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Tk 14,000 declared as minimum wage for cold storage workers

The government has announced a long-awaited wage hike for cold storage workers, increasing the minimum monthly salary to Tk 14,000

25 PVH supplier RMG units honoured for empowering women

In a significant recognition of efforts to empower women in the readymade garment (RMG) sector, 25 PVH supplier factories have

Production suspended in 29 RMG factories in Ashulia

At least 29 garment factories in the Ashulia industrial belt suspended operations on Thursday as workers staged a work abstention,

Bangladesh RMG sector reduces buying house dependence

The reliance of Bangladesh’s readymade garment sector on buying houses has significantly declined over the past decade, driven by enhanced

ADB approves $600m budget support to Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank has announced a $600 million policy-based loan to support the Bangladesh government. The loan would back

USTR, BGMEA meet to strengthen trade relations

The US Trade Representative Brendan Lynch and Trade Policy Analyst for South and Central Asia Emily Ashby on Tuesday met

Govt faces commodity price challenges amid data gaps: adviser

Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday highlighted the challenges faced by the government in stabilising the prices of essential

Climate change poses threat to Bangladesh’s apparel earnings

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan, and Vietnam—four major apparel producers—could face a 22 per cent decline in nominal earnings by 2030 and

 Inflation, investment stagnation to persist: Mintoo

Former Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) president Abdul Awal Mintoo warned on Monday that high inflation

ADB approves $100m loan for infrastructure development in Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday approved a $100 million loan in additional financing to support critical infrastructure development