June export data release to be delayed

Data correction is going on
16 July 2024, 07:44 AM

Ctg customs to auction 182 imported vehicles as scrap

The vehicles were brought in between 2001 to 2012
15 July 2024, 13:43 PM
14 July 2024, 18:10 PM

77 companies win National Export Trophy

The government yesterday honoured 77 companies with National Export Trophy for fiscal year 2021-22 primarily for topping the chart in export earnings..Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed over the trophies of the commerce ministry through a ceremony at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Govt to form autonomous body for debt management

The unit will work under the Finance Division
14 July 2024, 02:15 AM

Bimstec yet to make substantial progress in trade: experts

The Bimstec FTA should be concluded within a year, they opined
13 July 2024, 12:53 PM

Highest data anomalies taking place in banking sector: Ahsan H Mansur

The executive director of PRI Bangladesh says at ERF event
13 July 2024, 09:41 AM

76 companies to be honoured with national export trophies

Rifat Garments Ltd will be given Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Export Trophy
13 July 2024, 06:36 AM
11 July 2024, 13:21 PM

Reserves come down to $20.46 billion after ACU payment

$1.42 billion of import bills for May and June were paid through Asian Clearing Union (ACU)
10 July 2024, 13:16 PM

Apple auctioned at Tk 61 a kg, orange at Tk 67

Ctg customs bids out 118 tonnes of apple, orange at only Tk 74.6 lakh
9 July 2024, 13:38 PM

Export data mismatch: is it the tip of the iceberg?

Accurate data is a crucial input for taking effective policies and putting the economy on the right track. If the data is not correct or time-befitting, policies might be proved wrong. Then, development successes will be only on paper and will not reflect reality..In Bangladesh, economists
8 July 2024, 16:35 PM

Distorted data leading to flawed policies

Major economic data provided by the government is detached from reality, leading to flawed policies, experts said yesterday..They made the comments after the Bangladesh Bank (BB) corrected anomalies in export figures, bringing down the shipment by nearly $14 billion in the July-April period of the just-concluded fiscal year.
6 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Apparel shipment to the USA declines by 12.31%

The amount hit $2.9 billion in the January-May period
6 July 2024, 14:26 PM

Tug-building deal with Bangladesh Navy lifts Indian shipbuilder's shares

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd’s share price rose from INR 2,099 on June 28 to INR 2,473.95 as of today
2 July 2024, 07:30 AM

PM’s visit may open door for FTA with China: Titu

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day China visit begins on July 8
1 July 2024, 13:44 PM

Ctg port posts 5.36% growth in container handling

The port handled 31.69 lakh TEUs of containers in FY24, up from 30.07 lakh TEUs the previous fiscal
1 July 2024, 12:30 PM

Ctg customs collects highest ever revenue of Tk 68,563 crore in FY24

Enhanced monitoring to prevent false declaration paid off, customs officials say
1 July 2024, 09:34 AM

Bangladesh cuts cash incentive for exporters further

From FY25 beginning today, the maximum rate of export incentive has been set at 10% and the minimum at 0.3%
1 July 2024, 06:01 AM

Move to get GI status for Sundarbans' honey finally gathers steam

Seven years after an application by the deputy commissioner of Bagerhat district, the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT) has finally taken the initiative to register Sundarbans' honey as a GI (geographical identification) product.
30 June 2024, 16:12 PM