Exports grow by 10pc in 11 months
The country鈥檚 export earnings in July-May period of the 2024-25 financial year witnessed a positive growth of 10 per cent, rising to $44.95 billion, according to the Export Promotion Bureau...
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Pry teachers continue full-day strike
Assistant teachers of different government primary schools across the country continued their indefinite whole-day strike for the second day running on Tuesday, pressing for an increase in the entry-level pay scale as well as promotion...
Yunan explores cross-border trade cooperation
A high-level Chinese delegation led by Liu Jie, deputy director of the Lancang-Mekong Sub-regional Economic and Trade Development Centre of the Department of Commerce in Yunnan province, held a meeting on Monday with Anwar Hossain, vice-chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau of Bangladesh...
C鈥檔awabganj mango farmers seek EPB help to boost business
Mango farmers in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday sought help from the Export Promotion Bureau to boost business operations, said a press release...
FIPA key to boosting Canadian investor confidence: envoy
Canada鈥檚 Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil has said a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) would play a critical role in boosting confidence among Canadian investors...
Bangladesh's exports see 9.83pc growth in July-April
The export earnings of the country witnessed a positive growth of 9.83 per cent to $40.20 billion in July-April of financial year 2024-25, according to the Export Promotion Bureau...
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...
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...
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...
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...
764 officials get retrospective promotions
The government has granted merit-based promotions to 764 officials of various ranks who were deprived during the previous government...
Initiatives taken to diversify jute products: Bashir
Textiles and jute adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin聽on Wednesday said that initiatives had been taken to diversify jute products while the聽problems surrounding the jute sector would be resolved very soon...
Exports grow 11.7pc in July-January
Bangladesh鈥檚 earnings from exports witnessed a positive growth of 11.68 per cent to $28.97 billion in July-January period of ongoing financial year 2024-25, according to the latest data published by the Export Promotion Bureau...
Yarn-fabric show begins
The 23rd Dhaka International Yarn and Fabric Show 2025 (Winter Edition) organised jointly by CEMS-Global USA and CCPIT-Tex China began on Wednesday at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
Export earnings rise by 12.84pc in H1 of FY25
Bangladesh鈥檚 export earnings in the first half of the current financial year 2024-25 stood at $24.53 billion, up 12.84 per cent compared to $21.74 billion in the same period of FY24, riding on the increased shipment of readymade garment products...
ACC to probe financial scam allegations against Munni Saha, her husband
The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to investigate allegations of amassing illegal assets against journalist Munni Saha and her husband Kabir Hossain Taposh, owner of advertising agency MS Promotional.
764 deprived bureaucrats recommended for promotion
The committee, formed to review applications of the government officers deprived of promotion during the regime of ousted Awami League, recommended promoting 764 retired officials to different ranks...
Bashir calls for innovation in textile sector to face post-LDC challenges
Sheikh Bashir Uddin, adviser to the Ministries of Textiles, Jute, and Commerce, has urged stakeholders to brace for challenges following Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from least developed country status...
Export earnings rise by 16.23pc in Nov
Bangladesh鈥檚 export earnings have maintained a positive growth for five months (July-November) of the financial year 2024-25, posting a 16.23-per cent increase in November, due mainly to increased shipments of readymade garments...
Ningbo Cixing hosts 鈥楤angladesh Night鈥�
Ningbo Cixing Company Limited hosted 鈥楥ixing Bangladesh Night Products Promotion Meeting鈥� at the Radisson Blu Water Garden in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday...
Environmental approach to promoting health
I RECENTLY worked with some online interns who are studying public health at a Bangladeshi university. Many of them had taken a course on health promotion. When the topic of health promotion came up, they talked about different ways of educating people to lead healthier lives...
BIDA to develop FDI heatmap to attract foreign investments
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, the country鈥檚 apex investment promotion agency, is leading the formation of a foreign direct investment heatmap in collaboration with global and local stakeholders to strategically position Bangladesh as a premier FDI destination...
EPB develops new software for 29th DITF stall, pavilion
Export Promotion Bureau has developed new software to complete the online process of stall, pavilion and restaurant allocation of different categories for the 29th edition of Dhaka International Trade Fair, scheduled to begin at Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre in Purbachal on January 1...
Online application for space allotment in 29th DITF launched
The Export Promotion Bureau on Wednesday announced that businesses can apply online for allotment of spaces for stalls, pavilions and restaurants in the 29th Dhaka International Trade Fair...
Walton appoints Bidya Sinha Mim as Digital Campaign Season-21 ambassador
Popular film actress Bidya Sinha Mim was appointed as promotional ambassador of 鈥榃alton Digital Campaign Season 21鈥�, commenced on October, 10, 2024 across the country, says a press release.
Agriculture product exports rise in July-Sept
Bangladesh鈥檚 agricultural product exports in the July-September period of the financial year 2024-25 increased slightly while the shipment of vegetables witnessed a sharp decline in the period...
Stakeholders hold meeting to facilitate export shipments by air
A meeting between the Export Promotion Bureau, the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Biman Airlines and foreign airlines was held on Sunday to discuss smoothing of export shipments by air, air freight management and other issues, said a press release...
Export target set at $57.5b for FY25
The government has set the country鈥檚 export earnings target at $57.50 billion with 12.59 per cent growth for the financial year 2024-25...
EPB working to rectify export data anomalies
The Export Promotion Bureau is likely to revise its export figures downward by more than $10.8 billion for the financial year 2023-24 after the Bangladesh Bank identified discrepancies between the statistics reported by the EPB and the National Board of Revenue...