Business Plus / EU’s GSP+: The lifeline Bangladesh must win before 2029
In four years, that duty-free facility will cease to exist
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM
RMG exporters eye strong rebound next year
Christmas shipment, however, faces a slowdown
30 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt sees early signs of economic recovery
Report to UN claims stabilisation and improving indicators, but economists highlight inflation, unemployment, weak investment and mounting debt concerns
24 November 2025, 19:37 PM
Bangladesh on track for LDC graduation
Bangladesh is projected to lose around $8 billion in exports after graduation
23 November 2025, 18:41 PM
EPA with Japan expected next month
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.
22 November 2025, 19:04 PM
Amended labour law: Unions applaud, factory owners push back
The union leaders welcomed the amended labour law, but factory owners rejected some of the clauses as their demands went unaddressed.
18 November 2025, 18:18 PM
Leadership vacuum at FBCCI weakens its policy role
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.
18 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to US rise 5% in July-October
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
16 November 2025, 16:10 PM
WTO postpones ministerial meeting after new variant outbreak
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has postponed the imminent Ministerial Conference after an outbreak of a particularly transmissible strain of Covid-19 led several governments to impose travel restrictions that would have prevented many ministers from reaching Geneva.
27 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh's LDC graduation: Exciting ride ahead
A cocktail of challenges and opportunities await Bangladesh as it enters the developing nation bracket in 2026 after the United Nations General Assembly on November 24 gave its graduation the final approval.
25 November 2021, 18:00 PM
9 years of Tazreen Fashions Fire: The cost of non-compliance
The Tazreen Fashions fire, one of the nation’s deadliest industrial incidents, was an eye-opener for the garment sector, showing that the cost of non-compliance in business operations was very high.
23 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Float glass export to India may fall
The export potential of clear float glass (CFG) from Bangladesh to India will face a setback if New Delhi imposes anti-dumping duty on the imports to shield local manufacturers, industry people say.
21 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Proposed EU move could strip garment shipment of duty benefit
A measure proposed by the European Union may affect Bangladesh’s robust apparel shipment to the bloc even if the country is awarded the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) Plus status after its graduation to a developing nation.
16 November 2021, 18:00 PM
LDCs to demand continuation of fisheries subsidies
Bangladesh has joined other least-developed countries (LDCs) to demand the continuation of partial fisheries subsidies as nations are set to agree to new rules for the industry and limit state support contributing to unsustainable fishing and the depletion of global fish stocks.
15 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Rice price remains high despite huge imports, stocks
Rice price in Bangladesh has remained at an elevated level despite higher imports in recent months on the back of lower customs duty and reduced price in the international market as well as a record stock in government warehouses.
15 November 2021, 18:00 PM
E-commerce refund waits for law ministry's vetting
The refunding of the e-commerce companies’ stuck up money at the central bank’s payment gateway to the affected e-commerce consumers and merchants will delay further because of delays in vetting by the law ministry.
15 November 2021, 13:33 PM
Panel formed to review commodity pricing formula
The commerce ministry yesterday formed a six-member committee to review the existing formula, which the government has been following since 2011 to fix the prices of basic commodities.
8 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Commerce ministry forms panel to review commodity pricing formula
The commerce ministry today formed a six-member committee to review the existing formula, which the government has been following since 2011 to fix the prices of basic commodities.
8 November 2021, 12:30 PM
Losses pile up for traders, exporters
Losses piled up for local traders and exporters yesterday as goods could not move owing to the countrywide transport strike.
7 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Transport strike: RMG faces supply chain hiccups
The countrywide transport strike disrupted the smooth functioning of the apparel supply chain in Bangladesh for the second straight day yesterday, hurting the recovery of the garment shipment.
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Premium prices still elusive for green garment factories
Premium prices from international clothing retailers and brands have remained elusive for deserving local textile and apparel makers who have doled out extra money and efforts in setting up green buildings and adopting eco-friendly manufacturing practices.
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Refunds for non-litigants soon
The consumers and merchants who have been the victims of fraudulent business activities by some e-commerce companies but did not file cases will get back their funds soon, a source said yesterday.
3 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Exports firing on all cylinders
Exporters in Bangladesh have kept setting new records as merchandise shipment fetched $4.72 billion in October, the highest single-month receipts.
2 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Intel tracks down 13-19 firms
Intelligence services have identified anywhere from 13 to 19 e-commerce entities which have defrauded customers and merchants of thousands of crores of taka, as per reports provided to a Digital Commerce Cell (DCC).
31 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Opex & Sinha Textile shuts Narayanganj operations
Opex & Sinha Textile Group, once one of Asia’s largest garment and textile makers, has decided to close big operations at Kanchpur, Narayanganj following a reduction of work orders and financial losses.
23 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Ease rules for export, import
Textile and garment makers and exporters yesterday urged the government to quickly simplify the country’s export-import procedures as work orders are in a rising trend despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
21 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt conducts feasibility study for FTA with Thailand
Bangladesh’s plans of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with Thailand has turned more plausible with a feasibility study conducted by the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission.
18 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt to repay $569m in first instalment in 2027
The government will pay $569 million as the first annual instalment against the loan taken from Russia for the construction of the Rooppur nuclear power plant, the largest infrastructure development project in Bangladesh.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM