Thailand top milk exporter, India top producer in Asia

India is the world's largest milk producer, with 18 percent of global production, followed by the US and China. But when it comes to milk export, Thailand is the largest milk exporter in Asia.
24 June 2017, 04:34 AM

US has trade deficits with most Asian partners

The US imports more from Asian countries than it exports and as per available data the US runs trade deficits with most of Asian countries except Singapore. The US has trade surplus of $8 billion with Singapore.
17 June 2017, 05:21 AM

Export basket should be diversified: analysts

Bangladesh has the potential to export footwear, sportswear, denim products, toys, bags and electronic goods along with garment items, a top banker said yesterday.
24 May 2017, 18:00 PM

India's April exports up by 20%

India's exports revival continued for the eighth successive month, recording 19.77 percent growth during April 2017, official data shows.
16 May 2017, 06:58 AM

Many tea workers aren't aware of May Day

Many labourers working at the tea gardens in the country are not aware of the significance or history behind May Day. "Around one lakh out of seven lakh workers at 163 tea gardens aren't aware of the day, they knew the day is a public holiday,"
1 May 2017, 12:24 PM

Russian governor wants to recruit doctors from Bangladesh

Governor of Leningrad in Russia Oblast Alexander Drozdenko expresses his interest in recruiting skilled manpower specially doctors from Bangladesh.
16 April 2017, 08:39 AM

Exports rise on boost from apparel, jute

Export earnings grew 3.97 percent year-on-year to $25.94 billion in the July-March period of the current fiscal year on the back of higher shipments of garments, jute and jute goods and leather and leather products.
5 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Weak apparel exports pare down earnings in Feb

Export earnings declined 4.49 percent year-on-year to $2.72 billion in February due to a slowdown in apparel shipments that account for more than 80 percent of national exports.
8 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Dhaka Int’l Trade Fair to continue till Feb 4

The duration of the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) is extended for four more days on request from the businessmen.
30 January 2017, 12:43 PM

Exports robust despite dismal global trade

Exports registered 7.11 percent growth in 2016 to $34.93 billion on the back of higher shipments of garment items. The amount would have been more if the country's major export destinations had not gone through an uncertain political time in 2016, according to exporters.
4 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh seeks duty-free access to KL market

Bangladesh has sought duty-free market access for its products to Malaysian market to boost trade ties between the two countries further which is on an uptrend.
5 December 2016, 07:17 AM

Garment exports to Italy, Japan remain unhurt

Bangladesh's garment shipments to Italy and Japan, the nationals of which were killed in a terrorist attack in Dhaka in July, remained unscathed in July-October -- a development that will bring a heavy sigh of relief among exporters.
4 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Duty-free access to UK to continue until Brexit: envoy

Bangladesh will continue to get duty privilege to the UK under the European Union's Everything But Arms scheme until Brexit formally
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh export to exceed $60 billion by 2021: Tofail

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed expects Bangladesh to fetch over US$60 billion by 2021 from exports while the amount was over US$34 billion in the last year.
29 October 2016, 15:16 PM

Jute exports to India may face anti-dumping duty

Bangladeshi jute and jute goods may be subject to 25-30 percent duty upon entry to the Indian market if the local exporters are found
18 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Exports slide in Sep

Export earnings in the month of September slid 5.63 percent year-on-year to $2.24 billion, due to a slowdown in garment exports,
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Talks on to export internet bandwidth to Bhutan

Bhutan reopened talks with Bangladesh to find ways to import internet bandwidth from state-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd.
26 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Exports hit record

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.
13 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Factory safety group sticks by Bangladesh after attacks

A group of fashion brands and retailers including Gap and Wal Mart working to improve safety in Bangladeshi factories, are still committed to sourcing from the country despite a series of attacks claimed by "Islamist militants".
13 July 2016, 05:51 AM

Exports continue to bring cheers

Exports accelerated 9.27 percent year-on-year to $2.83 billion in March on the back of higher shipments of garment, leather and leather goods, and jute and jute goods.
5 April 2016, 18:00 PM