Refayet Ullah Mirdha

The US wants to double its cotton exports to Bangladesh over the next five years, said senior officials of the Cotton Council

The Gulshan terror attack will leave a negative impact on exports and foreign investment as many traders and entrepreneurs have

Exports continue to be a beacon of hope for the economy, raking in $34.24 billion in fiscal 2015-16 -- the highest in the country's history.

Leaders of the American apparel, footwear and outwear companies expressed disappointment over the United States Trade Representative's latest review of trade privileges as they will not benefit from the decision.

Bangladesh has once again been left out from the American list of beneficiary countries for trade privileges from the US on grounds of poor labour rights.

Global retailers will continue to source apparel from Bangladesh, as they have no plan to bring any major change to their business

Nadia Benedetti, one of the nine identified Italian nationals slain in Friday's terror attack on Holey Artisan Bakery, had long been

More than 75 percent of the garment factories have paid Eid festival bonus to their workers, while 20 percent have

An expert of Lufthansa yesterday launched an audit of the security measures at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, around three days after the German national carrier stopped carrying goods from Bangladesh on security grounds.

No flights of Turkish Airlines from Bangladesh were suspended following the attacks at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Turkey, said a senior official of the airline's Dhaka office yesterday.

France and Germany yesterday offered more than $60 million in low-cost loans to Bangladesh, to speed up remediation process in the

A German team of aviation experts is coming to Bangladesh today to audit the security standards at the international airport in Dhaka, two days after German national carrier Lufthansa stopped carrying direct cargoes from Bangladesh on security grounds, sources have said.

After Australia and the UK, Germany has imposed a ban on direct cargo flights from Bangladesh to any airport in Germany due to security reasons, said a notice of the Federal Aviation Authority of Germany yesterday.

Bangladesh's exports to the UK may greatly be affected due to a possible suspension of duty benefits by the British

Bangladesh will soon start lobbying with the UK for the continuation of the zero-duty benefit following its exit from

The International Labour Organisation urged the government to simplify the process of registration of trade unions at the factory level

In the face of spiralling prices of sugar, Bangladesh Tariff Commission will sit with importers, refiners and traders tomorrow to suggest

The exporters of perishable goods are in trouble again as Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going through a shortage of pallets and other cargo-loading equipment on the ground.

On a mundane Monday, the sun shone brightly in the front yard of the home-cum-factory of Iqbal Hossain and his wife but they were arranging batiks in neat folds, not caring about the heat.

Exports are homing in on the target of $33.5 billion for this fiscal year after May's receipts took the tally to a touching distance.