1pc customs duty set on raw materials import for e-bikes
The government has taken a step in the green technology-based transportation, electric vehicle and lithium battery industry in Bangladesh...
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DCCI urges ports to remain open in Eid vacation
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Taskeen Ahmed on Wednesday urged all the ports of the country to keep their export-import activities normal during the long vacation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and other festivals...
Bangladesh urges Lanka to boost medicine import
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday called upon Sri Lanka to increase its import of pharmaceutical products from Bangladesh, highlighting the strength, global standards, and competitiveness of the country鈥檚 pharmaceutical sector...
LC opening for imports rises
The opening of letters of credit (LC) for imports increased in the first 10 months of the 2024鈥�25 fiscal year, displaying a gradual recovery in business activity after months of political turmoil...
Trump to double steel, aluminum tariffs to 50pc
US president Donald Trump said Friday that he would double steel and aluminum import tariffs to 50 per cent from next week, the latest salvo in his trade wars aimed at protecting domestic industries...
China to collaborate in textile sector
The Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh (CEAB) and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation in the textile and apparel sector...
Excessive dependence on LNG import is no solution
AN ACUTE gas crisis has severely affected industries and households in Dhaka and elsewhere. The supply of gas plummeted on May 29 after imported liquefied natural gas unloading had been suspended because of inclement weather. The power sector on May 27 received 941.3mmcfd of gas against the demand for 2420.9mmcfd while the fertiliser sector received...
Re-assessing export-import policies stressed
Speakers at a seminar on Saturday said that export-import policy reform is key to resilience and long-term competitiveness while re-assessing such policies is necessary to meet the challenges of post-LDC period...
Sonali Bank to receive fees of fisheries dept
Sonali Bank PLC signed an agreement with Department of Fisheries to collect export-import related charges and fees through the Sonali Payment Gateway...
Bangladesh to stay as top cotton importer in 2025-26
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...
Bangladesh exporters worried over India鈥檚 import restrictions thru land ports
Bangladeshi exporters and an economist expressed worries over the imposition of import restrictions by India on a number of Bangladeshi goods, including readymade garments, fruit and fruit-flavoured carbonated drinks, processed food items, cotton and cotton yarn waste, some plastic and PVC finished goods, and wooden furniture, through land ports...
China, EU suspend Brazil chicken imports over bird flu
China and the European Union have suspended imports of chicken meat from Brazil, the world鈥檚 biggest exporter of the commodity, after an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in the South American country, officials said Friday...
Businesses offer Tk聽550cr for LNG import: Hatem
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Mohammad Hatem said that the industrialist have proposed the government to provide Tk聽550 crore to import liquefied natural gas to address the ongoing gas issues in the country鈥檚 garment and textile sector...
LC opening goes up
The opening of letters of credit (LCs) for imports rose in the first nine months of the 2024鈥�25 fiscal year, displaying a gradual recovery in business activity after months of political turmoil...
NBR wants to ease business process for compliant taxpayers
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is contemplating the introduction of a more simplified process for compliant import duty and tax payers to import the goods they need, helping them to do business more easily...
BB allows payment against discrepant import bills
The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday allowed banks to make payments against discrepant import bills if the importer accepts the discrepancies on reasonable grounds...
NBR halts yarn import through land ports
The National Board of Revenue has issued a gazette notification regarding the ban on the import of yarn and some other products through the country's land ports from India, Nepal and Bhutan, following repeated demands from local textile millers...
Bangladesh imports 10,850 tonnes of rice from India
Another consignment of 10,850 tonnes of Indian parboiled rice arrived at the country鈥檚 premier seaport, Chattogram Port on Thursday...
China Exim Bank to support relocation of industrial plants to Bangladesh
Chairman of China Export-Import Bank Chen Huaiyu on Thursday said that his bank would support the relocation of Chinese manufacturing plants to Bangladesh to make the country a platform for export to other nations...
Global outcry as Trump heaps 25pc tariffs on auto imports
World powers on Thursday blasted US president Donald Trump鈥檚 steep tariffs on imports of vehicles and car parts, vowing retaliation as a widening trade war intensifies...
Govt may halt import of yarn thru land ports
The government has started a move to halt the import of yarn through the country鈥檚 land ports as these ports lack the proper testing capacity of the yarns, according to a meeting of the Ministry of Commerce held on Monday...
LC opening for imports rises
The opening of letters of credit (LCs) for imports increased in the first eight months of the 2024-25 fiscal year compared to the same period in the previous year, reflecting a gradual recovery in business activity...
ASEAN urged to increase imports from Bangladesh
ASEAN diplomats recently visited ICC Bangladesh and held a meeting with its president Mahbubur Rahman and vice-presidents AK Azad and Naser Ezaz Bijoy...
Government slashes import duties on fresh fruits
To keep the prices of fresh fruits within the people鈥檚 purchasing capacity during the holy month of Ramadan, the government issued two new notifications on March 16, slashing import duties on fresh fruit in the public interest...
Fruit imports in Bangladesh decline
Fresh fruits imports have been witnessing a declining trend for the past few years, according to the traders, mostly due to raising various types of duties, depreciation of taka against US dollar and inflationary pressure which impacted the living costs...
Bangladesh decides to import two cargos of LNG
The advisory committee of the government purchase in a meeting on Wednesday approved two proposals for importing two cargos of liquefied natural gas...
Dates import, consumption surge sharply
Dates have always been a special item for Iftar during the Ramadan in Bangladesh. However, in recent years, the fruit has advanced beyond just a Ramadan delicacy to become a common part of daily consumption...
Date prices drop with huge import
Consumers have expressed satisfaction over the declining prices of dates, following an import volume that has doubled compared to market demand ahead of Ramadan...
China keen to import Hilsa
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has expressed interest in importing 1,000 tonnes of Hilsa from Bangladesh...
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...