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
Garment exports to UK drop amid Brexit fears
Garment shipments to the UK, Bangladesh's third largest export destination, declined 5.19 percent in the first half of
11 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Exports up in Jan, thanks to apparel
Exports brought home $3.31 billion last month, up 4 percent from a year earlier, driven by higher shipments of
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM
BGMEA asks for a single inspection agency
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) wants a single agency rather than the three
5 February 2017, 18:00 PM
No compensation for Tampaco victims yet
The victims of Tampaco boiler explosion did not receive any compensation yet, even after five months of the accident that killed 40
29 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Global rights groups, retailers urge govt to free union leaders
Some 22 global human and labour rights organisations called on upwards of 60 apparel brands to put pressure on the Bangladesh government for release of imprisoned union leaders and reinstatement of 1,500 suspended workers.
26 January 2017, 18:00 PM
An opportunity for Bangladesh
Economists and garment exporters see the abandonment of 12-nation mega trade deal Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as an immense opportunity for Bangladesh.
24 January 2017, 21:13 PM
Exports to Australia soar 38pc despite direct cargo ban
Exports to Australia soared 38.1 percent year-on-year to $703.22 million in fiscal 2015-16 despite a ban on direct cargo from Dhaka,
22 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Early Brexit impact on garment exports to UK
Bangladesh has already started feeling the pinch of Brexit, as major British apparel retailer Next Plc slashed its work
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Shadows over prospects of garment exports to US
Exports from Bangladesh, particularly of garment items, will face further tariff competition in the US market if Donald Trump, the
17 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Retailers concerned over labour unrest
Twenty Western garment retailers have expressed concern over the recent labour unrest in Ashulia and called upon the government to form a new wage board for workers.
16 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to Germany to rise: buyers
Garment exports to Germany, the second largest export destination for Bangladeshi apparel after the US, will continue to grow in
15 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Textile makers get good response at German fair
Bangladeshi companies received positive response from international retailers at the annual Heimtextil fair, the world's largest home textile exhibition, currently taking place in Frankfurt, Germany.
12 January 2017, 18:00 PM
WTO's trade facilitation deal getting ready to take effect
The trade facilitation agreement (TFA) under the World Trade Organisation will come into force once six more
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Exports robust despite dismal global trade
Exports registered 7.11 percent growth in 2016 to $34.93 billion on the back of higher shipments of garment items.
The amount would have been more if the country's major export destinations had not gone through an uncertain political time in 2016, according to exporters.
4 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Textile millers go for water saving tech
Textile companies have started adopting water saving technologies as Bangladesh is one of the highest water consuming countries for
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Apparel growth hinges on reining in labour unrest
Mohammadi Group, a leading garment exporter, will address three important factors in 2017 to maintain its 10 percent year-on-year
31 December 2016, 18:00 PM
55 garment units shut 'over unrest'
With labour unrest continuing for nine days, 55 Ashulia-based garment factories were shut down yesterday apparently to
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
ILO renews pledge to promote decent work
The International Labour Organisation yesterday adopted the Bali Declaration, renewing its pledge to promote decent work for
10 December 2016, 18:00 PM
75pc of migrant workers received lower wages than promised: survey
More than 75 percent of migrant workers said they received wages lower than what they were promised before they left their home
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Asian nations must do more to create decent jobs: ILO
The policymakers of the Asia-Pacific region should respond effectively to the implementation of sustainable development goals to reduce poverty and create decent employment, Guy Ryder, director general of the International Labour Organisation, said yesterday.
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM