Port and Shipping
All member factories completed paying March salary, Eid bonus: BGMEA
BGMEA President SM Mannan Kochi says in a press briefing today
New industries outside economic zones will not get electricity, gas
The cabinet committee on economic affairs says
70% factories yet to pay March salary
Some 70% have already paid festival bonus, Industrial police say
Leather shipment recovers, fetches $100 million in 9 months
Leather exports rose 9.8% year-on-year in Jul-Mar of FY24
Scooter sales rev up as riders seek comfort
Local retailers post up to 65% rise in monthly scooter sales
Litchi growers expect good harvest this year
There are over 4,000 orchards dotting the district
Forex reserves fall by half a billion in a week
It hit $19.45 billion on March 27, down from $19.98 billion on March 20
Contracts of Summit’s three power plants extended
The plants are located in Dhaka’s Ashulia, Narshingdi’s Madhabdi and Cumilla’s Chandina
Another Bangladeshi factory obtains Gold LEED certification
Gazipur-based APS Knit Composite Ltd scored 71 out of 110
Russia wants skilled manpower from Bangladesh
The Putin administration will take 60 workers initially and more in phases
German retail firm Otto urged to source more high-value RMG: BGMEA
A delegation of Otto Group meets BGMEA president today
India’s biggest wholesale market in Nashik demands withdrawal of onion export ban
The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in India’s Lasalgaon made the demand
Commodity market monitoring to continue: Titu
There is ample supply of basic goods, the state minister for commerce says
Steel sector’s operational cost rises 65% in a year
Dollar crisis, rise in utility bills taking toll, says Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers Association
Bangladesh's RMG exports via Delhi airport upset Indian apparel makers
Garments from Bangladesh have been a key driver behind the surge in export cargo trans-shipment at the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) in the last one year but the development has upset Indian apparel suppliers..On February 7 last year, India allowed DIAL to serve as a cargo tra
IMF suggests raising tax-free income limit to Tk 5 lakh
The International Monetary Fund has suggested the National Board of Revenue (NBR) restructure the personal income tax slabs and increase the tax-free income limit to Tk 5 lakh from the existing Tk 3.5 lakh.
