chosen members.

The ban will be lifted if they clear the payments by March 27; otherwise, it will remain in effect

The government may stop yarn imports through land ports in consideration of the greater interests of the local textile and spinning sector, Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman said yesterday.

Bangladesh is witnessing a concerning rise in poverty, leading to worsening food insecurity, according to a recent study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).

The factory, which employed around 1,200 workers, is owned by former Awami League lawmaker Sifuzzaman Shikhor