Garment exports to US grew 15% in Jan-Oct
Bangladesh’s readymade garment exports to the United States, the country’s largest single-market destination, grew more than 15 percent year-on-year to $7.08 billion in the January-October period, according to US government data.
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Talks on extra duty on yarn imports end without consensus
The garment exporters, textile millers and senior officials of the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) could not reach a consensus on a proposal to impose a 20 percent safeguard duty on yarn imports, pushing the issue to the commerce ministry for a final decision.
9 January 2026, 05:05 AM
Spinners, apparel exporters differ over extra duty on yarn imports
To decide the way forward, Trade and Tariff Commission is meeting today with spinners, garment makers and knitwear manufacturers
7 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Exports fell nearly 5% in 2025
Merchandise shipments dropped in Dec for a fifth straight month
4 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Businesses underprepared as LDC graduation clock ticks
At the core of their concerns is the absence of trade agreements
3 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Soybean imports from US surge 310% in Sept-Dec
Bangladesh has massively increased soybean imports from the United States over the past four months, thanks to attractive prices and private sector efforts to narrow the trade gap with Washington.
25 December 2025, 18:00 PM
A difficult year on the apparel factory floor
Despite headline growth, 2025 tested garment exporters across markets and margins
23 December 2025, 18:00 PM
LDC exit nears but trade deals stayed in waiting mode in 2025
As 2025 winds down, Bangladesh is staring at an approaching deadline with growing concern.
22 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Apparel exports rise amid political calm
Garment makers expect robust export growth this year due to continuity of political stability, a shift in work orders from China to Bangladesh and economic recovery in major export destinations.
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Global cotton output to fall this year: report
Cotton production in two major countries—China and the US—will decrease by 19 percent and 18 percent in 2015-
9 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Primark, DFID team up to improve factory conditions
British retailer Primark and the Department for International Development of the UK have announced a partnership to improve working
7 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Australian ban on air cargo hurts Bangladesh business
Australia's embargo on air freight from Bangladesh is hurting business activity, sector leaders said yesterday.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Monthly exports hit record
Exports raked in $3.2 billion in December last year, which is the highest export earning in a month in the history of
5 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Alliance strikes off 23 factories from its list
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety has struck off 23 garment factories from its approved list for their lack of interest in
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM
New garment village in Kalurghat in a year
A new apparel zone will be set up at Kalurghat in Chittagong to relocate the garment factories from the port city as
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Foreign employees on the rise in Bangladesh
The number of foreign nationals employed in the country is on the rise in the absence of adequate manpower with the technical know-how among a labour force of nearly 4.4 million and expanding economic activities.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
A record-breaking year for garment sector
The year 2015 saw the garment sector log in its highest ever export earnings, facilitated in part by the regrouping brought on by the twin industrial disasters of Rana Plaza collapse and Tazreen Fashions fire.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Australia's air cargo ban to hit exporters
Bangladesh's trade with Australia will be disrupted by the recent ban on air shipments to the continent, exporters
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Cotton use to rise 10pc on higher garment exports
Cotton consumption will rise 10 percent to more than 1 million tonnes in Bangladesh this fiscal year on the back of higher demand
8 December 2015, 18:00 PM
US to use every tool to improve labour rights in partner countries
The Obama administration will use its every tool, including the trade privilege schemes like the GSP and AGOA, to improve labour laws and working conditions in the countries that have trading relations with the US, said US Trade Representative Michael Froman.
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Brac USA donates to Tazreen fund
Brac USA, the North American affiliate of Brac, donated $250,000 to the Tazreen Claims Administration (TCA) Trust
26 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Victims still left in the lurch
Victims of the Tazreen Fashions fire are yet to receive proper compensations even three years after the disaster at the factory in Savar killed 112 workers and left hundreds injured.
23 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Wal-Mart still ignoring Tazreen fire victims: IndustriALL
IndustriALL Global Union has urged garment retailers and brands that sourced garment items from Tazreen Fashions to clear the funds for the victims of the deadly fire on the eve of its third anniversary.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Delegation leaves for Ticfa meeting in Washington
A Bangladesh delegation left for Washington to attend the second Ticfa meeting on Friday, amid high hopes of
21 November 2015, 18:00 PM
More waiting time for GSP
Bangladesh will have to pass a series of reviews to win back its trade privileges to the American market, said a senior official of the US
17 November 2015, 18:00 PM
New buyers of jute: top carmakers
Better days are ahead for jute exporters as Bangladesh is strengthening its position as a major supplier of the fibre to renowned car brands.
16 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh: denim destination
Landes, a denim label and accessory maker from Germany, is all set to establish a factory in Bangladesh in a year, as the company sees business potential here with the number of its customers growing.
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM
US retailers pledge to continue business with Bangladesh
US retailers have assured that they will continue long-term business with Bangladesh as safety standards have been improving in response to the initiatives taken after the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013.
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM