SPOTLIGHT / BATEXPO returns after 12-year hiatus
17 September 2026
After a 12-year pause, the Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exhibition (BATEXPO), a flagship event of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), is returning this year.
17 September 2026
Bangladesh’s garment prices in EU less than half of Vietnam’s
17 September 2026
Bangladesh sells garment items to the European Union (EU) at less than half the prices of those from Vietnam because of the lack of high-value garment items in Bangladesh’s export basket.
17 September 2026
Bangladesh's garment prices in EU less than half of Vietnam's
16 September 2026
In the price chart, Bangladesh is only above Pakistan, the cheapest supplier.
16 September 2026
Labour law enforcement now Bangladesh’s key test: ILO chief
16 September 2026
Bangladesh has made significant progress in reforming its labour laws, but the real test now lies in implementation, particularly enforcement of the Labour Act, freedom of association in export processing zones and the effectiveness of labour inspections, according to Gilbert F Houngbo, director general of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
16 September 2026
Energy roadmap key to attracting more US investment
11 September 2026
An energy security roadmap, an enabling investment climate and timely policies are among the major tasks for the government to attract more American investment in Bangladesh, said Syed Mohammad Kamal, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham).
11 September 2026
Millers hail withdrawal of zero duty on yarn
9 September 2026
The government has withdrawn the zero-duty import facility under the bond for 10 to 30 count cotton yarn, aiming to protect local textile millers.
9 September 2026
Bangladesh makes final push to defer LDC graduation
8 September 2026
The 81st UN General Assembly opens in New York today, with a decision on the deferment expected during the session
8 September 2026
Analysis / Bangladesh’s costly trade fallacy
7 September 2026
Not once, but twice since February, United States courts have gutted the legal basis for Washington’s global tariff threats, including against Bangladesh.
7 September 2026
UK retailer Debenhams’ terminated workers demand arrears
The recently terminated employees of Debenhams’ Bangladesh office yesterday demanded full payment of the wages and other monetary benefits owed to them by the London-based multinational retailer as per Bangladesh’s labour laws.
5 September 2020
Bangladesh praying for trade benefits post LDC graduation
Bangladesh has joined hands with peer least-developed countries (LDCs) to appeal to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for the continuation of trade benefits they currently enjoy following status graduation to developing nations considering the pandemic’s ill-effect on economies.
31 August 2020
Bangladesh still among top sourcing destinations
Bangladesh remains one of the top sourcing destinations after China for international clothing retailers and brands even during the coronavirus pandemic because of its competitive prices, according to a new report by leading supply chain compliance solutions provider QIMA.
29 August 2020
Misleading, exaggerated, dated
The findings of the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) on job losses and shuttering of garment factories for the coronavirus pandemic have been trashed by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE).
29 August 2020
BB eases credit rules for exporters
The Bangladesh Bank has relaxed rules on securing funds from pre-shipment credit schemes and the Export Development Fund so that exporters can avail soft loans to expedite shipments and make their international business more competitive.
27 August 2020
Yet another round of low-cost funds on the cards for garment exporters
The government may consider another stimulus package for garment exporters such that they can pay workers’ wages of August, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday.
26 August 2020
US seeks list of apparel brands that cancelled orders
The US Trade Representative (USTR), the chief trade negotiator for the Trump administration, has sought a list of retailers that cancelled work orders with Bangladeshi firms due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
26 August 2020
US investors urged to set up Covid-19 vaccine plants in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has urged US investors to set up Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing plants in Bangladesh to ensure its availability at lower cost for people of the country.
25 August 2020
Garment factories in SME category to get cash incentive
The government has extended policy support to garment exporting factories falling under the small and medium enterprise (SME) category to improve their competitiveness during this time of the coronavirus pandemic.
25 August 2020
Navigating New Waters: a guideline for post LDC graduation
It is a historic event for any citizen when their beloved country makes the graduation from a least-developed country (LDC) to a developing country thanks to the unanimous recognition of its economic performance by a UN body.
25 August 2020
Bangladesh still in second spot in global apparel trade
Officially, Bangladesh is still the second-largest garment exporter worldwide and it is expected that the country will be able to retain its second position globally because of the regular flow of work orders with the reopening of the stores in the western world.
24 August 2020
Tea production to be ramped up by 2025
The government is targeting to increase tea production by about 46 per cent to 140 million kilograms by 2025 in a bid to meet the growing domestic demand for the beverage, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi.
23 August 2020
Textile sector breathing a sigh of relief with the rebound of apparel export orders
The sale of yarn and fabrics of export-oriented spinning and weaving mills is on the rise thanks to a higher inflow of work orders from international clothing retailers.
18 August 2020
Rawhide traders down in the dumps
Seasonal traders of rawhide have been left disappointed by this year’s sales as the price for untanned leather has remained low for two consecutive years now.
17 August 2020
Cheap rawhides have nothing to do with high prices of leather goods: experts
That very low prices of rawhides will be able to keep prices of leather goods such as footwear and bags from going abnormally high in the domestic markets is not necessarily true, finds research of the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC).
15 August 2020
TJMaxx yet to clear dues of Bangladeshi suppliers
News of garment work order cancellations and holdups and deferred payments became commonplace when pandemic struck.
11 August 2020
Cotton imports tipped to return to pre-pandemic levels by year-end
Cotton imports witnessed a slump for the first time in over a decade last fiscal year due to a fall in demand from local mills amid a stunning drop in apparel work orders for the global coronavirus pandemic.
9 August 2020
Govt has come up with a solution to the hurdle to higher leather exports
The government will allow construction of effluent treatment plants (ETPs) by individual tanneries inside the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate (STIE) in a bid to expedite the process of obtaining much-needed certification from the Leather Working Group (LWG) to boost export of leather goods.
8 August 2020
Garment export orders rolling in once again
It appears garment manufacturers are at last breathing a sigh of relief as work orders for apparel items from international retailers are coming back with the reopening of their stores in the European and American markets.
6 August 2020
Steps taken, yet rawhide wasted
The government was hoping there would be no recurrence of the waste of rawhide last Eid-ul-Azha.
4 August 2020