Internet: a tool for growth of small businesses

Unlike a real-world office, a business website is up and accessible to customers 24 hours a day. Customers will always get to know about the products and services on offer, freeing them from the compulsion of office hours. Businesses can even have a 24-hour product sales mechanism online.
4 April 2016, 18:10 PM

Govt to export raw jute to Nepal: Tofail

The government will export raw jute to Nepal as jute millers of the Himalayan nation have urged Bangladesh to help save their local industry, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said yesterday.
24 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Exports to Japan will hit $2b by 2018: Tofail

Bangladesh is looking to export $2 billion worth of products to Japan over the next three years, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Exports rebound in August

Exports grew 4.71 percent year-on-year to $2.75 billion in August, returning from a 12 percent fall in the previous month, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau.
6 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Smart policy crucial for apparel export growth

Effective policy and its timely implementation are crucial for the garment sector in Bangladesh to tap the potential that exporters, the government and international organisations often discuss.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Garment exports to Japan up 14pc

Garment exports to Japan rose 14.02 percent to $652.55 million in fiscal 2014-15 partly due to relaxed rules of origin for Bangladeshi knitwear.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Garment exports suffer biggest fall in nine months

Garment exports declined 11.96 percent year-on-year to $2.21 billion in July, as political crisis during January-March affected orders.
16 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Leather sector's exports cross $1b for second year

Exports of leather and leather goods crossed $1 billion for the second year in fiscal 2014-15, according to data from the Export
15 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Exports fall 12pc in July

Exports fell 12 percent year-on-year to $2.62 billion in July, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM

US congresswoman supports Dhaka’s trade preferences

US congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney supports Bangladesh's persistent call for restoration of trade benefits for exports to the US market.
11 August 2015, 03:24 AM

Bandwidth export to India begins next month

Bangladesh will begin exporting bandwidth -- 10 gigabits per second -- to India's northeastern state of Tripura within the first week of September, officials said.
9 August 2015, 18:00 PM

India likely to bring in rules to make mills export sugar stocks

India is likely to bring in rules to make it compulsory for sugar mills to export millions of tonnes of surplus supplies to support local
5 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Export more to India to reduce trade gap: Saran

Bangladeshi businesses should export more to the Indian market of 1.2 billion people to narrow the huge bilateral trade gap between the countries, Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran said yesterday.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Exports from EPZs grow 10.69pc

Export earnings from the country's eight export processing zones grew 10.69 percent year-on-year to $6.11 billion in the last fiscal year.
29 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Garment workers paid in full before Eid, BGMEA claims

Garment owners yesterday completed the payments of salaries and bonuses to workers ahead of Eid.
16 July 2015, 18:12 PM

Garment exports to US on the rise

Garment exports to the US, the country's single largest export destination, rose 7.09 percent year-on-year in the January-May period on the back of a rebound in the American economy.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Exports shake off effect of political turmoil

Exports rose 3.35 percent year-on-year to $31.2 billion in fiscal 2014-15, a senior Bangladesh Bank official said.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Reduce tax on garment exports: Tofail

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday called for reducing tax at source on exports of garments to a tolerable level from the proposed 1 percent for the sake of the country's highest foreign currency earning sector.
28 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Garment exports to US will not be hurt by Trans-Pacific agreement: economist

Bangladesh's garment exports to American market will not be affected by the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, a mega trade deal
25 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Global cotton production to fall: US report

Global cotton production will fall 5 percent year-on-year to around 113 million bales in 2015-16 mainly due to a drop in cultivation in
20 June 2015, 18:00 PM