Thursday , November 14 2024
Home / Current News (page 26)

Current News

No respite from jute export slump

Earnings from jute exports from Bangladesh slumped for the second consecutive year in July-January, raising concerns for the promising industry, one of the few sectors for which raw materials are locally available. Due to the global economic slowdown, shrinking demand, increasing domestic production cost and the persisting anti-dumping duty imposed …

Read More »

Bengal Polymer Wares wins best premier pavilion award

Bengal Polymer Wares was awarded the second prize in the Premier Pavilion category at the Dhaka International Trade Fair. The closing ceremony of the 27th Dhaka International Trade Fair 2023 was organized at the Bangabandhu Bangladesh China Friendship Exhibition Centre, Purbachol where the award was handed over, reads a press …

Read More »

Export earnings defy hard times

Despite the persisting volatility in the global economy and higher consumer prices in the western markets, Bangladesh’s merchandise shipment grew 5.89 per cent year-on-year to $5.13 billion in January, official data showed yesterday. This was the second-highest single-month shipment in the history of the country. The previous highest was recorded …

Read More »

January exports see 5.89% growth

Bangladesh bagged $5.13 billion through exports in January – the first month of the calendar year 2023 – fetching a 5.89% year-on-year (YoY) growth, according to recent data published by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). During the same period last year, the country had earned $4.85 billion from export earnings. …

Read More »