BEPZA to allocate plots in Patuakhali EPZ from 2026
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is expected to start allocating plots for investors in Patuakhali Export Processing Zone from early 2026.聽
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Mehidy wins BSPA Sportsperson of the Year award
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz won the BSPA Sportsperson of the Year 2024 award as the Bangladesh Sports Press Association awarded 11 sports person, one team and one organisation in 15 categories during a function at a city hotel on Friday.
4 Bangladeshi trucks sent back from Benapole
Four Bangladeshi trucks, carrying goods, were sent back from Benapole Port Wednesday evening as India revoked the long-standing trans-shipment facility granted to Bangladesh, which allowed goods to be exported from Bangladesh to third countries via Indian land ports...
聽Dhaka sees little impact on exports
Commerce adviser Seikh Bashir Uddin on Thursday dismissed any significant negative impact on the country鈥檚 exports after India withdrew its transshipment facility to the Bangladeshi cargoes reaching third countries through its ports...
Worrying govt failure to keep unfit vehicles off road
MORE than 600,000 registered motor vehicles still running on the road with their fitness certificates not having been updated after they have had repeated bans on their movement is a cause for concern. The Road Transport Authority figures until mid-March show that the number of motor vehicles registered with the agency is 6.296 million whilst 9.7 per cent of them have...
Partex players threaten to boycott match
Partex Sporting Club players have boycotted practice due to not receiving their wages and have threatened to boycott their Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match against Gazi Group Cricketers scheduled to be played at the BKSP-3 today...
NIMC holds workshop on role of media in flood preparedness
A workshop on the role of media in flood preparedness was held in Dhaka on Monday.
BIFPCL reacts to 抖阴精品 report
The Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited has sent a statement in reaction to the 抖阴精品 report published on March 29 titled 鈥楶ower plants exaggerate bills.鈥�...
EPZ investors laud govt鈥檚 swift response over US tariff
The investors of Bangladesh Export Processing Zones have expressed their deep appreciation for the government鈥檚 prompt and strategic initiative following the recent announcement by the US administration of imposing a 37 per cent 鈥榬eciprocal tariff鈥� on Bangladeshi exports...
Exports grow by 10.63pc in July-March
Bangladesh鈥檚 export earnings increased by 10.63 per cent to $37.19 billion in the first nine months or July-March period of the current financial year 2024-25 compared with those of $33.61 billion in the same period of FY24, according to Export Promotion Bureau data...
BGMEA seeks buyers鈥� support in tariff issues
The country鈥檚 apparel manufacturers urged buyers to be patient and support them regarding the United States鈥� tariff on Bangladeshi export items...
Tanzid hits hundred聽in Rupganj鈥檚 win
Tanzid Hasan smashed a blistering 103* off 59 as Legends of Rupganj thrashed Partex Sporting Club by 10 wickets in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at the BKSP-3 on Monday...
Moinuddin joins as special assistant
Sheikh Moinuddin on Sunday joined as special assistant to interim government鈥檚 chief adviser with the status of state minister and executive authority over the ministry of road transport and bridges...
132 killed, 208 injured in Eid road crashes: BRTA
At least 132 people were killed and 208 injured in 110 road crashes across the country during the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation, according to data published by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority...
Diversification of export products, markets necessary
DESPITE a remarkable advancement in the industrial sector, with its contribution now standing at more than a third of the gross domestic product, it has failed to diversify export-oriented industries, products and markets. A lack of comprehensive and consistent policies and the failure to effectively implement the few that are there are said to have led to such a state. An...
Bangladesh marks Int鈥檒 Day of Sport
Bangladesh commemorated the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on a nationwide level on Sunday, holding rallies, seminars, and sports tournaments around the country under the theme 鈥楾arunner Ongsogrohon, Kheladhular Manunnoyon鈥�...
US to revoke all visas for South Sudanese
Washington is revoking all visas for South Sudanese passport holders and blocking new arrivals, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday, complaining the African nation is not accepting its nationals expelled from the United States.
Bangladesh's reliance on single product, fewer destinations take toll on exports
Economists and business leaders said excessive reliance on readymade garment and fewer major export destinations and lack of diversification increasingly creating a risk on Bangladesh鈥檚 economy...
12 more industries to go into operation at Ctg BEPZA EZ
Twelve more firms in the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ), established at the National Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) in Chattogram, is likely to go into commercial operation within 2025...
RFL starts exporting grass mat
RFL, country鈥檚 leading business conglomerate, has started exporting grass mat by exporting the item to the Philippines...
Trade through Benapole resumes
Trade with India through Benapole land port resumed on Saturday after an 8-day of suspension for Eid-ul-Fitr holidays...
RMG sector in Bangladesh faces challenges as US slaps high tariffs
The country鈥檚 readymade garment manufacturers expressed concern over the US鈥檚 fresh 37 per cent tariff imposition on all Bangladeshi exporting products...
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...
US admits deportation 鈥榚rror鈥� as alarm deepens over Trump policy
Donald Trump鈥檚 hardline immigrant policy faced fresh scrutiny Tuesday after officials admitted that an 鈥榓dministrative error鈥� in the hurried deportation process had sent a man to a notorious El Salvador prison...
RISING DIVORCE RATE: A path to empowerment and support
GLOBALLY, the issue of divorce has gained significant attention, and Bangladesh is no exception. The rate of divorce among urban women, particularly in Dhaka, has notably increased in recent years. This trend reflects deeper societal changes in areas like economic structures, evolving cultural norms, and shifting individual priorities. Divorce, once considered a rare and...
DRU staff members attacked, three injured
At least three staff members of the Dhaka Reporters Unity were injured in an attack allegedly by local miscreants and the employees of Karatoa Courier Service on Friday....
Trading thru Bhomra port to remain suspended for 9 days
Import and export activities at Bhomra land port in Satkhira will remain suspended for nine days beginning on Saturday due to Eid-ul-Fitr and weekly holidays.
NSC violates sports ministry鈥檚 policy
The National Sports Council violated the ministry of youth and sports鈥� policy by rejecting the Search Committee proposal, as the NSC appointed Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapal as general secretary of the Bangladesh Archery Federation and formed an ad-hoc committee.
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...
Yunus seeks FAO support to export fruits, farm products to China
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sought support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation in an effort to export fruits and farm products to China in a bigger way...