Professor Lutfey Siddiqi, Special Envoy on International Affairs to the chief adviser, on Sunday said the 鈥楤angladesh Single Window鈥� will be effective within the month of March to ease the import and export processes for businesses...
The cabinet committee on government purchase at a meeting on Thursday approved two separate food ministry proposals to import total one lakh tonnes of rice from India and Pakistan...
The Chattogram Customs House is set to auction nearly 100 vehicles, including 31 luxury Land Cruiser cars imported under a duty-free privilege for former members of parliament during the ousted Awami League regime...
Import and export customs clearance in Bangladesh will require the mandatory submission of certificates, licences and permits, or CLP, through the Bangladesh Single Window or BSW system for seven government entities from February 1...
The US Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday that it was adding 37 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act entity list, bringing its total to nearly 150...
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation has decided to import 1,30,000 tonnes of diesel from India鈥檚 Numaligarh Refinery Limited at an estimated cost of Tk 1,137 crore...
The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association has demanded the government to extend the usance period for payments on import of industrial raw materials...
Bangladesh鈥檚 gross foreign exchange reserve, calculated as per the International Monetary Fund鈥檚 guidelines, has dropped to $20 billion, following a $1.67-billion payment to the Asian Clearing Union against import bills for November and December of 2024...
The National Board of Revenue鈥檚 Customs division in a directive made physical inspection mandatory for a dozen imported products through the Benapole Land Port...
Bangladesh Export Import Company Limited, commonly known as Beximco Limited, and GMG Airlines Limited, both entities of Beximco Group, have defaulted on loans amounting to Tk聽1,544 crore with Sonali Bank PLC...
The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday reduced the letter of credit (LC) margin for importing luxury cars to 50 per cent from the previous 100 per cent and removed LC margin limits for environment-friendly vehicles...
The country鈥檚 apparel makers are facing significant challenges in banking processes, particularly with issues related to raw material imports and export proceeds receipts, according to a study...
The US trade gap narrowed more than expected in October, government data showed Thursday, as imports slipped more than exports...
The government has allowed the private sector to import 3.92 lakh tonnes of rice within this month, aiming to keep rice price stable on the retail market across the country, according to the food ministry...
The country鈥檚 trade deficit narrowed slightly in the July-October period of the 2024-25 financial year compared with that in the same period of FY24...
The Bangladesh Bank has extended the tenure for foreign exchange loans under buyers and suppliers credit for importing capital machinery, allowing industrial entrepreneurs to secure loans for three years instead of one...
Bangladesh鈥檚 share in the United States鈥� denim trouser imports has steadily grown by 6.6 percentage points over the past seven years, increasing from 14.1 per cent in 2017 to 20.7 per cent as of September 2024 although the overall imports of the item by the US declined in the period...
Importers, who faced losses due to foreign exchange rate spikes, can now repay their loans over a maximum period of eight years...
The government has given permission to import of 18.80 crore eggs through 42 designated firms for stabilising the egg market...
The Bangladesh Bank has relaxed LC margin on import of 11 types of essential commodities whose demand increases during the holy month of Ramadan...
The advisers鈥� council on economic affairs in a meeting on Wednesday approved a proposal from the ministry of youth and sports seeking increase of ceiling on sanctioning fund under the operating budget...
The Bangladesh Bank is likely to issue a circular on Sunday asking all banks not to impose LC margin on import of essential goods until at least Ramadan.
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission has recommended the National Revenue Board to withdraw the existing 5 per cent customs duty on import of onions to reduce the price of the essential commodity on the local market...
The opening of letters of credit for imports rose in September, but it dropped slightly in the July-September period in the financial year 2024-25 compared with that in the same period in the previous year...
In response to a sharp fall in rice production caused by recent floods, the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission has recommended removing the current import duty on rice to stabilise supply and prices on the local market...
The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday relaxed rules for commercial imports through contracts.
The Ministry of Commerce has approved the import of 4 crore more eggs to increase supply and make the market stable.
Only two of the 23 companies enlisted with the state-owned Petrobangla for importing gas from the spot market participated in the tender floated on October 7 for importing...
Edible oil traders of Bangladesh on Tuesday proposed waiving the existing 5% import duty on soybean and palm oil and removing all value-added taxes imposed on producers and traders.
China鈥檚 export growth slowed sharply in September while imports remained sluggish, data showed Monday, as authorities wait for recent stimulus measures to perk up weak domestic demand...