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
Garment exports to India on the rise
Garment exports to India rose 30.86 percent year-on-year to $136.43 million in fiscal 2015-16 thanks to rising demand from Western
20 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Labour leader, rights group demand fair compensation to Tampaco fire victims
The victims of Tampaco Foils fire should be compensated the same way as the victims of Rana Plaza building collapse and Tazreen
18 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt plans to inspect non-apparel factories
The government will begin inspecting non-garment factories to ensure compliance and strengthen workplace safety for workers.
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Tanners miss deadline to set prices of rawhides
Tanners are yet to set the prices of rawhides of cattle to be slaughtered during Eid-ul-Azha as traders in the leather and rawhide business failed to reach a consensus on rates.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Fate of garment industrial park uncertain
Uncertainty lurks around the construction of the proposed garment industrial park at Bausia in Munshiganj as the
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to US on the rise
With increased shipments of garment, overall exports to the US rose 1.12 percent to $3.6 billion in the first seven
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM
US taking fresh GSP petitions
The US government is accepting applications from countries for trade benefits to the American market, in what is a
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Denim by Square flourishes as purchase orders pour in
The denim unit of Square Group that began full-fledged operations in July last year in Habiganj is thriving on market
25 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Guideline for workers' welfare fund on cards
The government is preparing a guideline on disbursing the money deposited in the recently formed workers' welfare fund.
23 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Cost of exports to Germany soars after cargo ban
The cost of shipments to Germany, Bangladesh's second largest export destination, has increased at least 5 cents
20 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Mango exports fall on safety concerns
Mango shipment dropped significantly only a year into the start of export as the fruits fail quarantine tests of
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Floods cut vegetable exports by half
Exports of perishable goods dropped about 50 percent as floods damaged crops in most of the vegetable growing districts, exporters said yesterday.
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM
American retailers in favour of more GSP beneficiaries
Major retailers and trade bodies urged the US government to increase the number of GSP-eligible countries supplying travel goods to
13 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Exports crash in July
Export earnings in July crashed to the lowest in nine months, hurt by a slowdown in garment shipments, after
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Moriarty praises progress in factory upgrades
More than 54 percent of remediation works have been completed in the garment factories that the Alliance members, including Walmart
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Cotton prices rise on supply dearth
Cotton prices rose 24.19 percent to 77 cents per pound in the international markets due to a fall in supplies by China and India, two major cotton producers and consumers, according to industry insiders.
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Spinners oppose plan for gas price hike
Top spinners urged the government to increase gas price in phases, not in one go, as the sector is facing challenges
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Honda may invest $60m in motorcycle plant
Bangladesh Honda Private Ltd, a concern of Honda Ltd of Japan, has expressed its interest in investing $60 million in motorcycle manufacturing at a special economic zone in Bangladesh.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Denim factories spring up as demand soars
Five denim factories came into operations in the last five years amid rising demand for denim products in the global
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM
China, Japan provide new hope for garment makers
Garment exports to China and Japan, two new markets, soared in fiscal 2015-16 -- the strongest sign yet of the growing stature of Bangladesh's apparel sector in global trade.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM