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.
11 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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
Danish minister calls for more focus on worker rights
Bangladesh has progressed a great deal in workplace safety and labour rights in the garment sector after the Rana Plaza building collapse
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Danish minister calls for more focus on worker rights
Bangladesh has progressed a great deal in workplace safety and labour rights in the garment sector after the Rana Plaza building collapse
19 March 2015, 15:45 PM
Rana Plaza fund is a broken promise
Fifteen retailers and brands that have committed to contributing to the Rana Plaza Trust Fund for the victims are yet to pay, even after
17 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Garment makers dreading order drought from June
Garment makers are dreading a significant drop in work orders from June as retailers refuse to travel to Bangladesh for the political
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Second denim expo begins in Dhaka in May
With Bangladesh becoming a major source of denim products for international retailers, the second Bangladesh Denim Expo will kick off
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Foreign investors follow local investors In conversation with President, MCCI
BUSINESSES have been affected most from the current turbulent political situation. Both the export and the domestic businesses have been passing through a difficult time.
10 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt yet to make rules to implement labour law
The government has still not formulated rules for implementing the amended labour law, which is one of the key requirements for regaining Bangladesh's GSP in the US.
7 March 2015, 23:54 PM
Businesses to go to court today over losses for unrest
The beleaguered business community is set to go to court today to seek a solution to the ongoing political violence that has been causing them damages to the tunes of hundreds of crores of taka.
28 February 2015, 18:00 PM
Businesses to seek incentives to recoup unrest losses
Struck by the debilitating political limbo, business-people will now seek deferred payment facility of up to five years from the government for their industrial term loans to tide them over.
25 February 2015, 18:58 PM
Business leaders to seek remedy from court
The business community will go to court next week, seeking a remedy from the ongoing political impasse that has severely affected day-to-day businesses activities.
18 February 2015, 19:38 PM
Garment makers demand fair price from EU retailers
Garment makers yesterday asked European retailers to pay prices which are proportionate with the rising costs of production at factory level.
17 February 2015, 18:41 PM
Exports show a silver lining in gloom
January's export figures delivered a ray of sunshine amid the doom and gloom brought about by the dragging political turmoil, registering positive growth in keeping with the uptick generated last quarter.
4 February 2015, 20:15 PM
Old formalin in new bottle
In March last year, the government amended the import policy 2012-15 and put restrictions on the import, use and storage of formalin to check its widespread use in food items.
18 September 2014, 18:01 PM