Refayet Ullah Mirdha

The Australian government suggested Bangladesh further improve security at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for withdrawal of the ban on air shipments from Bangladesh.

The US continues to be the single largest export destination for Bangladesh's garment items, accounting for 21.28

Indian yarn maker Damodar Industries Ltd aims to export 2,000 tonnes of yarn to Bangladesh a year in three years from its annual shipment of 500 tonnes now.

Garment makers expect robust export growth this year due to continuity of political stability, a shift in work orders from China to Bangladesh and economic recovery in major export destinations.

Cotton production in two major countries—China and the US—will decrease by 19 percent and 18 percent in 2015-

British retailer Primark and the Department for International Development of the UK have announced a partnership to improve working

Australia's embargo on air freight from Bangladesh is hurting business activity, sector leaders said yesterday.

Exports raked in $3.2 billion in December last year, which is the highest export earning in a month in the history of

The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety has struck off 23 garment factories from its approved list for their lack of interest in

A new apparel zone will be set up at Kalurghat in Chittagong to relocate the garment factories from the port city as

The number of foreign nationals employed in the country is on the rise in the absence of adequate manpower with the technical know-how among a labour force of nearly 4.4 million and expanding economic activities.

The year 2015 saw the garment sector log in its highest ever export earnings, facilitated in part by the regrouping brought on by the twin industrial disasters of Rana Plaza collapse and Tazreen Fashions fire.

Bangladesh's trade with Australia will be disrupted by the recent ban on air shipments to the continent, exporters

Cotton consumption will rise 10 percent to more than 1 million tonnes in Bangladesh this fiscal year on the back of higher demand

The Obama administration will use its every tool, including the trade privilege schemes like the GSP and AGOA, to improve labour laws and working conditions in the countries that have trading relations with the US, said US Trade Representative Michael Froman.

Brac USA, the North American affiliate of Brac, donated $250,000 to the Tazreen Claims Administration (TCA) Trust

Victims of the Tazreen Fashions fire are yet to receive proper compensations even three years after the disaster at the factory in Savar killed 112 workers and left hundreds injured.

IndustriALL Global Union has urged garment retailers and brands that sourced garment items from Tazreen Fashions to clear the funds for the victims of the deadly fire on the eve of its third anniversary.

A Bangladesh delegation left for Washington to attend the second Ticfa meeting on Friday, amid high hopes of

Bangladesh will have to pass a series of reviews to win back its trade privileges to the American market, said a senior official of the US