137 news articles tagged with "BGMEA"
Soybean oil supplies remain tight in Dhaka despite price increases, with small grocers unable to obtain stock. Flour prices also rose, pushing bakery item prices up.
Bangladesh Bank has introduced RTGS payment facility for Chittagong Port service charges from September 15, waiving the minimum transaction threshold to streamline port payment workflows.
Pubali Bank is set to double its authorised capital to Tk 40 billion, creating room to raise paid-up capital to meet Bangladesh Bank's revised dividend policy requiring Tk 20 billion minimum.
PT Pertamina has won the operation and management contract for Bangladesh's first single-point mooring (SPM), ending a two-year delay that cost BPC extra funds on lighter vessel operations.
Norway has expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh's renewable energy sector, including offshore exploration and green technology, deepening bilateral commercial ties.
Trust Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank to participate in the Tk 3,000 crore export diversification refinance scheme, channelling concessional credit to non-RMG exporters.
The Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the government to allow a Chinese bank branch in Bangladesh and establish 20 display centres in China to boost exports.
Bangladesh's Commerce Ministry is weighing hilsa export to India ahead of Durga Puja, with 18 firms seeking permission and Indian importers pushing for clearance by mid-September.
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.
Bangladesh Bank's Q4 FY26 review shows net RMG exports rose 10.38% QoQ to $6.23 billion, driven by knitwear, but full-year growth was just 0.96% as gas shortages and EU-Vietnam FTAs loom.
Speakers at a Chattogram dialogue call for worker-centred just energy transition framework, with reskilling, social protection and trade union rights integrated into green factory modernisation plans.
Bangladesh's leading industrial groups including DBL, PRAN-RFL, Akij Bashir, and MGI have installed over 600MW of rooftop solar capacity as energy crisis and buyer pressure drive adoption.