Import duty cut for LDC graduation: Long way to go for readiness
The government has proposed removing and reducing import duties and supplementary duties on 282 products in fiscal year 2024-25 as it continues its efforts to prepare the nation for its graduation out of the Least Developed Country grouping.
5d ago
Exports slide 16% in May
However, overall shipments grew 2.01 percent to $51.54 billion in July-May, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
1w ago
Low gas pressure cuts textile production by 65%
Factories in industrial belts need 15 PSI (pounds per square inch) of gas pressure, but are getting a maximum of 3 PSI
1w ago
Exports fall 16% in May
Shipments hit $4.07 billion in May, 23.75% lower than the monthly target of $5.33 billion
1w ago
No end in sight: low-income families reel from stubborn inflation
The Consumer Price Index grew by an average of 9.73 percent in the first 11 months of the current financial year, which was 8.64 percent during the identical period a year prior, data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics showed.
1w ago
Manmade Fibre: Bangladesh’s best bet to become top apparel exporter
Having become the world’s second largest source for apparel items after China, Bangladesh is now pushing for the top spot by adding more value-added products to its export basket.
2w ago
Investment in artificial fibre still low
Investment in manmade fibres in Bangladesh is low as the country has mainly focused on the trade and production of cotton fibre garments over the past five decades.
2w ago
Buyers shift to Delhi airport as higher expenses make Dhaka unattractive
The tariff at the largest airport in Bangladesh is so high that buyers stay competitive even when their goods travel a distance of nearly 1,900 kilometres in trucks from the country to Delhi via Benapole and Petrapole.
2w ago
June 10, 2024
Import duty cut for LDC graduation: Long way to go for readiness
The government has proposed removing and reducing import duties and supplementary duties on 282 products in fiscal year 2024-25 as it continues its efforts to prepare the nation for its graduation out of the Least Developed Country grouping.
June 6, 2024
Exports slide 16% in May
However, overall shipments grew 2.01 percent to $51.54 billion in July-May, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
June 5, 2024
Low gas pressure cuts textile production by 65%
Factories in industrial belts need 15 PSI (pounds per square inch) of gas pressure, but are getting a maximum of 3 PSI
June 5, 2024
Exports fall 16% in May
Shipments hit $4.07 billion in May, 23.75% lower than the monthly target of $5.33 billion
June 5, 2024
No end in sight: low-income families reel from stubborn inflation
The Consumer Price Index grew by an average of 9.73 percent in the first 11 months of the current financial year, which was 8.64 percent during the identical period a year prior, data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics showed.
June 1, 2024
Investment in artificial fibre still low
Investment in manmade fibres in Bangladesh is low as the country has mainly focused on the trade and production of cotton fibre garments over the past five decades.
June 1, 2024
Manmade Fibre: Bangladesh’s best bet to become top apparel exporter
Having become the world’s second largest source for apparel items after China, Bangladesh is now pushing for the top spot by adding more value-added products to its export basket.
May 31, 2024
Buyers shift to Delhi airport as higher expenses make Dhaka unattractive
The tariff at the largest airport in Bangladesh is so high that buyers stay competitive even when their goods travel a distance of nearly 1,900 kilometres in trucks from the country to Delhi via Benapole and Petrapole.
May 28, 2024
Bangladesh, Japan begin formal talks to sign trade deal
Three rounds of meetings of the joint study group were held last year to pave the way for last week’s formal launch of the negotiation.
May 22, 2024
Shipping cost keeps upward trend as Red Sea Crisis lingers
Shafiur Rahman, regional operations manager of G-Star in Bangladesh, needs to send 6,146 pieces of denim trousers weighing 4,404 kilogrammes from a Gazipur-based garment factory to Amsterdam of the Netherlands.
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