RMG workers block Dhaka-Ctg highway demanding arrears

Hundreds of ready-made garment workers in Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram highway yesterday, demanding due salary and festival bonus
11 June 2024

New office hour for bankers after Eid

Office hour 10am to 6pm, transaction hour 10am to 4pm
9 June 2024

RMG export to USA falls 14% in Jan-Apr

Shipment to the American market has been falling for high inflationary pressure
7 June 2024

Forex reserves decline by $51 million in a week

The reserves hit $18.67 billion on June 5, down from $18.72 billion on May 29
7 June 2024

Journalists boycott BB governor at finance ministry's post-budget event

They made the call as a protest to journalists' entry restriction to BB office
7 June 2024

Pay workers before Eid-ul-Azha: NHRC to garment factories

Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kamal Uddin Ahmed today urged garment factory owners to take necessary measures to pay the workers before Eid as no vested interest group can use the workers to worsen the law and order situation
4 June 2024

Clear RMG salary, bonus before Eid vacation: Industrial Police

They also demanded action against factory owners who will stay aboard or will not pay before Eid
1 June 2024

RMG export prices fall by 16% in 8 months: BGMEA

Apparel’s demand decreases among end consumers hit hard by high inflation, it says
1 June 2024

Forex reserves rise by $180 million in a week

Reserves hit $18.61 billion on May 21, up from $18.43 billion on May 15
23 May 2024

Shipping cost keeps upward trend as Red Sea Crisis lingers

Shafiur Rahman, regional operations manager of G-Star in Bangladesh, needs to send 6,146 pieces of denim trousers weighing 4,404 kilogrammes from a Gazipur-based garment factory to Amsterdam of the Netherlands.
22 May 2024

Achieving $110b export target by FY27 is difficult

The government’s target of earning $110 billion from exports by the fiscal year of 2026-27 would be difficult to attain because of the persisting challenges in the global and local economies, economists and businesspeople said.
20 May 2024

BGMEA seeks extension of EU's Everything but Arms facility

EU ambassador meets BGMEA president in Dhaka
19 May 2024

‘Bangladesh economy showing resilience’

The first-ever Purchasing Managers' Index shows slower expansion at 62.2 in April
9 May 2024

Crawling peg system: A welcome step but will it be enough to boost reserves?

The crawling peg system for the taka is a delayed and, perhaps, inadequate response to the bleeding of forex reserves. Some economists suggest the central bank should go beyond this formula and open the exchange rate to market forces to stop the continuous erosion of reserves. Either way, exporters and remitters will celebrate more flexibility in the exchange rate.
7 May 2024

Global retailers upbeat about Bangladesh’s denim

International clothing retailers and brands are optimistic about denim products made in Bangladesh due to their promising business prospects
6 May 2024

29 companies honoured with green factory awards

The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments gave the awards
28 April 2024

29 companies to get Green Factory Award-2023

The government will present a “Green Factory Award-2023” to 29 companies from 12 sectors today recognising their role in enhancing productivity through the use of skilled workforce and eco-friendly technology in safe environments.
27 April 2024

Bangladesh to award green factories in 12 sectors

The government will give the Green Factory Award to 29 companies in 12 sectors for recognition of their compliance with workplace safety standards. 
27 April 2024

Trade unions surge, but workers' rights still unprotected

Although there has been a fivefold increase in number of unions in 11 years since the country's deadliest industrial incident, most are failing to live up to expectations
24 April 2024

Another garment factory receives LEED green certification

Bangladesh now has 215 LEED-certified factories
17 April 2024