PM to lay foundation stone on Nov 11

Construction work on the first terminal of Bangladesh’s maiden deep sea port at Matarbari in the Moheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar will start soon as the tender process for appointing a contractor is in the final stages.
9 November 2023, 01:00 AM

Go back to work to get new RMG wage: BGMEA

New minimum wage will be effective from Dec 1
8 November 2023, 16:07 PM

Reserves fall to $19.5 billion after ACU payment

$1.17 billion of ACU payment was cleared today
8 November 2023, 13:01 PM

73 businesses honoured with national export trophy

The commerce ministry and the Export Promotion Bureau jointly organised the event
8 November 2023, 11:17 AM

Bangladesh Denim Expo begins in Dhaka

80 exhibitors from 12 countries took part in show
8 November 2023, 09:37 AM

Saudi company to operate Patenga Container Terminal

Red Sea Gateway Terminal International (RSGTI) has been finally nominated by the government to operate the newly built Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) of the Chattogram port for 22 years.
7 November 2023, 18:02 PM

‘Not Tk 12,500, minimum wage should be Tk 25,000’

RMG workers’ platforms rejected new wage structure
7 November 2023, 14:00 PM

BGMEA urges owners to keep factories open from November 4

The BGMEA made the call through a letter
2 November 2023, 16:19 PM

Bangladesh imports potato for first time

Bangladesh, which usually exports potato, has imported the tuber for the first time for domestic consumption in a frantic effort to curb spiraling prices of the popular vegetable.
2 November 2023, 12:02 PM

Exports dip 13.64% in Oct

Oct's shipment fell to $3.76 billion this year from last year's $4.35 billion
2 November 2023, 11:52 AM

RMG factory owners to raise proposed minimum wage

However, they didn’t say how much the amount will be raised
1 November 2023, 12:37 PM

Sugar import duty halved

Raw sugar duty now Tk 1,500 a tonne, refined sugar duty Tk 3,000
1 November 2023, 11:51 AM

Remittance hits four-month high

Migrant workers sent home $1.98 billion in October
1 November 2023, 11:20 AM

Factories to go for 'no work, no pay' policy: BGMEA

If unrest hampers operation, factories will be shut, the association says
1 November 2023, 11:10 AM

Dollar becomes costlier

Exporters will get Tk 111 for a dollar, up from Tk 110.5
31 October 2023, 15:04 PM

IndustriALL suspects political parties taking benefit of RMG unrest

The Bangladesh chapter of IndustriALL says in a press briefing
31 October 2023, 13:38 PM

RMG minimum wage not finalised yet: state minister 

Garment workers urged not to resort to violence over rumour 
30 October 2023, 11:11 AM

Fall in sales cuts RAK Ceramics' profit

The ceramic producer's profit falls 25% in Jan-Sep of 2023
28 October 2023, 15:20 PM

United Power suffers sharp fall in profit

Its profit fell to Tk 801 crore in FY23, down from Tk 997 crore in FY22
28 October 2023, 13:06 PM

Bangladesh, Canada to work for higher bilateral trade

The fifth Bangladesh-Canada Foreign Office Consultations took place in Canada's Ottawa On October 27
28 October 2023, 12:19 PM