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World Bank estimates Bangladesh’s growth at 3.3pc in FY25

Bangladesh’s economy experienced a marked slowdown in the financial year 2024–25, with GDP growth estimated to have fallen to 3.3

Abdullah Hil Rakib dies in Canada boating accident

Team Group managing director and former senior vice-president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Abdullah Hil Rakib,

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to US surge 29.3pc in Jan–Apr

Bangladesh has become the fastest-growing apparel exporter to the United States in the first four months of 2025, with a

Many factories fail to pay wages, bonuses before eid holidays

Many industrial units across Bangladesh, under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Police and excluding those within the Dhaka Metropolitan area,

Bangladesh among world’s top 10 worst countries for workers

Bangladesh has once again been named among the ten worst countries in the world for working people, according to the

Labour Reform Commission slams proposed tax on workers’ welfare funds

The Labour Reform Commission has voiced strong opposition to the interim government’s proposal to impose taxes on payments made from

Bangladesh’s exports reach $44.95b in 11 months

Bangladesh’s export earnings for the first eleven months (July–May) of the current financial year 2024–25 stood at $44.95 billion, marking

Budget FY26: prices up and down

Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Jun 2 unveiled the proposed national budget for the financial year 2025–26, introducing revisions in

Tk7.90 lakh crore budget proposed for FY26 amid economic caution

In a historic departure from tradition, Bangladesh’s interim government has unveiled a national budget of Tk 7.90 lakh crore for

Agrochemical producers demand policy support to achieve self-sufficiency

Bangladeshi agrochemical producers have called on the government to introduce urgent policy support aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in local production.