Bangladesh, the second-largest exporter of readymade garment items, is likely to import 8.1 million bales of cotton in the marketing year 2025-26 as the world鈥檚 largest raw cotton importer...
The government has decided to exempt the existing 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax on the import of sea-going vessels with a capacity of more than 5,000 Deadweight Tonnage (DWT)...
Bangladesh Bank will make a payment of $1.5 billion to the Asian Clearing Union on September 7 to settle import bills for July and August...
Prime Bank PLC, in collaboration with Independent University, Bangladesh and its human resource management department and Independent HR Society recently organised a high-impact seminar titled 鈥楩inancial Inclusion: Engaging & Inspiring Youth in Banking鈥� at the IUB campus...
Vision Emporium, electronic chain shop of business conglomerate RFL, on Tuesday launched season 2 of its 鈥楧ream Home鈥� campaign, said a press release...
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation organised a workshop on 鈥榥on-urea fertiliser import, transportation, storage and distribution management鈥� at the seminar room of Krishi Bhaban at the BADC headquarters in Dhaka on Monday...
The Institute for Global Cooperation Foundation, a youth-led and youth-driven think tank, was launched on Sunday at a hotel in Dhaka with the aim of empowering young people and creating opportunities for them at home and abroad...
The import of green chili from India via Hili Land port is going on in full swing, increasing the supply and reducing the price in the last few days...
US president Donald Trump on Friday threatened fresh tariffs on imported furniture, saying his administration will launch a probe on the sector...
Although onion imports from India have resumed, retail prices have not seen any significant decrease, even as wholesale prices have dropped slightly...
The government will import 2.15 lakh tonnes of various kinds of fertilizers under state-to-state agreements with Russia, Morocco and Canada for ensuring adequate supply for the 2025鈥�26 fiscal year...
Onion prices declined by Tk聽5鈥�7 at the wholesale level at different markets of the capital following the resumption of imports...
The country鈥檚 imports聽of raw materials for the readymade garment sector witnessed a growth of 9.9 per cent in the financial year 2024-25, according to Bangladesh Bank data...
The government has given permission to import 150 tonnes of onions from India through Hili Land Port in Dinajpur to check spiral hike in price...
TEACHERS of colleges and secondary schools under the monthly pay order scheme once again pushing for their demands for a salary increase and the introduction of a general transfer system highlights the delay in government response to a crisis that has persisted for far too long. The teachers on August 13 gave the government an ultimatum until September 13 to meet...
Teachers of the colleges and secondary-level schools under the monthly pay order system on Wednesday gave the government ultimatum till September 13 to publish circular meeting their demands for pay hike and the introduction of a general transfer system for all teachers...
Bangladesh, the second-largest exporter of readymade garment items, is poised to remain the world鈥檚 largest raw cotton importer in the marketing year 2025-26, said the US Department of Agriculture...
A 12-day group art exhibition titled 鈥楾he Trendsetters鈥� celebrating the contemporary young artists of Bangladesh at Bhumi Gallery at Lalmatia in the capital Dhaka will end today...
Social welfare and women and children affairs adviser Sharmeen S Murshid on Sunday highlighted the government鈥檚 commitment to advancing women鈥檚 empowerment and expanding opportunities for women in Bangladesh...
The prices of onions have experienced a sharp hike in the country due to a supply shortage and a pause in import over the past few months...
The US trade gap narrowed in June, government data showed Tuesday, as imports pulled back more than exports while businesses grappled with president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs on allies and competitors alike...
The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh on Thursday hosted a national symposium on Kenyan author and academic Ng眉gi wa Thiong鈥檕 at Mohammadpur in the capital Dhaka...
The opening of letters of credit (LCs) for imports increased slightly in the fiscal year 2024鈥�25, suggesting a modest recovery in trade activity following months of political unrest and economic uncertainty...
Robi Axiata PLC and the BIID Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday to advance digital inclusion and social development across the country...
The interim government on Wednesday decided to procure 2.20 lakh tonnes of wheat from the United States at Tk 817.57 crore in a bid to avert a high US tariff on Bangladeshi goods...
IT IS hard to decide what is more surreal: that the United States is threatening 50 per cent tariffs on Brazilian imports in the name of 鈥榬eciprocity鈥� or that global markets, once jittery at the mere whisper of Trumpian trade tantrums, are now brushing off these ultimatums with a shrug and record-breaking rallies...
The Gambia reported an outbreak of mpox on Tuesday with detection of a single case, as several nearby countries have recorded recent increases in infections...
Bangladesh on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States to import 7 lakh tonnes of wheat annually for the next five years amid the threat of facing 35 per cent US tariff on its exports from the next month...
With immense enthusiasm and active participation from people across diverse sectors, Bangladesh hosted its first-ever BEAR Summit 2025 (biotech, electronics, ai and robotics summit) and National Semiconductor Symposium, concluding the landmark event on a high note...
Import of green chilli from India has started again after eight months through the Hili Land Port in the district...