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
Delhi airport easing the pain of cargo ban
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has of late become vital to Bangladeshi exporters after the ban on direct cargo flights from Dhaka to any European country.
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Exports to India fail to pick up
Exports to India are not picking up despite a host of positive initiatives by both the countries.
2 October 2017, 18:00 PM
UK's PrimaDollar offers funds to apparel makers
Garment factories, especially the small and medium-sized units, which are facing a financial crunch have good news as foreign financing companies are coming over to invest in the sector.
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Textile sector crying out for investment
Bangladesh's primary textile sector, an essential cog in the garment export wheel, has been witnessing a dearth of fresh investment for the last few years due to gas crisis and scarcity of bigger industrial land.
26 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh becoming a lucrative destination for UK investors
Thanks to its burgeoning economy, Bangladesh is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for UK investors, said Rushanara Ali,
25 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Be tech-savvy to be more competitive
Digitisation of sales and marketing would be a key factor in becoming more competitive in global apparel trade as shoppers are
24 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Water: Garments’ invisible price
Bangladesh boasts as being the world's number two garment exporter. Every third European has a T-shirt made in Bangladesh on his back. Every fifth American wears jeans manufactured in Bangladesh.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Spinners struggling for port congestion
Spinners are facing troubles as they cannot release cotton from Chittagong port in time due to congestion that was created from the breakdown of two of the four gantry cranes in June.
20 September 2017, 18:00 PM
RMG shine to stay
Bangladesh will remain the apparel sourcing hotspot for international retailers and brands over the next five years because of competitive prices and China's declining market share in garment business, says a global survey.
20 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Global rights groups urge brands to sign up for second Accord
Two global rights groups, Industri-ALL and UNI Global Union, have asked the Western clothing brands to hasten the
16 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Midland Power signs deal with Chinese company to build power plant
Local Midland Power has awarded the Chinese power giant CRRC Corporation to construct its second power plant, the 150-megawatt
13 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Only 32pc of top clothing brands transparent: survey
Only 32 percent of the top 100 global fashion brands are somewhat transparent about their value chains, publishing
12 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Tanners offering low prices for rawhide, making excuses
Tanners are offering merchants low prices for rawhides under the excuse of having borne high investment for
11 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Exports hit record high in Aug
Exports fetched $3.64 billion in August, the highest in a single month in the country's history, on the back of increased shipments of garment, frozen fish, agricultural and leather products.
10 September 2017, 18:00 PM
BGMEA seeks one more year to knock down office building
The garment makers have requested the Supreme Court to postpone the demolition of the controversial BGMEA office for a year as they are not fully prepared to flatten such a big building.
7 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Flow of hides to Savar yet to gain pace
The newly constructed Savar leather estate, where tanners relocated from their age-old Hazaribagh industrial hub in April, is
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Rawhide preservation, smuggling a headache this Eid
This Eid-ul-Azha, more than 30 percent of the rawhide is likely to go to waste as a large number of tanneries are not interested in purchasing the skin of the sacrificial animals due to them being non-operational still following relocation to Savar.
30 August 2017, 18:00 PM
40pc garment factories yet to pay Eid bonuses
Nearly 40 percent garment factories did not pay Eid bonuses to their workers as of yesterday although a deadline set by the labour ministry ended five days ago.
28 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Exporters now struggle with air shipments too
Exporters are facing serious challenges in making shipments from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as many airlines have slashed their cargo transport capacity.
28 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Pran's export receipts hit $231m
Pran, Bangladesh's leading processed food exporter, saw its export earnings soar 25.54 percent to $231 million last fiscal year on the back of a rising demand for its products in the 134 countries that it ships to.
24 August 2017, 18:00 PM