Refayet Ullah Mirdha

Despite headline growth, 2025 tested garment exporters across markets and margins

As 2025 winds down, Bangladesh is staring at an approaching deadline with growing concern.

The commerce ministry is gearing up to take action against traders accused of cheating consumers through false declarations of goods, particularly garments, ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr shopping season.

In four years, that duty-free facility will cease to exist

Christmas shipment, however, faces a slowdown

Report to UN claims stabilisation and improving indicators, but economists highlight inflation, unemployment, weak investment and mounting debt concerns

Bangladesh is projected to lose around $8 billion in exports after graduation

Bangladesh expects to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan by the end of next month, as negotiations between the two countries have already been completed, Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman told The Daily Star yesterday.

The union leaders welcomed the amended labour law, but factory owners rejected some of the clauses as their demands went unaddressed.

The country’s apex trade body, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), is struggling to assist the government in policy-making and serve the business community due to a leadership crisis caused by the absence of elections, according to business leaders.

Garment exports to the USA, the country’s largest single export destination, increased by 5.14 percent to $2.59 billion during July-October, despite facing a 20 percent reciprocal tariff imposed by the US under President Donald Trump’s administration..The USA accounted for 19.92 percent of

Bangladesh offered a much more competitive unit price than the East Asian superpower.

Ministry to review Beximco park units today

Business leaders tell UN delegation that past growth figures were inflated

The lax security at the export cargo zone of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka has led to a rise in theft incidents, tarnishing Bangladesh’s reputation among international buyers.

Employers said the changes could lead to confusion and unrest at factories

The council currently focuses on issues related to the occupational safety and health of workers

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has begun constructing a ward office occupying the footpath and a part of the Pragati Sarani near Baridhara point without assessing its impact on traffic and pedestrian movement.

Foreign denim traders say as fair begins in Dhaka

Govt amending import rules so factories can get all raw materials from buyers, instead of the current 50% limit