Trade Union Platform for Migrant Workers starts operation
Trade Union Platform for Migrant Workers, a trade union for migrant workers, began its operation in Bangladesh on Wednesday.
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WTO says chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to seek 2nd term
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organisation, will seek a second four-year term when her mandate expires next August, her spokesman said Monday...
Labour leaders pledge help to run apparel factories in Bangladesh after unrest
Labour leaders on Saturday urged the factory owners to reopen their units today, assuring an all-out support from the trade unions to continue production in the readymade garment sector.
India鈥檚 trade, commerce begin with Bangladesh: MEA
India said that it would continue to work with Bangladesh to fulfil the shared aspirations of the people of both countries for prosperity, security and development while trade and commerce had...
Bangladesh to retain some benefits after LDC graduation: WTO
Director general of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that Bangladesh would get same benefits for sometimes after its graduation from the Least Developed Country in 2026...
US bill on Hong Kong trade offices draws rebuke from city
Hong Kong lashed out at the US House of Representatives on Wednesday for passing a bill that could potentially shut the Chinese city鈥檚 trade outposts across the United States...
Bridge digital divide to leverage global trade opportunities: WTO
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has urged the low- and middle-income countries to bridge the digital divide, tackle regulatory capacity and compliance issues to take...
WTO public forum begins today
The largest outreach event of the World Trade Organisation will start today at the multilateral trade organisation鈥檚 secretariat in the Swiss city of Geneva...
British unions call for Labour to fix public services
British trade unions host their annual meeting in Brighton on Sunday as they call for the new Labour government to fix public services and improve working conditions...
China seeking WTO talks with Canada over EV, steel tariffs
China鈥檚 commerce ministry said on Friday Beijing had referred Canada to the World Trade Organisation over Ottawa鈥檚 new restrictions on imports of Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminium...
Moinul becomes Trade and Tariff Commission chair
National Board of Revenue member (grade-1) Moinul Khan has been appointed as chairman (secretary) of the Trade and Tariff Commission...
US, China trade warnings during tense visit
Top US and Chinese officials exchanged warnings against stoking regional tensions during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, after China became embroiled in security rows with American allies Japan and the Philippines...
Dealmakers ponder what鈥檚 next after tough Biden antitrust years
President Joe Biden鈥檚 sceptical approach to corporate mergers has been a hallmark of his administration鈥檚 business policy 鈥� a stance generally expected to ease if Donald Trump returns to the White House...
Offshore banking boosts trade efficiency: BRAC Bank MD
Selim RF Hussain, managing director and CEO of BRAC Bank PLC, emphasised that the availability of foreign exchange liquidity through offshore banking enhances the efficiency of foreign trade financing, leading to cost-effective and greater economic efficiency...
Comoros becomes WTO member
The Comoros on Wednesday became the 165th member of the World Trade Organisation after negotiating terms for 17 years...
FBCCI members for resignation of president, directors
Some general members of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the apex trade organisation in the country, on Wednesday gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the federation board, including the president, to step down...
WTO DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala greets Yunus
The director general of World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, congratulated Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on his assumption of office of the chief adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh and expressed her interest to work closely with him.
Trade bodies should focus on business: community
Business leaders on Wednesday said that trade bodies needed to work properly to meet demands of all businesses of the country, regardless of their political identities...
China launches appeal at WTO over EU electric vehicle tariffs
Beijing said Friday it had filed an appeal with the World Trade Organisation over the European Union鈥檚 imposition of additional tariffs on imports of electric vehicles from China...
ETI urges global buyers to consider Bangladesh鈥檚 current situation
The Ethical Trading Initiative, a platform of trade unions, non-governmental organisations and companies, has urged global buyers to remain engaged with Bangladeshi suppliers to fully understand the consequences of transitions, factory shutdowns and recent unrests...
BTUF condemns UAE for jailing 57 Bangladeshi
Bangladesh Trade Union Federation in a press release on Friday censured the government of the United Arab Emirates for jailing 57 Bangladeshi expatriates on...
Dozens of countries finalise digital trade deal talks: Britain
Dozens of countries have finalised years of negotiations towards a 鈥榞roundbreaking鈥� agreement drawing up global digital trade rules, Britain said Friday.
Bangladesh's trade deficit reaches $20b
The country鈥檚 trade deficit reached $20.22 billion in the July-May period of the 2023-24 financial year, according to the Bangladesh Bank.
Initiatives to sign FTA with Thailand underway: Ahsanul
State minister for commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Sunday said that initiatives to sign a free trade agreement between Bangladesh and Thailand were underway...
Digitalisation of trade to boost access to global networks: experts
Experts and business leaders on Sunday said that digitalisation of trade in Bangladesh had the potential to boost the country鈥檚 economy by expanding access to global trade networks and...
Trade deficit rises to $18.69b in 10 months
The country鈥檚 trade deficit expanded to $18.69 billion in July-April of the 2023-24 financial year compared with that of $4.74 billion in July-March of FY24, according to Bangladesh Bank data...
Trade and Tariff Commission Bill passed in JS amid criticism
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024 was passed in Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday with a view to further amending Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission Act 1992...
Govt slashes cash incentive for exports for FY25
The government on Sunday reduced rates of cash incentives against exports for all 43 categories up to 50 per cent for the financial year 2024-25 that begins today...
Banglabandha, Sonamasjid ports to remain closed for 7 days
Export-import between Bangladesh and India through Chapainawabganj鈥檚 Sonamasjid land port and trade activities with India, Nepal and Bhutan through the Banglabandha land port will remain suspended for seven days, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated in the country on June 17...
Govt must own up to labour rights decline and improve situation
BANGLADESH having ranked among the 10 worst countries for working people in the 2024 ITUC Global Rights Index, which has been for the eighth consecutive year since 2017, is worrying in that it suggests that there has been no improvement in labour rights....