Bangladesh's exports rise 5.43% in July-August
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APM Terminals begins construction of $550m Laldia terminal
30 August 2026
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Maersk wants to invest in Bangladesh’s shipbuilding
29 August 2026
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Customs seize Khulna-bound imported board in Old Dhaka
29 August 2026
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Chattogram port remains 68th busiest container port globally
29 August 2026
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Ctg customs house begins destroying 126 containers of expired goods
25 August 2026
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Ctg customs to auction Tk 9,000 crore worth of abandoned goods
24 August 2026
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UK market to remain open for Bangladesh in post-LDC era: British High Commission
20 August 2026
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Withdraw bond facility for 10-30 count yarn imports: textile millers
20 August 2026
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Several initiatives of new govt praiseworthy, but there is room for improvement: BKMEA
18 August 2026
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Bangladesh ships first lot of 37.46 tonnes of hilsa to India
Five exporters supplied the fish
17 September 2025
LDC exit may hurt exports
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.
16 September 2025
Chinese firm KMK Industrial to invest $18.6m in Bepza EZ
The Bepza Economic Zone is set to receive investment from an airplane amenity bag and kit manufacturing company.
16 September 2025
After ICDs, Ctg port hikes service charges by 41%
In the first major tariff review in almost four decades, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has raised service charges at Chattogram port by 41 percent.
15 September 2025
US may further cut tariffs if trade gap narrows
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.
14 September 2025
Reserves rise, but at what cost
The data tells a story of short-term relief but long-term vulnerability
14 September 2025
EPA with Japan may be signed in two months
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.
11 September 2025
Chinese firm to invest $3 million in Chattogram EPZ
It will produce bluetooth headset, wired headphone and data cable
11 September 2025
Exporters urge halt to ICD charge hike
They demand a pause until the charges are fixed by the shipping ministry’s tariff committee
9 September 2025
Tension again over polls of shipping agents’ association
Several aspirants denied submission of nomination papers
8 September 2025
Businesses want removal of Ctg Chamber administrator
They made the call from a rally under the banner of Anti-Discrimination Businesses Forum
8 September 2025
Ctg port slips in global container rankings
Despite handling more containers, Chattogram port's ranking declines
30 August 2025
CDDL sets new container handling record at Chattogram port
Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL) has set a new record in container handling at Chattogram port’s New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT)
29 August 2025
Govt closes three land ports, suspends one to cut costs
All four are located at the Bangladesh-India border
28 August 2025
Businesses oppose Ctg port tariff hike
Businesses urged the government not to raise service tariffs at Chattogram port by a massive 41 percent at once, but to increase them rationally in phases, aiming to keep the country’s foreign trade competitive in the global market.
25 August 2025
Pran-RFL ramps up lift production
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.
23 August 2025
How Trump’s reciprocal tariff challenged WTO’s multilateral trading system
Bangladesh is in an advantageous position compared with competing countries in the US
20 August 2025
DITF to be renamed to Dhaka Trade Fair: EPB
Shorter-tenured event Sourcing Bangladesh will be organised for B2B connection
18 August 2025
Import containers must move same day
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has directed that all import containers destined for private inland container depots (ICDs) or off-docks must be transferred to the designated facilities on the very day they are unloaded from vessels at Chattogram port.
17 August 2025
Shipbuilding export goal of $4b by 2026 termed unrealistic
Lack of financing, high costs challenge shipbuilding
16 August 2025