Several initiatives of new govt praiseworthy, but there is room for improvement: BKMEA
18 August 2026
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Bangladesh, Netherlands team up to make RMG more sustainable
17 August 2026
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Bangladesh’s RMG exports to EU fall 16.43% in first half
15 August 2026
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20 Bangladeshi textile, apparel companies join global sourcing fair in Las Vegas
13 August 2026
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Business
Govt to go for direct purchase of eight LNG cargoes
6 August 2026
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Business
BGMEA, OCAB join hands to attract Chinese investment in RMG
4 August 2026
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Business
BTMA, BGMEA join hands to launch annual global textile machinery expo
4 August 2026
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Business
Bangladesh’s exports decline 1% in July
3 August 2026
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Business
S Alam shuts all factories in Ctg's Karnaphuli
1 August 2026
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Two Ctg exporters face legal action over forged import documents
28 July 2026
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Ctg custom to auction off 28 tonnes buffalo meat tomorrow
The meat's reserve price has been fixed at Tk 2.45 crore
8 October 2023
Don’t let forex reserve go below $15b until elections: Ahsan H Mansur
The economist says at Sanem event
8 October 2023
‘Illicit financial flows must stop’
Mostafa Kamal, chairman and managing director of Meghna Group of Industries, says in an interview
7 October 2023
‘Bangladesh should reform labour laws for EU’s GSP Plus regime’
EU Ambassador Charles Whiteley says at DCCI, EU seminar
4 October 2023
Policy support sought to weather economic challenges: BGMEA
BGMEA delegation meets finance secretary
3 October 2023
No need to import rice this year: Razzaque
The agriculture minister says in a seminar
2 October 2023
Ramgarh land port to be inaugurated this week
A land port in Khagrachari’s Ramgarh upazila, around 99 kilometres away from the country’s biggest sea port in Chattogram, is set to open tomorrow, which is likely to boost trade and tourism between Bangladesh’s southeast regions and India’s northeastern states.
1 October 2023
Default loans reach record Tk 1.56 lakh crore
The bad loans rose by Tk 24,419 crore in the last three months to June
1 October 2023
Export earnings up over 10% in September
It hit $4.31 billion in September
1 October 2023
Treasury heads of 10 banks face fine
The banks are: Social Islami Bank, Al-Arafah Islami, Mercantile, Modhumoti, Midland, Brac, Exim, Premier, Shahjalal Islami and Trust.
1 October 2023
Former Ctg chamber president, his wife ordered to clear Tk 184 crore default loans
The duo has so far defaulted on loans of Tk 904 crore given by different banks
27 September 2023
Forex reserve shrinks by $300 million in a week
The reserves hit $21.15 billion on Sep 26
27 September 2023
‘BB governor worse performer than 70 countries’ central bank chiefs’
New York-based Global Finance magazine finds, reviews performance of central bank chiefs of 102 countries.
26 September 2023
No forward forex contract for over three months: BB
The forward forex rate will be Tk 113.85 a US dollar
26 September 2023
BGMEA demands fair price from buyers
The BGMEA made the demands in a letter sent to Action, Collaboration, Transformation (ACT)
24 September 2023
Exporters’ dollar retention limit lowered again
Traders are allowed to keep a portion of their earnings in the export retention quota (ERQ) accounts to settle back-to-back letters of credit liabilities without facing exchange losses.
24 September 2023
BTMA re-elects Mohammad Ali Khokon as president
The president, three vice-presidents and 23 directors were elected unopposed
24 September 2023
Bangladesh a potential trade hub for ASEAN, S Asia, SE Asian countries
FBCCI vice president says in meeting with Vietnam’s national assembly chairman
23 September 2023
First consignment of 45.8 tonnes of hilsa sent to India
The export price was $10 a kilogramme
21 September 2023
79 firms to export 3,950 tonnes hilsa to India
The permission will remain in place until October 30
20 September 2023