Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has expressed concern over the potential impact on the economy after the nation’s graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category.

The US wants to export aircraft, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and agricultural products to Bangladesh to expand trade between the two countries, said Paul Frost, the new commercial counsellor at the US embassy in Bangladesh.

The Bepza Economic Zone is set to receive investment from an airplane amenity bag and kit manufacturing company.

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The change has left thousands of small businesses and families struggling to send packages to America

The Trump administration may reduce the reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods further from the current 20 percent if the trade gap between the two countries narrows, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said yesterday.

The data tells a story of short-term relief but long-term vulnerability

A United States trade delegation will arrive in Bangladesh on Sunday for meetings with commerce ministry officials on bilateral trade, progress on trade agreements and the reciprocal tariff imposed by the White House.

Bangladesh and Japan may sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) within the next one to two months as the final negotiation is scheduled to end in Tokyo tomorrow.

It will produce bluetooth headset, wired headphone and data cable

They demand a pause until the charges are fixed by the shipping ministry’s tariff committee

They made the call from a rally under the banner of Anti-Discrimination Businesses Forum

Export earnings dip in August driven by sluggish garment sector

Garment exporters yesterday called for an immediate solution to the liquidity crisis in five to six commercial banks so that they can pay workers’ salaries on time and open letters of credit (LCs) to continue normal business activities.

Pran-RFL Group has been manufacturing lifts in Bangladesh since 2018 and has so far invested around Tk 200 crore to reduce dependence on imported ones, said RN Paul, managing director of RFL Group.

A team of BGMEA leaders met Energy Division secretary today

Bangladesh is in an advantageous position compared with competing countries in the US

Shorter-tenured event Sourcing Bangladesh will be organised for B2B connection

The $63.5 billion goal: Can domestic bottlenecks be overcome?

India already enjoys a substantial bilateral trade surplus, he says