Bangladesh’s construction sector, one of the country’s largest sectors, is reeling from a sharp contraction in public project implementation and spending, underscoring growing stress across the broader economy, according to industry insiders and analysts.
This net inflow was 114 percent higher than the $403 million recorded in the same period a year earlier.
The country’s private sector remains hamstrung by red tape, political uncertainty, and rising costs, all of which pose a serious threat to economic progress, according to Mohammed Amirul Haque, founding managing director and chief executive officer of Premier Cement Mills Limited.
Bangladesh’s exporters fear losses as India has barred the import of several products—including some jute items—through land ports, threatening crucial trade flows and millions of dollars in earnings.
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Bangladesh’s non-leather footwear sector is emerging as a steering force in the country’s export landscape, driven by global shifts in consumer preferences, strong manufacturing capacity, and competitive pricing
Bangladesh must urgently adopt a strategic, reform-driven foreign direct investment (FDI) policy by removing existing barriers to attract and retain investment to remain competitive in the region, experts suggest.
Non-leather footwear exports rose 30.25% in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year
Businesses in Bangladesh will face challenges in managing the impacts of higher inflation and exchange rate in 2024 as well while the cost of production and operation may increase amid the rising bank interest, several business and corporate leaders warn
More than 60 years ago, an adolescent Fazlur Rahman got an unexpected start to his journey in business.
PRAN-RFL Group is investing Tk 700 crore to set up factories for the manufacture of opal glassware and polystyrene sheets
Sales of geysers have increased this year thanks to the changing lifestyle of people living in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh
The exports amounted to $110 million, a year-on-year growth of 51.42 percent, according to data of the EPB
Segments of the light engineering sector suffering from significantly lower sales for the past one-and-a-half years
Cement makers in Bangladesh have reduced production as political tension slowed sales amid a slowdown in construction projects
The leather sector cannot ensure value addition of over 65 percent whereas there is potential to reach 90 percent
Earlier in May, Pragati reached a consensus with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to establish a complete knock-down setup for assembling sedans
The government has formed a panel to frame a policy by identifying the potentials and challenges of use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the industrial sector.
