India’s move to introduce a stringent customs provision empowering customs officials to administer rules of origin under preferential trade agreement may appear as a new non-tariff barrier to Bangladesh’s export to the country, experts and trade leaders said. They said that Bangladesh’s export which had been facing...
Ride-sharing service providers have urged the government to allow them to reopen their motorbike, private car and CNG run auto rickshaw-based services to reduce existing pressure on public transports in the capital. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, even though limited public transport has been allowed from June 1,...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged the Australian companies to invest in Bangladesh taking the advantage of "attractive and investment-friendly" environment in the country. "Making investment in Bangladesh is much more profitable than any other country in the region," the Foreign Minister was quoted as...
COVID-19 cracked open the vulnerabilities of global supply chains as it shook the long-established business models to its foundations that took corporations and governments across the globe decades to build. As nations are grappling to contain a tiny virus, everything from lithium mines in Chile to semi-conductor...
The next edition of Yarn Expo Autumn 2019 will be organised during September 25-27 in Shanghai, building on the success of the Yarn Expo Spring 2019 which reported positive feedback from exhibitors about the quality of trade buyers, while buyers expressed satisfaction about the diverse variety of...
Bangladesh is going to set a national SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for tourism sector within a week with a framework over how the travel and leisure industry will maintain health guidelines and social distancing after reopening their business, reports BSS. The tourism SOP has been seen as...
Although Jaistha (mid-May to mid-June), is aptly called the Madhu Mas is almost finished, the supply of mangos in the market has dropped because there are fewer buyers and the high transportation cost due to Covid-19. At this time, alongside some online platforms, many young entrepreneurs in...
Bangladesh has urged Mali, Namibia, Cyprus, Belarus, Portugal and Iceland to invest in Bangladesh. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen informed the envoys of these countries about the positive atmosphere for investment in Bangladesh with high prospects of return. He particularly mentioned that sector like agro-based industries...
Private sector credit growth plunged to 8.82% in April as an impact of countrywide shutdown imposed on March 29 to halt the spread of coronavirus, leaving all the business and economic activities to a halt. Experts cautioned that the credit disbursement situation might deteriorate further in May...