The government should take initiative to harness the potential of bilateral trade with Indonesia, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

A newly built service jetty, overflow yard and a modern swimming complex were opened at Chittagong port yesterday.

Implementation and monitoring should be emphasised in the national chemical management guideline for textile and garment industry in Bangladesh to realise optimum export, suggested experts yesterday.

Business leaders yesterday sought the prime minister’s attention to save the ailing non-textile factories, which are struggling to stay afloat owing to the ongoing financial crisis.

The year 2021 started with a hope to overcome the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and rebuild the industry. With many momentous changes that happened throughout the year, it was a year of challenges and turnaround, yet a significant moment to transit to the next phase of development.

Business leaders today sought the prime minister’s attention to save the ailing non-textile factories, which are struggling to stay afloat owing to the ongoing financial crisis.

Bangladesh’s premier seaport in Chattogram handled record number of containers in 2021 and also posted over 13 per cent year-on-year growth in container handling.

Manufacturing activity in China edged up in December, official data showed Friday, beating expectations as the price of commodities eased and despite sporadic closures due to Covid outbreaks.

Today is the last day for submission of tax returns although the deadline was two days back on Friday, December 31, 2020, which being a weekend had prompted the National Board of Revenue to shift the cut-off day to a workday.

Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) has opened a dormitory for female workers, the first such facility in the country’s eight manufacturing enclaves, to solve their accommodation problems.

There will be no outdoor event to welcome the new year 2022 in Cox's Bazar.

More than 8.5 lakh people who want to go abroad for jobs have registered with the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) through its Ami Probashi app within six months of its launch.

The government needs to build skilled human resources and develop infrastructure in line with the fourth industrial revolution to survive in the coming days, speakers said at the sixth The Daily Star ICT Awards ceremony yesterday.

The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh has decided to issue an ICB First Mudaraba Sukuk worth Tk 1,000 crore for 10 years.

Flats, plots and commercial spaces worth around Tk 397 crore were sold and booked at the REHAB Fair 2021, which concluded yesterday.

Two IT entrepreneurs and four enterprises have been honoured with The Daily Star ICT Awards 2021 for their pioneering roles and achievements in Bangladesh’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector.

Local garment shipments have continued to attain an impressive recovery, largely driven by volume, as the price hike rate has been very low with normalcy restoration in the global supply chain from the pandemic’s severe fallout.

Tung Hai Knitting & Dyeing Ltd was listed on the stock market of Bangladesh in 2014 as it raised Tk 35 crore. But the knitting manufacturer became a sick company within three years, raising questions about its intention of going public.

Export-oriented leather, footwear and tannery operators can now import the raw materials required by multiple production units based on a single bonded warehouse licence, according to a recent notification from the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

With many export-oriented firms facing losses for cancellation of export orders by buyers or other factors and sit with stock of raw materials, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has relaxed rules regarding holding period of raw materials imported duty-free by firms under bonded warehouse licence.