Senior Staff Reporter of The Daily Star.
Export and remittance sectors suffered disappointments in 2023, looking desperately for solutions this year
The textile and garment sector witnessed a very dry investment season in 2023 as demand for clothing items fell globally
Garment exports from Bangladesh may witness moderate growth of between 7 and 10 percent in 2024 after struggling to perform strongly in the outgoing year due to a global economic slowdown.
Bangladesh is set to become the world's 20th largest economy by 2038 owing to continued economic growth, according to a forecast by the London-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) on Wednesday.
There is no chance of Bangladeshi garment factories using materials like cotton, yarn and fabrics produced in China’s Xinjiang region, said Faruque Hassan, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), yesterday.
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.
Garment export to the US fell 24.75 percent year-on-year to $6.35 billion in January-October this year
The commerce ministry yesterday informed of having postponed its upcoming meeting on the latest labour rights reforms with five diplomats “for the Christmas holiday”.
Export and remittance sectors suffered disappointments in 2023, looking desperately for solutions this year
The textile and garment sector witnessed a very dry investment season in 2023 as demand for clothing items fell globally
Garment exports from Bangladesh may witness moderate growth of between 7 and 10 percent in 2024 after struggling to perform strongly in the outgoing year due to a global economic slowdown.
Bangladesh is set to become the world's 20th largest economy by 2038 owing to continued economic growth, according to a forecast by the London-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) on Wednesday.
There is no chance of Bangladeshi garment factories using materials like cotton, yarn and fabrics produced in China’s Xinjiang region, said Faruque Hassan, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), yesterday.
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.
Garment export to the US fell 24.75 percent year-on-year to $6.35 billion in January-October this year
The commerce ministry yesterday informed of having postponed its upcoming meeting on the latest labour rights reforms with five diplomats “for the Christmas holiday”.
government is likely to lower its economic growth target by one percentage point for the fiscal year ending in June
The government is going to hold a dialogue today on the latest labour rights situation as both the US and the European Union (EU), two major export destinations, are putting pressure for implementing commitments made in a National Action Plan (NAP).