Businesses urged the government not to raise service tariffs at Chattogram port by a massive 41 percent at once, but to increase them rationally in phases, aiming to keep the country’s foreign trade competitive in the global market.

Pran-RFL Group has been manufacturing lifts in Bangladesh since 2018 and has so far invested around Tk 200 crore to reduce dependence on imported ones, said RN Paul, managing director of RFL Group.

Bangladesh is in an advantageous position compared with competing countries in the US

Shorter-tenured event Sourcing Bangladesh will be organised for B2B connection

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has directed that all import containers destined for private inland container depots (ICDs) or off-docks must be transferred to the designated facilities on the very day they are unloaded from vessels at Chattogram port.

Lack of financing, high costs challenge shipbuilding

India already enjoys a substantial bilateral trade surplus, he says

The long-awaited biennial election for the board of directors of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) for 2025-26 and 2026-27 will be held on November 1.

The factory will produce lingerie, undergarments, bra foam and bra cups

Bangladesh’s garment exports fell 11.92 percent from the previous quarter to $9.11 billion in the April–June period of the current fiscal year, according to the latest quarterly data from the central bank.

The port authority clarifies its stand on number of vessels plying to and from the premier seaport

The first shipment was sent to Beko’s washing machine factory in Romania’s Ulmi

The amount had been mounting since August 2023 when the previous contract expired

The deals have the potential to generate 59,408 jobs

The impact will be especially severe for small and medium-sized enterprises

If held in person, the team led by commerce adviser will leave for the USA on July 27

Receipt also jumped 13% to Tk 77,685 crore when diesel became the top revenue generator

Over 85 percent of the certificates, licences, and permits (CLPs) issued so far through the Bangladesh Single Window (BSW) system were delivered within an hour, according to the National Board of Revenue.

The Payra sea port is being developed under a master plan, and one of the new features is scheduled to be operational by July 2026, said the Payra Port Authority (PPA) yesterday...The port will enable transshipment for up to 15 commercial vessels simultaneously, said PPA Member (Engi

A high-level technical probe committee will be formed to assess the matter, says M Sakhawat Hossain