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 Italy, Japan remain unhurt
Bangladesh's garment shipments to Italy and Japan, the nationals of which were killed in a terrorist attack in Dhaka in July, remained unscathed in July-October -- a development that will bring a heavy sigh of relief among exporters.
4 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Business ideas win applause
A group of entrepreneurial students from three universities took home the top prizes in the inaugural 'Rise High Bangladesh' competition -- a joint initiative of The Daily Star and Crown Cement to hunt local business talents.
4 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh beats Asia-Pacific region in export growth
Riding on the robust growth of garment exports, Bangladesh outperformed the other Asia-Pacific countries in merchandise shipments
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Worker leaders demand punishment for Tazreen Fashions owner
Trade union leaders yesterday again demanded exemplary punishment for the owner of Tazreen Fashions as 113 workers of the factory
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Trauma haunts injured workers, many still jobless
Fours year have passed since the Tazreen Fashions fire but Asma Akter, an injured worker of the apparel factory, is still not fully recovered physically.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Cotton use to expand
Cotton consumption in Bangladesh is expected to rise 4.91 percent year-on-year to 6.4 million bales this year due
22 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Accord in talks for extended stay
Accord, the garment factory inspection agency sponsored by European retailers, is in discussion with the
19 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Gas crisis lingers, apparel exporters fear losses
A severe gas crisis continues to take a toll on production in garment factories in major industrial zones like Savar, Ashulia and Gazipur,
15 November 2016, 18:00 PM
New software to help garment makers reduce fabric waste
ThreadSol, a Singapore-headquartered software company, has come up with a solution to reduce waste of fabrics, just in time when
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Appeal anew for GSP: exporters
Bangladesh should start negotiations with the new US government to get back the generalised system of preferences (GSP) and duty-free market access for apparel items, garment exporters said yesterday.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Garment retailers' confidence is back
International apparel retailers got back confidence in Bangladesh as the government has taken stern actions against militants.
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Accord severs ties with All Weather Fashions
The Accord has severed ties with a factory for its failure to complete remediation works despite serving it with notices three times -- a
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Apparel boosts export earnings in October
Export earnings bounced back in October thanks to higher shipment of garment items, according to data from the Export Promotion
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to US rise
Bangladesh's garment exports to the US increased slightly in the first nine months of 2016, according to data from the US Department
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM
GSP appeal to be placed in Ticfa meet in Dec
Bangladesh will once again demand the restoration of the trade privileges to the US market at the third round of Ticfa meetings to be
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM
RMG & 'Security' Concern: Some buyers get new tool to cut prices
Some unscrupulous international retailers are taking advantage of security concerns after the July 1 Gulshan cafe attack to lower prices of apparel items, The Daily Star has learnt, talking to more than a dozen garment exporters.
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Big change in garment sector after Rana Plaza tragedy
The future of Bangladesh's garment sector is bright as the number of factories has gone up over the years and almost all of them are
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Interlining business picks up pace
It may surprise many that local sales of interlining, a piece of fabric used in smartening garments, run into $120 million a year. It means interlining, however small it may be, is important.
29 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Gas supply to Gazipur factories to resume soon
The gas crisis in the Konabari-Gazipur industrial belt will come to an end within a week as a local company is
27 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh misses out on US duty benefits to travel goods
The US has extended its generalised system of preferences to a new product -- travel goods -- but despite being a strong player in the
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM