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Bangladesh wants the EU to continue providing the current zero duty benefit even after its graduation to a developing country as the Covid-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll on the south Asian nation's economy. Bangladesh has been enjoying zero duty benefits on export since 1973 under...

British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings is considering cutting up to 15% of its workforce, a source close to the company told Reuters, as customers cut production and airlines park planes due to the coronavirus pandemic. The size of layoffs has been mentioned internally...

বাংলাদেশ থেকে ইউরোপ-আমেরিকার বাজারে পোশাক পণ্য রফতানি করে রাইজিং গ্রুপ। দেশে সরকার ঘোষিত সাধারণ ছুটির আগেই ইউরোপ-আমেরিকার বাজারে পণ্যের একাধিক চালান পাঠিয়েছে প্রতিষ্ঠানটি। কিন্তু বর্তমানে লকডাউন পরিস্থিতির কারণে ওই সব দেশের বাজার এখন পুরোপুরি নিষ্ক্রিয়। ফলে বন্দরেই পড়ে রয়েছে রাইজিং গ্রুপের পোশাক পণ্যের রফতানি চালান।

There is nothing to be worried about preferential treatment of Bangladesh in the European Union even after the country's graduation from LDC (least developed country) status in 2024, a German diplomat said in Dhaka on Wednesday. "The EU has offered to extend preferential market access for an...

The third European Union (EU) trade mission will visit Bangladesh next month (March) to assess the country's labour rights situation and its eligibility to continue getting GSP (generalised scheme of preferences) benefits under the EU's Everything but Arms (EBA) regime, officials said. Earlier, the EU sent two...

Bangladesh is still at risk of losing the European Union's GSP as the latter has again warned about its readiness to launch the procedure for withdrawal of preferences in case of failure to produce sufficient results. The European Union (EU) will decide on its next steps following...

An EU summit called to set the bloc’s next seven-year budget ended in impasse late on Friday, riven by competing groups among the 27 member states and pressure to fill a funding gap left by Brexit. Differences were ‘still too great to reach an agreement’, German chancellor...

Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid called Thursday for greater trade and investment with Turkey to explore the potentials of the two countries in various sectors, reports Daily Sabah.  "There is enormous scope for exploring the commerce and investment potentials between the two countries, but this is yet to...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen was defiant on Tuesday, a day before the European Union is to decide whether to end the country's special trade preferences over human rights concerns, saying the nation "will not bow down" to foreign demands. Cambodia benefits from the EU's "Everything But...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has urged European nations to set positive agenda for EU-Bangladesh trade relations beyond relentless misinformation campaign by certain quarters."Bangladesh and EU (European Union) must continue to work together on labor reforms based on a roadmap, on promoting safety, efficiency...