Bangladesh鈥檚 chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called upon Spain to increase its trade and investment in Bangladesh to support the country鈥檚 economic recovery after years of exploitation.
In observance of the Sharadiya Durga Puja, all import-export activities at the Sonamasjid Land Port will remain suspended for six consecutive days, from October 9 to October 14.
The United States Trade and Development Agency has awarded a feasibility study grant to establish a temperature-controlled logistics network to develop cold storage refrigeration warehouses in Bangladesh to reduce food losses and improve food security...
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh put forward a set of recommendations, including trade facilitation, public sector modernisation and enhancing digital payment infrastructure to attract foreign direct investment and improve the ease of doing business in the country...
The 29th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair will start on January 1, 2025, and will be held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center at Purbachal on the outskirts of the Dhaka city, according to a press release...
Trade Union Platform for Migrant Workers, a trade union for migrant workers, began its operation in Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organisation, will seek a second four-year term when her mandate expires next August, her spokesman said Monday...
Labour leaders on Saturday urged the factory owners to reopen their units today, assuring an all-out support from the trade unions to continue production in the readymade garment sector.
India said that it would continue to work with Bangladesh to fulfil the shared aspirations of the people of both countries for prosperity, security and development while trade and commerce had...
Director general of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that Bangladesh would get same benefits for sometimes after its graduation from the Least Developed Country in 2026...
Hong Kong lashed out at the US House of Representatives on Wednesday for passing a bill that could potentially shut the Chinese city鈥檚 trade outposts across the United States...
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has urged the low- and middle-income countries to bridge the digital divide, tackle regulatory capacity and compliance issues to take...
The largest outreach event of the World Trade Organisation will start today at the multilateral trade organisation鈥檚 secretariat in the Swiss city of Geneva...
British trade unions host their annual meeting in Brighton on Sunday as they call for the new Labour government to fix public services and improve working conditions...
China鈥檚 commerce ministry said on Friday Beijing had referred Canada to the World Trade Organisation over Ottawa鈥檚 new restrictions on imports of Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminium...
National Board of Revenue member (grade-1) Moinul Khan has been appointed as chairman (secretary) of the Trade and Tariff Commission...
Top US and Chinese officials exchanged warnings against stoking regional tensions during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, after China became embroiled in security rows with American allies Japan and the Philippines...
President Joe Biden鈥檚 sceptical approach to corporate mergers has been a hallmark of his administration鈥檚 business policy 鈥� a stance generally expected to ease if Donald Trump returns to the White House...
Selim RF Hussain, managing director and CEO of BRAC Bank PLC, emphasised that the availability of foreign exchange liquidity through offshore banking enhances the efficiency of foreign trade financing, leading to cost-effective and greater economic efficiency...
The Comoros on Wednesday became the 165th member of the World Trade Organisation after negotiating terms for 17 years...
Some general members of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the apex trade organisation in the country, on Wednesday gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the federation board, including the president, to step down...
The director general of World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, congratulated Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on his assumption of office of the chief adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh and expressed her interest to work closely with him.
Business leaders on Wednesday said that trade bodies needed to work properly to meet demands of all businesses of the country, regardless of their political identities...
Beijing said Friday it had filed an appeal with the World Trade Organisation over the European Union鈥檚 imposition of additional tariffs on imports of electric vehicles from China...
The Ethical Trading Initiative, a platform of trade unions, non-governmental organisations and companies, has urged global buyers to remain engaged with Bangladeshi suppliers to fully understand the consequences of transitions, factory shutdowns and recent unrests...
Bangladesh Trade Union Federation in a press release on Friday censured the government of the United Arab Emirates for jailing 57 Bangladeshi expatriates on...
Dozens of countries have finalised years of negotiations towards a 鈥榞roundbreaking鈥� agreement drawing up global digital trade rules, Britain said Friday.
The country鈥檚 trade deficit reached $20.22 billion in the July-May period of the 2023-24 financial year, according to the Bangladesh Bank.
State minister for commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Sunday said that initiatives to sign a free trade agreement between Bangladesh and Thailand were underway...
Experts and business leaders on Sunday said that digitalisation of trade in Bangladesh had the potential to boost the country鈥檚 economy by expanding access to global trade networks and...