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
Apparel exporters gear up to make sportswear
Local garment makers are gearing up with fresh investment to enter the global sportswear markets, as demand for
23 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Garment accessories traders dread VAT law
Businessmen in the export-oriented garment accessories sector are fearing a rise in production costs due to implementation of the
22 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Fortune favours the brave
Kutubuddin Ahmed always had the burning desire to become a businessman, even though he studied mechanical engineering at
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM
EU brands cheerful about local denim
European retailers and brands are upbeat on Bangladeshi value added denim garments due to the high quality of the apparel at competitive prices.
17 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Ticfa talks today in Dhaka
The third round of bilateral talks under the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement between Bangladesh and the US is
16 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Accord to give half of remediation costs
The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh has launched a remediation fund to provide financial assistance to garment factory owners to help them improve safety standards.
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Kunming Steel in talks with BSRM to invest $2.2b
Chinese company Kunming Steel is in talks with BSRM to invest $2.2 billion to form a joint venture and serve the fast
9 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Extend Accord's tenure with conditions: BGMEA
The garment makers want extension of the Accord's tenure by three years to see through the factory remediation works that the
7 May 2017, 18:00 PM
GSP demand to dominate Ticfa talks on May 17
Bangladesh will once again call for the restoration of trade privileges to the American market when the two countries meet for the third round of Ticfa meetings on May 17 in Dhaka.
3 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Watch out for Myanmar
Recovering from embargo, Myanmar has begun its comeback to the textile and apparel business as the country with
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM
EU investors want single law inside, outside EPZs: envoy
The European Union (EU) has long been suggesting that Bangladesh introduce a single labour law for factories inside and outside the export processing zones.
26 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Fair price elusive while pressure on to improve safety
A fair price for garment items is still a far cry for Bangladeshi manufacturers though they are in tremendous pressure from global buyers to improve conditions at workplace, notably after the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013.
24 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Rising from Rana Plaza debris
The country's garment sector has been going through some major reforms since the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013 with rights activists stressing the need for strengthening further the workplace safety and labour rights.
23 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Exports of non-apparel products on the decline
Export receipts from some non-apparel sectors dropped in July-March mainly because of a gas shortage in the country, volatile
20 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Tannery workers await job assurance at Savar units
Many tannery workers are still not getting the assurance of job security or service benefits as the units shift from
18 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Garment makers line up to hit $500m in exports
Only one Bangladeshi garment manufacturer could hit $500 million in exports in a year -- a puzzling statistic for a
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Tannery workers left in the dark
A majority of tannery workers are not getting the assurance of job security or service benefits as the units shift from Hazaribagh to Savar.
12 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Hazaribagh Tanneries: Workers face uncertainty
About 45,000 workers of Hazaribagh tanneries are now worried about how they would survive with no jobs as production at the factories stopped on Saturday.
10 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Garment shipments to Canada slide in Jul-Dec
Garment shipments to Canada, one of the major export destinations for Bangladeshi manufacturers, dropped 7
9 April 2017, 18:00 PM
All 7 units of Ananta Apparels to merge
Ananta Apparels, one of the leading garment exporters from Bangladesh, is set to merge its seven units into one with a view to
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM