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
Floods cut vegetable exports by half
Exports of perishable goods dropped about 50 percent as floods damaged crops in most of the vegetable growing districts, exporters said yesterday.
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM
American retailers in favour of more GSP beneficiaries
Major retailers and trade bodies urged the US government to increase the number of GSP-eligible countries supplying travel goods to
13 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Exports crash in July
Export earnings in July crashed to the lowest in nine months, hurt by a slowdown in garment shipments, after
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Moriarty praises progress in factory upgrades
More than 54 percent of remediation works have been completed in the garment factories that the Alliance members, including Walmart
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Cotton prices rise on supply dearth
Cotton prices rose 24.19 percent to 77 cents per pound in the international markets due to a fall in supplies by China and India, two major cotton producers and consumers, according to industry insiders.
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Spinners oppose plan for gas price hike
Top spinners urged the government to increase gas price in phases, not in one go, as the sector is facing challenges
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Honda may invest $60m in motorcycle plant
Bangladesh Honda Private Ltd, a concern of Honda Ltd of Japan, has expressed its interest in investing $60 million in motorcycle manufacturing at a special economic zone in Bangladesh.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Denim factories spring up as demand soars
Five denim factories came into operations in the last five years amid rising demand for denim products in the global
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM
China, Japan provide new hope for garment makers
Garment exports to China and Japan, two new markets, soared in fiscal 2015-16 -- the strongest sign yet of the growing stature of Bangladesh's apparel sector in global trade.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM
US cotton exporters look to double trade with Bangladesh
The US wants to double its cotton exports to Bangladesh over the next five years, said senior officials of the Cotton Council
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Cafe attack dents country's image
The Gulshan terror attack will leave a negative impact on exports and foreign investment as many traders and entrepreneurs have
17 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Exports hit record
Exports continue to be a beacon of hope for the economy, raking in $34.24 billion in fiscal 2015-16 -- the highest in the country's history.
13 July 2016, 18:00 PM
American companies disappointed by USTR's latest review
Leaders of the American apparel, footwear and outwear companies expressed disappointment over the United States Trade Representative's latest review of trade privileges as they will not benefit from the decision.
11 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh once again left out of GSP
Bangladesh has once again been left out from the American list of beneficiary countries for trade privileges from the US on grounds of poor labour rights.
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Garment buyers not giving up on Bangladesh after cafe attack
Global retailers will continue to source apparel from Bangladesh, as they have no plan to bring any major change to their business
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Farewell dinner, farewell forever
Nadia Benedetti, one of the nine identified Italian nationals slain in Friday's terror attack on Holey Artisan Bakery, had long been
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Most garment workers receive Eid bonus
More than 75 percent of the garment factories have paid Eid festival bonus to their workers, while 20 percent have
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM
German expert audits security at Dhaka airport
An expert of Lufthansa yesterday launched an audit of the security measures at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, around three days after the German national carrier stopped carrying goods from Bangladesh on security grounds.
29 June 2016, 20:22 PM
Flights of Turkish Airlines from Dhaka unaffected
No flights of Turkish Airlines from Bangladesh were suspended following the attacks at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Turkey, said a senior official of the airline's Dhaka office yesterday.
29 June 2016, 18:00 PM
France, Germany offer $60m for factory upgrades
France and Germany yesterday offered more than $60 million in low-cost loans to Bangladesh, to speed up remediation process in the
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM