Bangladesh's garment prices in EU less than half of Vietnam's
16 September 2026
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Red Sea tensions raise insurance costs
15 September 2026
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BPC looks for alternative crude markets as Bab el-Mandeb risks rise
15 September 2026
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Bangladesh overtakes China again in apparel exports to US
5 September 2026
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Bangladesh's exports rise 5.43% in July-August
1 September 2026
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APM Terminals begins construction of $550m Laldia terminal
30 August 2026
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Maersk wants to invest in Bangladesh’s shipbuilding
29 August 2026
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Customs seize Khulna-bound imported board in Old Dhaka
29 August 2026
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Chattogram port remains 68th busiest container port globally
29 August 2026
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Ctg customs house begins destroying 126 containers of expired goods
25 August 2026
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Ctg port handled highest ever container in 2024
Record 3.27 million containers handled in 2024
1 January 2025
Ctg port posts record in container handling
A rise in foreign trade is helping the port recover from the global economic downturn
30 December 2024
Transport workers’ strike hits importers hard
1.5 million tonnes of imported goods got stuck at 50 ports
28 December 2024
No advance tax, VAT for green shipyards: NBR
Capital machinery import rises, as Hong Kong convention only allows green shipyards to import scrap ships
25 December 2024
Tax return submission deadline extended to Jan 31
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has for a second time extended by a month the deadline for individual taxpayers to file tax returns.
24 December 2024
Shipping adviser expresses anger over slow auction process at Chattogram custom house
Auctionable goods piling up at Ctg port
24 December 2024
Union leaders demand emergency fund for laid-off RMG workers
They made the demand in a meeting with the Labour Reform Commission
23 December 2024
ACI Motors sells 18.5% stake to Japan’s Mitsui at $22.75 million
Two senior Mitsui executives will join ACI Motors to widen their global reach
22 December 2024
Cargo ship with Pakistani goods reaches Ctg anchorage
On its second trip, it brings refined sugar, dolomites, fabrics, electronics, etc from Pakistan and UAE
21 December 2024
Panel formed to make tax expenditure policy
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday formed a nine-member committee to make a policy framework for tax expenditure.
19 December 2024
Renata ships first batch of preventative cardiovascular meds to US
The medicine was manufactured at Renata’s Bangladesh factory approved by the US-FDA
17 December 2024
BSC issues tender to dispose of two old oil tankers
The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has finally taken steps for the disposal of two of its oldest oil tankers, which, according to experts, had become unfit by 2015.
5 December 2024
6-day furniture fair begins in Chattogram
28 companies are taking part in the event
4 December 2024
Roadmap is there to implement ILO conventions: commerce adviser
EU Ambassador Michael Miller calls on the adviser
3 December 2024
CPA warns employees on posting internal issues on social media, talking to news outlets
Chittagong Port Authority today issued a warning for its staff against uploading internal documents, posting comments about its internal issues on the social media as well as talking to news outlets
2 December 2024
KEPZ decides to fast-track land registration
The chief adviser became the first head of state to preside over a meeting of the KEPZ governing body in nine years
2 December 2024
Businesses will now get up to three years for payment: BB
Earlier, industries could import capital machinery under a 360-day usance term
1 December 2024
Payra port: Poor navigability jacks up coal import cost
Just six months after Tk 6,500 crore was spent on capital dredging, Payra Port’s Rabnabad channel has lost much of its navigability, pushing up coal transport costs for the power plants in the area.
22 November 2024
Goods transport by lighter vessels: HC stays new policy for 6 months
The HC bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi issued the order on Tuesday after hearing a writ petition filed by 11 lighter vessel-owning firms.
21 November 2024
Ctg port authority frames SOP to avert fire incidents
Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has framed a standing operating procedure (SOP) comprising a set of regulations to be followed during any fire related works in the vessels and in the port's restricted area to avert fire risks
14 November 2024