Bangladesh has secured a reduction in US tariffs on its exports to 19 percent under a new bilateral trade agreement, down from levels of up to 37 percent initially proposed last April. The deal also creates a pathway for selected Bangladeshi garments made with US-produced materials to enter the
Chinese investment in Bangladesh has surged 300%, underscoring Beijing’s growing role in the country’s economic landscape, Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin said on Friday. Speaking at the ‘Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition’ at the Bashundhara Convention Centre, he stressed that enhanced collaboration with China could further accelerate Bangladesh’s
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) announced that the country’s apparel sector has regained stability following a turbulent period marked by labour unrest. At a press conference in Dhaka, BGMEA President Khandaker Rafiqul Islam acknowledged the cooperation of the government, factory owners, workers, the Bangladesh Army, and law














