Refayet Ullah Mirdha

The association urges the interim government to send a letter to India seeking the opportunity

Bangladesh does not want any further escalation in tension with India, as the recent retaliatory moves are affecting bilateral trade

The commerce ministry has convened an inter-ministerial meeting today to work out ways to address India’s restrictions on imports from Bangladesh through land ports.

"This sudden decision could severely disrupt bilateral trade"

Global fashion brands are reaping triple-digit profits on Bangladeshi garments, buying at $3 and selling for three to four times more. Yet, they continue to pressure factories to cut prices further.

Bangladesh should improve garment quality and delivery speed amidst intense competition in global supply chains arising from US President Donald Trump’s recent reciprocal tariffs, said some international traders yesterday..Bangladesh has the opportunity to retain its competitive edge due t

Bangladesh will propose lowering the import tariff for certain American goods and increasing the volume of imports of some items as part of the efforts to narrow the trade gap with the US, which elicited a fresh 37 percent reciprocal tariff from the Trump administration.

Building a warehouse facility in Bangladesh for US soybean products can boost its import and help reduce the bilateral trade gap, Bangladeshi traders said at the Sustainasummit and Aqua Tech Talks in Sri Lanka.

Bangladeshi traders say at global summit in Sri Lanka

The country’s flagship textiles and readymade garments (RMG) industries are reeling from a crippling gas crisis, threatening an estimated $70 billion in investments amid mounting global trade uncertainty over new US tariffs.

Bangladesh will send the work plan to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) within the next week to reduce the trade gap as part of the efforts to bring down Trump’s reciprocal tariff, currently on pause until July 9.

In a first move to address the shortfall, Sylhet's Osmani International Airport is set to launch dedicated cargo operations today

The United States Trade Representative (USTR), the US government’s chief trade negotiation body, wants to see Bangladesh’s work plan on narrowing the bilateral trade gap before the Trump administration makes a call on reciprocal tariffs.

Local suppliers have secured adequate work orders from US clothing retailers and brands to stay busy until Christmas at the end of this year, although the shipments are likely to be subject to Trump’s reciprocal tariffs.

Safety standards in Bangladesh’s garment sector saw a marked improvement after the disastrous Rana Plaza collapse in 2013, but there is still a need for other sectors to improve in this regard, Labour Reform Commission chairman Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed said in an interview yesterday.

Bangladesh's limited trade diplomacy, coupled with its slower shift towards value-added production, could allow Vietnam to surpass it in global rankings

This includes allowing more duty-free imports from the US, offering warehouse facilities for American cotton and removing various non-tariff barriers.

Trump's announcement sent businesses scrambling. Orders froze. Buyers demanded discounts. Stock markets plummeted.

With China, Vietnam and Cambodia vying for market share, Bangladeshi exporters fear a race to the bottom on prices -- one they may not win

Exporters in Bangladesh’s garment sector face a moment of reckoning over how they will manage urgent international shipments after India abruptly closed a transshipment route that had grown popular for air cargo.