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যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের মতো বড় বাজারে তৈরি পোশাক রপ্তানিতে বেশ ভালোভাবেই ঘুরে দাঁড়িয়েছে বাংলাদেশ। গত বছর এ বাজারটিতে পোশাক রপ্তানিতে ৬ দশমিক ৬৫ শতাংশ প্রবৃদ্ধি হলেও চলতি বছরের প্রথম চার মাসে (জানুয়ারি-এপ্রিল) সেটি বেড়ে ১৩ দশমিক ৯১ শতাংশে দাঁড়িয়েছে। এ চার মাসে রপ্তানি হয়েছে ৪২৩ কোটি ডলারের পোশাক।

The Pakistani Government’s proposal to withdraw zero-rating regime would have an adverse impact on export-oriented production and deter both local and foreign investment in the sector, according to chairman of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Syed Ali Ahsan, who said chances of closure of many...

India’s unemployment rate rose to 6.1pc in the 2017/18 fiscal year, the statistics ministry said on Friday, presenting a challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to kick-start job creation in his second term in office. The data, that has been repeatedly delayed, was released a day after...

China has raised the rate of additional tariffs imposed on some of the imported US products from June 1, according to a statement from the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council. China increased the rate of additional tariffs on some of the about 60 billion US...

Some Chinese garment makers want to set up factories under joint venture in Bangladesh as they see the country as a competitive destination to relocate plants amid raging US-China trade war and the rising cost in the world’s second largest economy. Chinese textile and garment industry owners...

Washington’s escalating trade war with Beijing has not “made America great again” and has instead damaged the American economy, China said Sunday, warning that while it wants resolution through talks there will be no compromise on core principles. Beijing’s broadside is the latest act in a bruising...

India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the ministry of commerce and industry has reportedly proposed to formulate a national retail policy to support growth of domestic trade as part of a 100-day action plan prepared by it for the new government. The...

India’s new cabinet on May 31 approved a scheme offering pension coverage to traders. All shopkeepers, retail traders and self-employed persons are assured a minimum monthly pension of ₹3,000 after turning 60. The scheme, expected to benefit more than 3 crore, is based on self-declaration as no...

All BGMEA member factories have given Eid bonuses to their workers, while about 90 percent have paid the salary for the month of May as well. Some 150 factories will disburse the salaries today, which is the last working day before the garment factories...

ঈদের আগে খোলাবাজারে চড়েছে ডলারের দাম। গত দুই দিনের ব্যবধানে ডলারের দাম বেড়েছে ৫০ পয়সা। বর্তমানে খোলাবাজারে প্রতি ডলার বিক্রি করছে সাড়ে ৮৫ টাকা। দুই দিন আগেও এই দাম ছিল ৮৫ টাকা। এক মাস আগে এই বাজারে প্রতি ডলারের দাম ছিল ৮৪ টাকা ৭৫ পয়সা। আর তিন...