The garment makers have urged the government to increase gas price in phases because it is tough to tolerate a sudden big hike amid the existing volatile domestic and global economic situation.

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has called for substantial reforms to the Arbitration Act 2001, the Bankruptcy Act 1997 and the Companies Act 1994 in order to attract investments from both local and foreign investors. 

Leading garment exporter Zaber & Zubair Fabrics Ltd organised an international fabric expo for global apparel buyers at its Gulshan marketing office in Dhaka.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged British retailer Primark for sourcing more value-added garment items from Bangladesh.

Around 42 trucks carrying 1,250 tonnes of sugar from India have remained stuck at Benapole port for the past 28 days as the local customs authorities allegedly imposed a higher tariff than that stipulated by the government.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Asian University for Women (AUW) entered into a new partnership to pave the way for female garment workers in Bangladesh to fulfill their dreams of higher studies.

The farmers in Jashore Sadar upazila are all set to export 20 lakh pieces of cabbage to Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan from the region for the first time.

The Chattogram port today berthed first ever vessel with 10-metre draught and 200 metres in length at a jetty, a big achievement for the port as such ships will fuel import and export of cargo and cut cost.

Over 11.35 lakh Bangladeshis migrated to foreign nations in 2022, the highest ever in the history of the south Asian country.

Four international trade shows on garment machinery and allied products began at the International Convention City, Bashundhara in Dhaka today.

Ending 2022 with negative growth in container throughput, the Chattogram port had almost half of its container jetties vacant as the new year rolled in. 

The commerce ministry today requested the Bangladesh Bank for keeping a certain quota of US dollar to facilitate import of six essential commodities to ensure smooth supply of the goods during Ramadan.

Only 36 per cent of the 8.25 lakh tonnes of plastic waste Bangladesh produced in 2019 were recycled whereas the amount was 51 per cent in 2006, a matter of big concern for the country, an expert said today.

Six out of the 19 private inland container depots (ICDs) have once again come up as the major handler of export and import cargoes in the port city.

Local electronics giant Walton is all set to take part in the world’s most influential tech event ‘Consumer Electronics Show (CES)-2023’ at Las Vegas in the USA from January 5 to 8.

The Bangladesh Garments Workers Unity Council (BGWUC) today demanded that the monthly minimum salary of the garment workers to be hiked by 175 per cent to Tk 22,000 from the existing Tk 8,000.

The earning from merchandise export in December grew by 9.33 per cent year-on-year to $5.37 billion, a single month historic high of Bangladesh.

Annual container handling at the country’s premier sea port of Chattogram decreased 2.54 per cent year-on-year in the just concluded calendar year of 2022 owing to a downward trend in foreign trade. 

Bangladesh economy was all set at the beginning of 2022 to get its growth momentum back after recovering from the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic. But, the start of the Ukraine war in February slowed the country’s joy run significantly, making it an eventful year to remember. Let’s see how 2022 was for Bangladesh.

India has suggested that Bangladesh review the proposed import quota on several food items as the neighbouring nation believes the quantity sought as a guaranteed supply is too high.