Refayet Ullah Mirdha

Senior Staff Reporter of The Daily Star.

Export, remittance earnings limp along

Export and remittance sectors suffered disappointments in 2023, looking desperately for solutions this year

10h ago

Investment dried up in textile and garment in 2023

The textile and garment sector witnessed a very dry investment season in 2023 as demand for clothing items fell globally

1d ago

Garment exports to face rocky recovery in 2024

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.

3d ago

Bangladesh to become 20th largest economy by 2038

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.

5d ago

Bangladesh not using Uyghur items: BGMEA

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.

5d ago

Govt ponders running industries on LPG

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.

3w ago

RMG shipment to the USA fell 24.75% in Jan-Oct

Garment export to the US fell 24.75 percent year-on-year to $6.35 billion in January-October this year

3w ago

Dialogue with diplomats on labour rights postponed

The commerce ministry yesterday informed of having postponed its upcoming meeting on the latest labour rights reforms with five diplomats “for the Christmas holiday”.

4w ago
January 3, 2024
January 3, 2024

Export, remittance earnings limp along

Export and remittance sectors suffered disappointments in 2023, looking desperately for solutions this year

January 2, 2024
January 2, 2024

Investment dried up in textile and garment in 2023

The textile and garment sector witnessed a very dry investment season in 2023 as demand for clothing items fell globally

December 31, 2023
December 31, 2023

Garment exports to face rocky recovery in 2024

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.

December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023

Bangladesh to become 20th largest economy by 2038

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.

December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023

Bangladesh not using Uyghur items: BGMEA

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.

December 11, 2023
December 11, 2023

Govt ponders running industries on LPG

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.

December 8, 2023
December 8, 2023

RMG shipment to the USA fell 24.75% in Jan-Oct

Garment export to the US fell 24.75 percent year-on-year to $6.35 billion in January-October this year

December 6, 2023
December 6, 2023

Dialogue with diplomats on labour rights postponed

The commerce ministry yesterday informed of having postponed its upcoming meeting on the latest labour rights reforms with five diplomats “for the Christmas holiday”.

December 6, 2023
December 6, 2023

Govt likely to retreat from its quest for higher growth

government is likely to lower its economic growth target by one percentage point for the fiscal year ending in June

December 4, 2023
December 4, 2023

Bangladesh to discuss labour rights today

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).

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