Ports and Shipping
Deal with Japan can boost trade
The signing of an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between Bangladesh and Japan will increase bilateral trade and open a new door of opportunities for the South Asian country, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said yesterday.
Chic Wings (BD) Lingerie to invest $18 million in Bepza Economic Zone
The Sino-Singapore firm will set up a garment manufacturing factory
Cabinet to decide next course of action on Bay Terminal project
A decision on the next course of action centring the Bay Terminal project of the Chattogram port will be taken following a cabinet discussion..Adviser to the shipping ministry Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain informed this at a discussion on the project involving high-level officials at
Garment export to US falls 6.29% in Jan-Sep
Bangladesh shipped $5.41 billion worth of apparels to the American market in the nine months
Inflation rises to 10.87 percent in October from 9.92 percent in September
Inflation rises to 10.87 percent in October from 9.92 percent in September
Newly formed BWTCC starts allocating serials of lighter vessels
The cell also cuts freight rates by up to 5%
Denim Expo begins in Dhaka tomorrow
Bangladesh Apparel Exchange will organise the two-day expo
Outstanding bills: Adani halves power supply to Bangladesh
India’s Adani Power Jharkhand Limited has halved its power supply to Bangladesh, saying it has yet to receive outstanding bills.
Bangladesh may not regain US GSP soon
Bangladesh is unlikely to regain benefits offered under the generalised system of preferences (GSP) from the United States if the programme is revived in the near future because of several issues related to labour rights in the country, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday.
New administrator forms 10-member panel to run BGMEA
They are: Md Shahidullah Azim, Enamul Haque Khan (Bablu), Miran Ali, M Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Asif Ashraf, Rezwan Selim, ANM Saifuddin, Md Shihabuduzza Chowdhury, Shams Mahmud and Sharif Zahir
Trade through Benapole to remain suspended for 4 days until Oct 24
The suspension was imposed, as Indian minister will open a terminal at Petrapole on October 24
Garment export to US falls 9.16% in Jan-Aug
Data released from the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) showed the fall
Merchant marine officers’ body demands overall reform in maritime sector
Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers’ Association made the call in a press briefing
Exports grow 5% in Jul-Sep
Bangladesh shipped $11.37 billion worth of merchandise in the first quarter
Multilateral development banks need reform to expand capabilities: analysts
Experts say at CPD, OECD webinar on the Multilateral Development Finance 2024 report
India sets roadmap to grow textiles industry to $350 billion by 2030
The country also targets generating 6 crore textile jobs by that time, India’s textiles minister says
Indian potato import through Hili resumes after a break of 77 days
Two trucks brought in 47 tonnes of potatoes on September 25