BGMEA calls emergency meeting on export slump
11 hour(s) ago
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will hold an emergency board meeting today to review the persistent decline in garment exports.
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Bangladesh may face 10% more tariff on US exports
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The US has proposed fresh tariffs on 60 countries, including Bangladesh, because they have failed to prove they do not import industrial raw materials from places where forced labour is used.
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Smooth LDC Graduation / Clear reform progress essential, says Debapriya
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh should show clear progress in the reforms it has committed to the UN CDP to secure a short deferral of its LDC graduation, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), yesterday.
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Smooth LDC Graduation / High-level committee to oversee reforms
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The government is planning to form a high-level committee to implement and monitor the action plans it has committed to the United Nations Committee for Development Policy (UN CDP), as part of efforts to ensure a smooth graduation from the least developed country (LDC) group.
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
US cotton plan considers Bangladesh a key market
1 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh is expected to play a significant role in a new US initiative aimed at boosting American cotton exports, as the Trump administration links potential tariff benefits for Bangladeshi apparel exports to the use of US cotton and textile inputs.
1 June 2026, 00:00 AM
EU to assess Bangladesh’s proposal for FTA
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The European Union is set to begin an internal assessment of Bangladesh’s proposal for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the bloc, nearly a year after the proposal was first placed.
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Over 95% of apparel factories pay April salaries
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
More than 95 percent of factories across garment and textile associations paid April salaries ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as of yesterday evening, according to Industrial Police (IP) data.
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
High duties on solar parts slow green transition
25 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The government should reduce import duties on solar equipment in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2026-27 to encourage wider adoption of renewable energy and help exporters meet international compliance requirements, said Vidiya Amrit Khan, vice-president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
25 May 2026, 00:00 AM
RMG exporters to go all out for fair prices
In a desperate move for better prices, Bangladeshi garment exporters are planning to hold rallies and human chains in major European cities to create awareness among the end consumers.
12 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Arrears worsen leather sector’s woes
The crisis in the leather and leather goods industry has deepened further as the tanners are yet to pay Tk 350 crore in arrears fully to the rawhide merchants.
4 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Tanners long way off LWG certification
The Savar Tannery Industrial Estate (STIE) and the tanners are still a long way off from meeting the requirements of the vital Leather Working Group (LWG) certification although the audit team of the global compliance certification body is scheduled to visit Bangladesh within two months.
3 November 2019, 18:00 PM
$5b in leather exports possible by 2022
Leather and leather good exporters are gung-ho about hitting $5 billion in export receipts by 2022 if the government manages the Leather Working Group’s certification at the earliest, according to industry insiders.
2 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh turning into a hotspot for leather, leather goods
With great hopes, Yih Hang, a Taiwanese shoemaking machinery manufacturer, is participating in the 7th International Leathertech Show at the three-day International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka.
31 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Tough times for the apparel industry: BGMEA president
Fifty-nine garment factories have been shut and 25,900 workers have lost jobs in the last seven months, BGMEA President Rubana Huq said.
26 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Cotton import from USA to soar American traders predict
Bangladesh’s cotton consumption will continue to grow in the near future because of higher shipment of garment items stemming from the US-China trade war and for higher demand for natural fibre by Western consumers, said a top official of Cotton USA, an association of American cotton growers and traders.
23 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Korean company keen to build industrial park in Bangladesh
South Korean industrial infrastructure developer Korea Industrial Complex Corporation (KICC) wants to develop an industrial park for housing 100 Korean companies operating in Bangladesh.
17 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Sanofi to leave Bangladesh, confirms MD
Sanofi is now packing its bags to leave Bangladesh for strategic reasons, said the managing director of its local operations, bringing an end to weeks of speculation and denial.
15 October 2019, 18:00 PM
58pc Asia-Pacific trade affected by non-tariff measures: UN bodies
Non-tariff measures or NTMs are now affecting around 58 percent of trade in Asia and the Pacific because of their growing popularity as weapons of trade policy in regional and global trade tensions, according to a new report yesterday.
14 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Traders oppose double fumigation of US cotton
control method on US cotton at its ports as the raw material is fumigated at warehouses prior to shipment, allowing the country to save on import costs and time, importers and suppliers said.
12 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Huge tax lost for illegal foreign employees: Bida
The government is losing millions of dollars a year in taxes from the foreign nationals who are working without taking any work permit in Bangladesh, according to Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida).
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Sanofi employees hand in demands for compensation
Sanofi employees have demanded compensation package from the country chair of the drug-maker as the French pharma giant’s repeated claims of not leaving Bangladesh fail to convince them.
8 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Exports fall for slow apparel
Receipts from merchandise export declined 7.3 percent year-on-year to $2.91 billion in September for a slowdown in shipment of garments and other major products.
6 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Exports to India remain dismal
Despite sharing a long border, Bangladesh is still a very tiny source for merchandise for India due to a lack of diversification of products and non-tariff barriers.
3 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Sanofi says no plan to exit, employees state otherwise
Sanofi has sent out a letter to medical professionals reassuring them that the French pharma giant was not leaving Bangladesh -- a move that its 1,000 employees say is nothing more than an eyewash.
3 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Yarn consumption doubles in six years
Yarn consumption doubled over the last six years because of high demand from domestic garment manufacturers and high volume of
29 September 2019, 18:00 PM
RMG exporters in a fix as US buyer rejects $2.6m cargo
A US buyer has dealt a serious blow to 11 Bangladeshi garment exporters as it refused to accept goods worth $2.6 million (more than Tk 22 crore) although the shipment reached the port on time.
26 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Sanofi’s exit plan baffles employees
French pharma giant Sanofi’s intent to leave Bangladesh after 60 years despite being a profitable company has left its 1,000
24 September 2019, 18:00 PM
50 small RMG units shut in six months
About 50,000 workers have lost their jobs as 50 small and medium-sized garment factories have shuttered their operations since April.
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM