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
National data centre to be ready by 2017
The construction of the national data centre will be completed by 2017, said a senior official of Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corporation,
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Beximco, Meghna tie up with Chinese investors for power
Local business giants Beximco and Meghna signed agreements with Chinese companies to produce a total of 3,500 megawatts of
17 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Deals with China a turning point for Bangladesh
Proper implementation of the agreements signed between Bangladesh and China will open a new horizon in the
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Apparel factories grind to a halt for gas crisis
Production at hundreds of textile and garment factories in Konabari and Gazipur industrial areas has been hampered for the last one
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Exports slide in Sep
Export earnings in the month of September slid 5.63 percent year-on-year to $2.24 billion, due to a slowdown in garment exports,
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Exporters fear price cuts as pound falls
Bangladeshi exporters to the UK are starring at another round of price cuts due to the freefall of pound sterling against the US dollar
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh, Myanmar to settle issues on coastal shipping line
The eighth joint trade commission meeting between Bangladesh and Myanmar will take place in Dhaka in November, in a bid to launch a coastal shipping line between the two neighbours and discuss other business issues.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM
ILO to improve 127 garment factories
The International Labour Organisation has set a target to bring an additional 127 garment factories under its Better Work (BW) programme by next June, to ensure greater social compliance and workers' rights.
26 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Inspection for non-garment factories in the works
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments is in talks with different agencies to launch inspections into non-garment factories to ensure workplace safety.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to India on the rise
Garment exports to India rose 30.86 percent year-on-year to $136.43 million in fiscal 2015-16 thanks to rising demand from Western
20 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Labour leader, rights group demand fair compensation to Tampaco fire victims
The victims of Tampaco Foils fire should be compensated the same way as the victims of Rana Plaza building collapse and Tazreen
18 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt plans to inspect non-apparel factories
The government will begin inspecting non-garment factories to ensure compliance and strengthen workplace safety for workers.
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Tanners miss deadline to set prices of rawhides
Tanners are yet to set the prices of rawhides of cattle to be slaughtered during Eid-ul-Azha as traders in the leather and rawhide business failed to reach a consensus on rates.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Fate of garment industrial park uncertain
Uncertainty lurks around the construction of the proposed garment industrial park at Bausia in Munshiganj as the
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Garment exports to US on the rise
With increased shipments of garment, overall exports to the US rose 1.12 percent to $3.6 billion in the first seven
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM
US taking fresh GSP petitions
The US government is accepting applications from countries for trade benefits to the American market, in what is a
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Denim by Square flourishes as purchase orders pour in
The denim unit of Square Group that began full-fledged operations in July last year in Habiganj is thriving on market
25 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Guideline for workers' welfare fund on cards
The government is preparing a guideline on disbursing the money deposited in the recently formed workers' welfare fund.
23 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Cost of exports to Germany soars after cargo ban
The cost of shipments to Germany, Bangladesh's second largest export destination, has increased at least 5 cents
20 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Mango exports fall on safety concerns
Mango shipment dropped significantly only a year into the start of export as the fruits fail quarantine tests of
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM