A rare edge in a brutal tariff war: can Bangladesh cash in?

Bangladesh's 2025 was strong on paper: $8.20 billion in US exports, up 11.71 percent, lifting its share to 10.53 percent — inside a market that shrank 1.74 percent in value and 3.70 percent in quantity
4 August 2026

BTMA, BGMEA join hands to launch annual global textile machinery expo

The exhibition, to be known as the Bangladesh International Textile and Apparel Machinery Exhibition (BITMA), will be held in Dhaka every year
4 August 2026

Plastic makers want solar energy as factory utilisation drops to 30%

BPGMEA President Shamim Ahmed said the plastic industry depends heavily on uninterrupted electricity
4 August 2026

Renata enters Portugal with first shipment of therapeutics

Renata said it aims to build a reputation in Portugal for quality and reliability, as in other European markets
4 August 2026

Bangladesh, South Korea sign CEPA to boost trade

Under the deal, 97 percent of Bangladesh's goods will get preferential market access to South Korea
4 August 2026

NBR asks businesses to switch to new BIN by Nov 30

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has requested all businesses to complete the transition from their old business identification number (BIN) to the newly assigned BIN by November 30 of this year, following the restructuring of VAT Commissionerates aimed at strengthening tax administration and improving taxpayer services.
4 August 2026

Price pressures broaden across economy

Price pressures spread across a wider range of goods and services in Bangladesh in June this year, signalling that inflation became more broad-based even as price trends varied across different categories.
4 August 2026

Bangladesh’s external cushion is wearing thin

Bangladesh’s latest external sector numbers deserve closer scrutiny than the reassuring headline of rising remittances suggests. A closer reading reveals an economy gradually losing one of its traditional sources of resilience: steady inflows of concessional foreign financing.
4 August 2026

National cybersecurity rating system set for launch

Bangladesh is set to launch a National Rating System (NRS) that will, for the first time, give every government and private institution a standardised score based on how well it manages IT, information and cybersecurity.
4 August 2026

BGMEA rejects reports of gas crisis forcing factory closures

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday dismissed as “untrue” reports claiming that garment factories were shutting down because of gas shortages.
4 August 2026

Accelerate domestic gas exploration

The government should speed up domestic gas exploration to expand supply and reduce the country’s reliance on costly imports, according to economists, as the prolonged shortage hurts private investment, industrial output and export competitiveness.
4 August 2026

Exports dip nearly 1% in July

Bangladesh’s merchandise exports declined by nearly one percent year-on-year in July, the first month of the current fiscal year, due to a sluggish performance in garment shipments.
4 August 2026

Industry in a bind

Factories run below capacity while new plants await gas, casting doubt over investment, employment
4 August 2026

As factories close, thousands hunt for jobs at gates

At least 158 factories shut in Gazipur since May 2025
4 August 2026

1 percent turnover tax: revenue reform or a new burden on SMEs?

The issue is not whether businesses should pay tax. The real question is whether gross sales or gross receipts (essentially, turnover) are an appropriate basis for determining tax liability, particularly for small and low-margin enterprises
3 August 2026

TRNB elects new executive committee

SM Masuduzzaman Robin, special correspondent of Jamuna Television, was elected president, while Faruk Hossain, special correspondent of The Daily Inqilab, was elected general secretary
3 August 2026

Bangladesh’s exports decline 1% in July

However, the July export figure is 12.49% higher than that of June
3 August 2026

Bangladesh's external cushion is wearing thin

While remittances continue to support foreign exchange earnings, the simultaneous decline in foreign loan commitments and disbursements, coupled with rising debt repayments, points to a tightening external financing environment
3 August 2026

AI keeps consumer prices high amid chip crunch

Print-outs of articles about the global memory chip shortage are pinned beside a price list at a Hong Kong computer shop, offering an explanation to confused customers feeling the pinch.
3 August 2026

Early tax filers to get up to Tk 25,000 rebate

Individual taxpayers can now enjoy a tax rebate of up to 5 percent, capped at Tk 25,000, if they file their income tax returns by September 30.
3 August 2026