Toddler killed in elephant attack in Chattogram
Local people blocked the PAB road near Korean Export Processing Zone at Karnaphuli in Chattogram on Saturday, protesting at the death of a toddler in elephant attack...
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Bangladesh's apparel exports to EU rise by 61pc in Jan
Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel exports to the European Union have recorded significant growth in the beginning of 2025, rising by 60.9 per cent to 1.91 billion euros in January, compared with 1.19 billion euros in the same month of 2024...
Pangas: unlocking export potential, ensuring food security
BANGLADESH is home to two species of Pangas fish: pangasius pangasius, which inhabits open water bodies such as rivers, floodplains and beels and Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, a species predominantly cultured in closed water systems such as ponds and ghers. Over the years, Pangas 鈥� particularly Pangasianodon hypophthalmus 鈥� has emerged as the most...
RMG exports to major destinations increase
The exports of the country鈥檚 readymade garment items witnessed substantial growth to its major destinations in the past eight months (July-February) of the current financial year 2024-25...
S鈥檖ore-Indian tobacco co to invest $9.24m in BEPZA EZ
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has signed a lease agreement with Allied Tobacco Company Limited, a Singapore-India-owned company, to establish a 100 per cent export-oriented cigarette manufacturing industry in the BEPZA Economic Zone...
Trade deficit decreases on high export earnings
The country鈥檚 trade deficit declined slightly in the first seven months (July鈥揓anuary) of the current fiscal year FY2024-25 compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year, as export earnings saw a notable rise...
RMG exports to US grow 46pc in Jan
The readymade garment exports to the United States, the single largest export destination of Bangladesh, witnessed a robust growth of 45.93 per cent in January of 2025 to $799.65 million, according to the聽latest data published by the Office of Textiles and Apparel (Otexa)...
Agri product exports grow 10.25pc
The export of the agricultural products witnessed a positive growth of 10.25 per cent to $742.47 million year-on-year in the July-February period of the current financial year...
China鈥檚 exports start year slow as US trade war intensifies
China鈥檚 exports grew slower than expected in the first two months of the year, official data showed Friday, as a deepening trade war with the United States piles on economic malaise.
Home textile exports witness comeback
The export of home textile products has witnessed a comeback over the past few months, owing to an improved order situation and increased production capacity...
Strict oversight of tea worker rights a must
EARNINGS from tea export have been progressively increasing amid allegations of gross violations of worker rights in tea gardens. Tea workers鈥� union leaders in Moulvibazar demand that their festival allowance for Phagua, a major festival for the tea workers community, should be paid in full and in time. All tea workers are entitled to a festival allowance...
RFL, Haitian Group sign deal on household goods exports
RFL Group has signed an agreement with China鈥檚 Haitian Group to boost household goods exports...
DCCI, Sharjah chamber聽sign trade deal
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed an agreement at Sharjah chamber on Thursday with an aim to expand export of Bangladeshi products to Sharjah and increase bilateral investment...
BEPZA to launch employment injury scheme
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is going to introduce a project named 鈥楨mployment Injury Scheme鈥� in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation to provide aid to the garment sector workers of Export Processing Zones, said a press release...
SEB hosts workshop on export transaction reporting
Southeast Bank PLC has recently organised a training workshop titled 鈥業mportance of timely and errorless reporting of Export transactions in Online Export Monitoring System鈥� for representatives of its exporter clients, said a press release...
Chinese co to invest $3.82m in Ishwardi EPZ
M/s Bangladesh Haijintone Hair Products Co Limited, a Chinese company, will invest $3.82 million in Ishwardi Export Processing Zone to establish a wig manufacturing industry, said a press release...
Single window system streamlines export, import activities
The Bangladesh Single Window system (BSW), launched on January 2, has significantly facilitated the country鈥檚 export-import activities by reducing time and costs, according to a statement from the National Board of Revenue issued on Wednesday...
Apparel exports to EU rise by 4.8pc in 2024
Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel exports to the European Union in 2024 increased by 4.8 per cent to 18.27 billion euros from 17.44 billion euros in 2023 riding on the late year surge in shipment...
Policy focus should also be on non-traditional export market
THE growth that Bangladesh posted in apparel export to non-traditional market is an encouraging shift in export dynamics. With earnings having reached $3.97 billion in July鈥揇ecember of the 2025 financial year, a 6.42 per cent increase on the previous year鈥檚 figure, the sector shows resilience amid global economic shifts. The market now accounts for a 16.84 per cent of the...
Apparel exports to nontraditional market surge by 6.42pc
Bangladeshi apparel exporters bagged $3.97 billion from the nontraditional market in July-January of the financial year 2024-25, which is 6.42 per cent higher than $3.72 billion in the same period of the previous financial year, according to the data from the Export Promotion Bureau...
BB eases loan rescheduling policy for raw-jute exporters
The Bangladesh Bank has eased loan rescheduling policy for raw-jute exporters for the next two years.
1,806 BGMEA members eligible to vote
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association currently has 1,806 active members who are eligible to become voters and can exercise their voting rights in the upcoming BGMEA polls...
BGMEA administrator鈥檚 tenure extended
The Ministry of Commerce has extended the tenure of Md Anwar Hossain, vice chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau, as the administrator of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association for an additional four months...
Workers protest for pay hike at Chattogram EPZ
The workers of Pacific Casuals Limited staged a demonstration for an increase in food and medical allowances in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone in the district on Monday...
KEPZ secures land mutation documents
The Korean Export Processing Zone has finally obtained its mutation documents from the government, paving the path for increased foreign investment...
Four-day international plastic fair begins tomorrow
The 17th International Plastic Fair-2025 is going to start from tomorrow, Wednesday, at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
Two more RMG units get LEED certification
Two more readymade garment factory units in Bangladesh have gained the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certificates, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association...
BKMEA polls on May 10
The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association have announced the election schedule for its board of directors and office bearers for the 2025-2027 terms...
NBR imposes 25pc RD on rice bran oil export
The National Board of Revenue has imposed a fresh 25 per cent regulatory duty on the export of crude and refined rice bran oil to increase domestic supply and keep the prices stable...