9:28 am, Sunday, 9 August 2026
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Bangladesh’s exports slip 0.58pc in FY26 amid global headwinds
Bangladesh’s export earnings remained virtually flat in the just-concluded financial year 2025-26, declining by 0.58 per cent to $48 billion
Bangladesh export receipts drop 7pc in May
Merchandise-export receipts fell 7.07 per cent year-on-year to $4.40 billion in May, reversing April’s brief rebound, as Eid production shutdowns
Over 3,700 factories fail to pay festival allowances on time
Approximately 3,745 factories, including more than 1,100 garment units, have failed to pay legally required Eid-ul-Azha bonuses, with hundreds also
Nearly one in 10 factories still owe April wages before eid
Nearly 10 per cent of units in eight industrial zones have yet to disburse April wages, with authorities warning of
Over quarter of factories yet to clear April wages ahead of eid
More than a quarter of all factories operating under the jurisdiction of Industrial Police across Bangladesh’s major industrial zones have
Govt directs factories to pay eid allowances by May 21
The government has directed all factory owners to disburse festival allowances by May 21 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the
Bangladesh faces eighth straight month of export contraction in March
Bangladesh’s merchandise export earnings contracted for an eighth consecutive month in March, registering a steep year-on-year decline amid weakening global
Bangladesh RMG exports fall in January as US imports slump
Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports to the United States, its single largest market, recorded a marginal decline in January as
Global headwinds squeeze Bangladesh’s RMG exports
Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports have come under sustained pressure in recent months, as weakening global demand, escalating trade tensions
Many factories lag in paying February wages, festival allowances
Over 32 per cent of industrial units under Industrial Police oversight, including readymade garment factories, have failed to pay February
