Breaking news, industry insights, policy updates, and market intelligence on Bangladesh's export economy — RMG, pharmaceuticals, leather, jute, agriculture, and emerging sectors. Curated for trade professionals, exporters, buyers, and policymakers.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's transition to circular economy is becoming an economic necessity, with formal plastic-to-textile recycling potentially adding $4-5 billion to annual garment exports, says BUILD study.
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⚡ Breaking World Bank recommends Bangladesh reduce para-tariffs, pursue deeper trade agreements with RCEP/ASEAN, and combine domestic reforms with preferential market access ahead of LDC graduation.
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Carew and Company distillery profit crossed Tk 200 crore in FY2025-26, with liquor sales exceeding Tk 500 crore for the first time. Sugar unit still losing Tk 60 crore annually.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh has resolved 48 of 61 non-tariff barriers flagged by the European Union, with 13 more being addressed, Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir announced after a meeting with the EU delegation in Dhaka.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's ceramics industry pushed to the brink by prolonged gas crisis — five lakh jobs and Tk20,000cr investment at risk as factories operate at 35% capacity.
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⚡ Breaking BPC's seven-month effort to import LPG has failed, with no supplier responding to five tenders. Direct procurement contract awarded to Speed Marketing Corporation for 5,000 tonnes.
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⚡ Breaking Chattogram Customs House revenue surged 29.20% year-on-year to Tk7,092 crore in August 2026, recovering from a 6.78% decline in July, though cumulative collections remain well below target.
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⚡ Breaking Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir discloses total bilateral trade at nearly $13 billion with Bangladesh exports at $1.89 billion, identifying leather, jute, shipbuilding, light engineering and semiconductors as growth sectors.
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⚡ Breaking Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir tells parliament bilateral trade at $12.75 billion with $1.89 billion exports, as both countries have created restrictions over past two years, including yarn import and land port limitations.
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⚡ Breaking Government raises bottled soybean oil price from Tk 199 to Tk 204 per litre citing higher international prices, while loose soybean and palm oil prices remain unchanged, with BTTC having recommended Tk 10 increase.
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⚡ Breaking Government reduces import tax on green chillies and tomatoes from 61% to 20.5% for one month, then 30% for second month, as green chilli prices crossed Tk 400 per kg in August amid sharp vegetable price surge.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh merchandise exports rise 13.14% YoY to $4.43 billion in August 2026, with RMG up 13.92%, jute up 37%, pharma up 28.5%, while remittances reach $2.97 billion in August.