Runner Motors has recently been presented three awards from Indian automotive company Eicher Motors for the highest sales of commercial vehicles and trucks in the overseas market for fiscal 2020-21. 

Local garment makers yesterday sought Spanish investment in non-cotton textile items as the demand for apparel items manufactured from man-made fibre (MMF) is on the rise.

Implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in July was 17.22 per cent lower compared to the corresponding month of last fiscal year due to the economic impact of a recent countrywide lockdown.

An overall decline in the country’s foreign trade last year for the pandemic brought the Chattogram port down nine places in the latest ranking of Lloyd’s List “One Hundred Container Ports 2021” analysing annual container transport of 2020.

The prices of flats have started to rise in Dhaka ending a three-year stagnation as demand for new homes increased and construction costs surged.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)  today sought Spanish investment in non-cotton textile items as the demand for man-made fibre (MMF) garment items is on the rise.

The government today gave nod to a nearly Tk 210 crore project to establish 64,000 bio-gas plants with the objective to generate renewable energy in rural areas.

The Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) has recently entered the domestic ceramic industry by establishing its own Fresh Ceramics brand.

Shipbreaking and shipbuilding, small and medium enterprises, trading, agriculture and garment are the top five sectors that generated the highest level of bad loans in Bangladesh in 2020, official figures showed.

The customs authorities will not grant duty benefits under the South Asia Free Trade Area (Safta) if importers submit import related documents issued by non-member states of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (Saarc), said a circular from the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

Shahbazpur Tea Garden in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district has recently introduced a new variety called honey tea.

Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque yesterday instructed the ministry officials and other agencies concerned to prepare a roadmap to take annual mango exports to 1 lakh tonnes within the next three to five years.

Getting her period at work has always made garment worker Roksana Aktar uncomfortable.

Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) has entered into the local ceramic sector with its brand Fresh Ceramic.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will not allow any internet service provider (ISP) to create a monopoly in delivering services, said Shyam Sunder Sikder, chairman of the telecom regulator, yesterday.

Shares of Ifad Autos Ltd jumped 4.42 per cent at the Dhaka Stock Exchange yesterday after it announced its plan to invest Tk 80 crore in one of its sister concerns.

The dispute between spinners and garment manufacturers was resolved after the two sides fixed the price of the widely consumed 30-carded yarn at a maximum of $4.20 per kilogram.

Women in Bangladesh have increased and diversified their use of mobile internet services ever since the Covid-19 outbreak began as social distancing restrictions in particular have led to a rise in video calls, social media use and viewing of online videos, according to a survey.

DBL Group, one of the leading exporters, is going to invest $650 million to set up 10 manufacturing units for textiles, ceramics, and sanitary ware at the Sreehatta Economic Zone in Moulvibazar.

DBL group is going to invest $650 million (Tk5500 crore) to establish 10 factories to manufacture textiles, ceramic and sanitary items at Sreehatta Economic Zone in Moulvibazar.