Govt to rally support to defer LDC graduation
16 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh will use the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 14th ministerial conference in Cameroon next week to garner support for deferring its graduation from the group of least developed countries (LDCs), said officials familiar with the matter.
16 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Trade probe: USTR seeks hearing date from Dhaka
15 March 2026, 02:50 AM
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has sought a date from Bangladesh for a hearing as part of the US’s twin investigations into trade and forced labour.
15 March 2026, 02:50 AM
180 RMG factories at risk of failure to pay before Eid
15 March 2026, 02:41 AM
Some 138,392 workers of 180 ready-made garment factories at risk of failure to pay wages and bonuses before the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays could create labour unrest in different ways, the home ministry has warned.
15 March 2026, 02:41 AM
Business Plus / The rise of a denim empire
14 March 2026, 00:37 AM
Bangladesh leads global markets with over $5b in exports
14 March 2026, 00:37 AM
Bangladesh in US trade crosshairs
13 March 2026, 03:23 AM
The US has launched a fresh trade investigation into Bangladesh and more than a dozen other economies to examine whether their policies and production practices are contributing to global overcapacity that could harm American manufacturing.
13 March 2026, 03:23 AM
US launches trade investigation into Bangladesh, others as Trump revives tariffs
12 March 2026, 10:01 AM
The investigation was initiated today by the Office of the United States Trade Representative
12 March 2026, 10:01 AM
Bhutan seeks free trade agreement with Bangladesh
10 March 2026, 23:49 PM
The development came on the final day of a two-day visit to Dhaka by a commerce secretary-level delegation from Bhutan
10 March 2026, 23:49 PM
Freight piling up at Dhaka airport
10 March 2026, 02:42 AM
The piling up of freight at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has been increasing as some of the Middle East-based airliners suspended cargo flights due to the US-Israel war on Iran.
10 March 2026, 02:42 AM
Appeal anew for GSP: exporters
Bangladesh should start negotiations with the new US government to get back the generalised system of preferences (GSP) and duty-free market access for apparel items, garment exporters said yesterday.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Garment retailers' confidence is back
International apparel retailers got back confidence in Bangladesh as the government has taken stern actions against militants.
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Accord severs ties with All Weather Fashions
The Accord has severed ties with a factory for its failure to complete remediation works despite serving it with notices three times -- a
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Apparel boosts export earnings in October
Export earnings bounced back in October thanks to higher shipment of garment items, according to data from the Export Promotion
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to US rise
Bangladesh's garment exports to the US increased slightly in the first nine months of 2016, according to data from the US Department
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM
GSP appeal to be placed in Ticfa meet in Dec
Bangladesh will once again demand the restoration of the trade privileges to the US market at the third round of Ticfa meetings to be
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM
RMG & 'Security' Concern: Some buyers get new tool to cut prices
Some unscrupulous international retailers are taking advantage of security concerns after the July 1 Gulshan cafe attack to lower prices of apparel items, The Daily Star has learnt, talking to more than a dozen garment exporters.
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Big change in garment sector after Rana Plaza tragedy
The future of Bangladesh's garment sector is bright as the number of factories has gone up over the years and almost all of them are
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM