Jagaran Chakma is a Staff Reporter of The Daily Star
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.
Bangladesh's delicious mangoes: untapped economic potential, requiring a national strategy
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
Scrapping the price range cap for bids, making e-GP mandatory for all public procurement and allowing NGOs to compete for tenders, the government has overhauled the public procurement law.
Bangladesh is dealing with one of its most challenging political and economic shifts, and the proposed US tariff hike to 37 percent on its exports could worsen the situation..This could turn out to be a big problem for the economy, especially for the readymade garment (RMG) industry, which
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.
leather and leather goods sector in Bangladesh is witnessing slow sales both at home and abroad amid ongoing global economic crises
two tanneries of Apex and Bay Leather to set up their own effluent treatment plants and other companies are waiting for permission