Farmers in Jhalakahiti are managing to turn Sidr-battered banana cultivation in the district into a profitable activity once again. After recovering from losses caused by the cyclonic storm, the farmers are now opting to cultivate the cost-effective fruit. The farmers…
Bangladesh will be honoured through a special event in Rome on Sunday in recognition of its achievement of target set in the United Nations Millennium Development Goal (MDG-1) by the end of 2012.
In a unique move to boost trade and investment with neighbouring India, Bangladesh is going to arrange a roadshow on ‘Investment opportunities in Bangladesh’ in India from June 27 to attract Indian businesses to investment here in joint ventures.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) warned to stop providing services to the garments owners if they do not remove the mobile towers from the top of the factory buildings by June.
ngladesh trade fair in KL to begin Aug 15 A three-day trade fair, titled ‘Trade in Bangladesh’, will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 15, aiming to boost trade with Malaysia. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)…
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas on Wednesday told Parliament that hilsa accounts for some 11 percent of Bangladesh’s total fish production.
German engineering company Bosch inaugurated its office in Dhaka on Tuesday to consolidate its last two decades presence in Bangladesh through local distributors.
European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh William Hanna on Tuesday said the EU is keen on working together with Bangladesh to ‘avoid problems’ in the readymade garment (RMG) sector, but not thinking about having any sanction.
Editors Council on Sunday demanded that the government withdraw the budgetary proposal to increase duty on newsprint import.
The recent political unrests in Bangladesh have led to a bad year for border trade with Myanmar, according to local merchants.
Chairperson of the European Union’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) has urged European companies sourcing readymade garments (RMG) from Bangladesh to promote acceptable standards in the manufacturing units.
A delegation of the International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) on Thursday departs the country for United States on a three-week visit, in a bid to explore new areas of businesses.
The US entrepreneurs on Monday expressed their interest to invest in the Bangladesh’s private sector.
A delegation of International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) will be visiting the USA from May 30 for two weeks and hold talks with US officials and chamber leaders on bilateral issues, including GSP facility.
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has urged Swiss Assistant State Secretary Beat Nobs to import more Bangladeshi products, particularly ceramics, pharmaceuticals, household items and computer software.
The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company’s proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has led to glut of domestic natural gas.
President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed on Friday sought duty-free access of all Bangladeshi products to Iran under the Preferential Trade Agreement.
The price of oil fell below $95 per barrel Friday after new signs of a choppy economic recovery in the U.S.
Bennett Model helped pioneer the exporting of garments from China in 1975, the year before Mao Zedong died, and ever since, his New York fashion company has searched for other countries, from Guatemala to Vietnam to Indonesia, capable of supplying…
Installation of 864-kilometre gas distribution pipeline in the country’s south-western region is unlikely to start before January next year as the “Southwest Region Gas Distribution Network Project” has been facing delay in the approval process.
A three-day exposition of medical equipment and pharmaceuticals began here on Thursday.
A mobile court had sealed seven private clinics in Hariankundu uapzila town in Jhenidah on Tuesday for irregularities.
It fears that the European Union will tear up agreements which give preferential access to Bangladeshi garments in order to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards.
The Energy Ministry has initiated a move to extend the tenure of a deal with Qatar to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) as although was no progress to create import facilities in the last two years since the deal was…
ICC Bangladesh president Mahbubur Rahman will lead an 18-member Bangladesh delegation to the ICC-WCF (World Chambers Federation) and 8th World Chambers Congress (WCC) to be held at Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha.
The 10-day long India International Mega Trade and Industry Fair opened on Tuesday and the Bangladesh pavilion is already popular with all.
Despite Bangladesh’s effort to import electricity from neighbouring Myanmar, there is no virtual progress in this regard in last two years.
The Indian Rail Coach Factory (RCF) may soon export 50 AC broad-gauge coaches to Bangladesh early next year.
From the time coal is scooped from the depths of the Spring Creek strip mine in Montana’s wide-open Powder River Basin until it travels more than 6,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean to power plants in South Korea, the price…
Country’s tea export may face a severe setback after three years if necessary steps are not immediately taken for increasing its production.