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
Rohingya crisis hits trade with Myanmar
The ongoing Rohingya crisis has impacted Bangladesh's exports to Myanmar as operations at the Teknaf land port, the main gateway
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Sweater exports on the rise
Sweater shipment from Bangladesh is on the rise thanks to competitive pricing and longer winters in the Western world as a result of
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Panel formed to monitor safety upgrades at airport
The government has formed a strong monitoring team with a view to improving safety and security at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, said a top official of the civil aviation and tourism ministry.
23 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Products made in prisons pull crowd at DITF
Excited about scoring a monochord for just Tk 70, Hafizur Rahman took a selfie outside of the stall at Dhaka
21 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Japanese investors gaining confidence: survey
Confidence among the Japanese investors doing business in Bangladesh has improved remarkably as they think the country is a
20 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Apparel exports to India soar 66pc
Garment exports to India soared 66.41 percent in the first six months of the fiscal year on the back of demand from Western
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Garment accessories offer bright prospects
Bangladesh has turned into a major source for garment accessories, as direct export of such items increased by 66.67 percent year-
16 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Yarn makers to suffer as Indian cotton traders halt shipment
The sudden cancellation of shipment of 400,000 bales of cotton by Indian traders will negatively affect yarn
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Biman's turnover hit by direct cargo ban to UK
Biman's cargo business shrank 22.54 percent last fiscal year on the back of the ban on direct freight flight from Dhaka to London.
14 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh again denied GSP
Bangladesh's trade privilege in US markets has been again denied as President Donald Trump's administration goes on to enforce the trade preference programme's eligibility this week.
27 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Highway robbery vexes apparel exporters
Apparel exporters are increasingly getting worried about the robbery of garment- and cotton-laden covered vans on
26 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Incoming BGMEA chief decided, but not by ballot
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association is set to get a fresh batch of leaders next year
26 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Apparel exports saved by sturdy dollar
The favourable US dollar-taka exchange rate has lent a helping hand to apparel exporters in the outgoing calendar
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Machines threaten RMG workers' jobs
Rapid automation of production, closure of some noncompliant factories and the emergence of some other high-
24 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Runner eyes more of Nepalese bike market
Runner Automobiles has beefed up its marketing efforts in Nepal in a bid to capture 15 percent of the growing motorcycle market in
19 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Lingerie emerges as a promising export item
Garment exporters are progressively turning their focus on ladies undergarment as they look to boost their receipts by shipping more
14 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh now a model for workplace safety
Bangladesh has become the model for workplace safety because of its heightened efforts in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza building
13 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Apparel export to US falls 4.22pc
Bangladesh's garment export to the US fell in the 10 months into October this year with higher shipments from competing countries
10 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Suits, blazers emerging as strong export items
Suits and blazers have emerged as one of the most promising value-added apparel items from Bangladesh as local entrepreneurs train their focus on grabbing a share of the $52 billion tailoring market.
9 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Turning waste into value
The Sept of Baelor from the University of Dhaka, the champion team of Rise High Bangladesh's second season, proposed getting a slice
4 December 2017, 18:00 PM