Policy framework to boost toy export sought
Despite being a promising sector in export diversification, the toy industry is grappling with critical challenges, including a lack of policy support, according to the businesses.
Despite being a promising sector in export diversification, the toy industry is grappling with critical challenges, including a lack of policy support, according to the businesses.
The exports of readymade garments to India maintained a positive growth trend over the past three months despite trade restrictions imposed in May.
Bangladesh’s readymade garment exports to both the European Union countries and the United States posted robust growth over the past decade, between 2015 and 2024, according to official data from the respective markets.
Shrimp, once known as the ‘white gold’ of Bangladesh’s southwest and a major export from Khulna, has declined due to fierce global competition and the growth of vannamei shrimp farming in neighbouring countries.
The National Board of Revenue imposed a 20 per cent regulatory duty on the export of rice bran oil from Bangladesh...
Mohammad Hasan Arif on Monday assumed position of vice-chairman (chief executive) of the Export Promotion Bureau, said a press release...
Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the European Union experienced a noticeable slowdown in July 2025 following a strong rebound in June.
The country’s readymade garment exports to its major destinations witnessed a moderate growth in the July-August period of the current financial year of 2025-26...
Bangladesh’s readymade garment exporters have sought detailed clarification and an implementation mechanism regarding a recent United States executive order that allows a 20 per cent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods to be reduced if at least 20 per cent US-origin content or raw materials are used...
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is planning to form a fund to ensure payment of wages and benefits to workers of factories that shut down or suspended operations...
Bangladesh’s export to the European Union faces an enormous challenge from the newly adopted legally binding EU requirement to ensure safety across the supply chain, protecting the environment and human rights...
Bangladesh’s fish and seafood export sector is expected to witness significant growth for improved infrastructure and logistics support from the under-construction Moheshkhali-Matarbari deep seaport, industry insiders said...
While sorting through the brown nuts she had collected from the leafy shea trees near her home in Saki, southwestern Nigeria, Adija Rahman was scathing of the government’s plans to transform her industry...
A US trade delegation will arrive in the capital next week to discuss progress on finalizing the possible trade deal with the USA alongside talking about reducing further the reciprocal 20 per cent tariff currently imposed on Bangladeshi exports to the US market...
Direction Technology (Bangladesh) Company Limited, a Chinese-owned company, is set to establish a manufacturing facility at the Chattogram Export Processing Zone to produce Bluetooth headphones, wired headphones and data cables...
The country’s readymade garment exports to the European Union witnessed a sustained growth of 48.34 per cent between 2020 and 2024, reaching 18.79 billion euros, cementing its position as Europe’s second-largest supplier...
The government is set to introduce a temporary duty-free bond facility for partial exporters against bank guarantees to enhance export earnings and promote diversification...
THE Chinese government launched its global infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative’ on September 7, 2013. The project is also known as One Belt, One Road. The ‘belt’ refers to the Silk Road economic belt, a network of overland road and railway routes connecting nations. The ‘road’ refers to the 21st century Maritime Silk Road, a series of shipping lanes and...
The country’s readymade garment exports to the United States experienced a robust growth of 21.68 per cent to $4.98 billion in the January-July period of 2025.
All units except Evergreen Factory in the Uttara Export Processing Zone in Nilphamari resumed operations on Thursday morning after two days of closure following Tuesday’s violent clash that left one worker dead...
All factories in the Uttara Export Processing Zone in Nilphamari remained closed and a tense situation was prevailing in the area on Wednesday, a day after a worker was killed during a clash between the law enforcers and the workers protesting against the closure of a factory and lay-offs...
The leaders of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association urged the buyers to assist the manufacturers in introducing a unified code of conduct in the country’s apparel sector...
THE death of another worker caused by police action over unpaid wages demonstrates the government’s continued disregard for worker rights. At least 25 others were also injured in the clash with law enforcers at the Uttara Export Processing Zone in Nilphamari on September 2. While the family and fellows of the victim claimed that the deceased was shot by law enforcers...
The country’s export earnings witnessed a 10.61 per cent growth to $8.69 billion, driven mainly by readymade garments, in July and August, the first two months of the 2025-26 financial year...
Bangladesh can gain additional $1.2-$2.32 billion worth of export orders in the 2025-26 financial year shifted from India and China due to higher tariffs imposed on these countries by the Trump administration.
Senxin BD Co Ltd, a Chinese company, will invest $10.81 million to set up a manufacturing unit for various LED bulbs and packaging materials in the Mongla Export Processing Zone (Mongla EPZ).
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has witnessed a sharp rise in Chinese investments over the past 14 months, due to China’s shift to high-value products and the ongoing US-China tariff tensions...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has urged its members to include the unit price of both imported raw materials and exportable readymade garment items when submitting utilisation declaration applications through its software, effective from September 1...
Energypac Engineering Limited has exported 63MVA 132/33kV Power transformers and auxiliary substation equipment to Nepal Electricity Authority, under a contract valued at $2.4 million, said a press release...
Japanese exports suffered their steepest drop in more than four years last month as tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump bit, official data showed Wednesday...