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
Don’t terminate any RMG workers, suggests DIFE
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishment (DIFE) in a circular has urged garment factory owners not to terminate any worker to avert labour unrest in the country.
7 June 2020, 19:47 PM
A number of RMG workers may lose jobs: Rubana Huq
Cites factories running at 55pc capacity as reason; BGMEA installs 3 PCR labs for Covid-19 test of workers
4 June 2020, 16:05 PM
Textile millers moving away from Indian cotton
Import of cotton from India, once the main sourcing destination for Bangladesh’s textile millers, dipped further last year as locals are increasingly moving to suppliers in North and West African countries to cut reliance on the neighbouring country.
3 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to major destinations nosedive
Bangladesh’s garment exports to major destinations suffered a devastating blow in April as factories put up the shutters while demand hit rock bottom because of the coronavirus pandemic worldwide.
2 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Accord finally hands over safety role to local body
A new chapter begins in the country’s apparel factory inspection and workplace safety, as RMG Sustainability Council (RSC), a local entity formed by the sector’s apex trade body with representation from brands and trade unions, finally started its journey yesterday.
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Calls for anti-dumping duty on Indian yarn grow louder
The country’s primary textile millers have once again called upon the government to impose anti-dumping duty on cheap Indian yarn to save the $8 billion domestic textile industry.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Japanese firms eye expansion, not relocation
Following the advent of the coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan, China last December, it was assumed that a number of Japanese companies based in the East Asian nation would shift their factories to less affected countries like Bangladesh and Vietnam.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Impose duty on Indian yarn: Bangladeshi textile millers urge govt
Primary textile millers in Bangladesh have called upon the government to impose anti-dumping duty on Indian yarn imports to protect the $8 billion domestic textile industry.
30 May 2020, 17:46 PM
Indian clothing manufactures demand tax on Bangladeshi RMG imports
Clothing manufacturers in India have asked the government to impose more duty on import of clothing items, especially from Bangladesh, to save their domestic industry.
28 May 2020, 16:43 PM
Pandemic hurting Bangladeshi youths’ job prospects disproportionately: ILO
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is inflicting a shock to the employability of the vulnerable youth population in Bangladesh, according to a report of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
27 May 2020, 16:07 PM
BGMEA engaging rights groups to ensure buyers pay local suppliers
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has been engaging different international rights groups to ensure that international retailers and brands pay local suppliers.
24 May 2020, 16:10 PM
BGMEA threatens to blacklist British retailer EWM over non-payment
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has threatened to blacklist British clothing retailer Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) in Bangladesh for not paying suppliers and not responding to the call of the association.
22 May 2020, 19:34 PM
Improve business environ, services to draw investment
Japan has asked Bangladesh to have a blitz on the business environment and services to the existing Japanese companies as preconditions to come by fresh investments from the far-east Asian country.
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Failure to Pay Wages: BGMEA asks govt to close 46 factories
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has recommended that the ministry of labour and employment close down 46 garment factories that failed to pay the workers’ salary for March despite repeated requests from the association.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM
China offers generous duty privilege
Here’s a spot of good news amid the doom and gloom.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
American national treasure JC Penney has left Bangladeshi garment exporters in the lurch
Bangladeshi suppliers of the American retail giant JC Penney are in hot water as their payment has now become uncertain after the company filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday.
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Pay half of bonus now, the rest later
The government yesterday asked garment factory owners to pay the workers 50 percent of their basic salary as Eid bonus before the festival and another 50 percent after the festival.
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Al-Muslim turns factory into quarantine centre for workers
Al-Muslim Group, a leading garment exporter, is constructing quarantine centres at Savar to treat its workers who show Covid-19 symptoms.
15 May 2020, 18:00 PM
RMG owners want to give worker’s half pay as bonus
Garment factory owners yesterday proposed paying workers 50 percent of their basic salaries as Eid bonus.
14 May 2020, 18:00 PM
A homegrown fabric claims to kill coronavirus
The world is moving heaven and earth every day to line up one remedy or the other to steer clear of the novel coronavirus. And here, a company claims to have developed a fabric that can annihilate the deadly pathogen.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM