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
14 mega projects to get Tk 45,140cr in new dev budget
The government has allocated almost one-fourth of the development budget for fiscal 2019-20 to 14 mega projects with a view to
21 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Apparel export to US thrives on trade war
Apparel exports to the US, Bangladesh’s single largest export destination, jumped 15.57 percent to $1.63 billion in the first three months of the year, which the exporters and experts attributed to the ongoing trade war between the US and China.
Ready made garments was not in the list of the items
18 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh now depends less on India for cotton
African nations have surpassed India to become the largest source of cotton for Bangladesh as local spinners and millers look to cut down their dependence on a single source for their vital raw material.
13 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Denim prospects brighten
Global consumption of denim fabric increased at a compound annual growth rate of 4.77 percent between 2012 and 2016 because of
11 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Exports fetch $3b in April
Exports grew 2.69 percent year-on-year to $3.03 billion in April riding mainly on the higher shipment of apparel items, official data showed yesterday.
Last month’s receipts, however, fell short of the government’s monthly target of $3.08 billion by 1.52 percent.
9 May 2019, 18:18 PM
Garment exports to US up 10pc
Garment exports to the US increased 10.10 percent year-on-year to $1.08 billion in the first two months of the year, with the shipments expected to grow exponentially if 25 percent duty on Chinese imports comes into effect.
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM
RMG notably safer now: ILO
Bangladesh has made impressive strides in making workplace safe in the garment sector in recent years as factory owners strengthened safety as per proposals of international brands and retailers, said union leaders, analysts, the ILO, and entrepreneurs.
23 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Apparel should have minimum price
Bangladesh needs to set a base price for garment items to ensure proper rates from international retailers and brands for all
20 April 2019, 18:00 PM
BGMEA seeks more time to relocate HQ
The Bangladesh Garment Manufac-turers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has sought more time from courts to relocate its
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Brightening the image of RMG sector top priority
Newly elected BGMEA President Rubana Huq's top priority is to brighten the apparel sector's image.
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Asia-Pacific apparel sales to grow slightly in 2019
Sales of apparel items in emerging Asia-Pacific countries will continue to grow slightly in 2019 while it will decline in other major regions, including Europe, Middle East and Africa and Latin America.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Accord to hear its fate on Apr 15
The Accord, which has been locked in a tug of war with the government over its right to continue its activities in Bangladesh, has to
8 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Exports continue good run in March
Exports continued its good run in March, fetching 9.51 percent more than a year earlier and getting into a comfortable position to hit this fiscal year's target of $39 billion.
7 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Puma enters Bangladesh
German sportswear giant Puma has set foot in Bangladesh, with its first store to open next week -- as the country's sizeable and
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Cotton prices unscathed despite trade war
Fears of cotton prices soaring as a result of the US-China tariff war are unlikely to materialise, in a welcoming development for
2 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Traders in for bleaker days
Another devastating fire at the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) kitchen market early yesterday thrashed the efforts of 248 shop owners who were already struggling to revive their businesses from a similar disaster just two years ago.
30 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Fibre from plastic waste
Raw Tech, a Bangladesh-Hong Kong joint venture, is set to invest Tk 50 crore to produce fibres from wasted plastic bottles with a view to grabbing a share of the market for polyester staple fibres currently dominated by Chinese firms.
27 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Global investors now seek BGMEA support
A coalition of 190 global investors has urged the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) to negotiate with the government for the extension of the Accord in the country.
26 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Deadline not to be set?
Building of two temporary sheds to store chemicals from Old Dhaka is facing delays as approval from the planning commission and opinions of experts are required, a top official of industries ministry has said.
23 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Indian anti-dumping duty looms over jute sacking cloth
India may impose anti-dumping duty on the import of jute sacking cloths from Bangladesh after it received allegations of dumping of
23 March 2019, 18:00 PM