Trade
Trade gap widens $1.0 billion in July
Bangladesh's trade gap with the rest of the world crossed $1.0 billion in July, FY2022. The central bank showed...
Trade deficit waves
The country’s trade deficit widened by $1.25 billion in the first month of the current fiscal year 2021-2022. Bangladesh...
Indo-Bangla trade has potential to reach $16b
According to Indian High Commissioner Vikram K Doraiswami, Annual trade between Bangladesh and India has the potential to reach...
Permission granted to 428 companies to import 1.72m tonnes of rice by October
Permission has been granted by the government to 428 business organisations to import 1.72 million tonnes of rice within...
Bangladesh- Australia set to sign TIFA
Bangladesh and Australia are scheduled to sign a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) on September 15 to boost...
NBR releases new guidelines for fast discharge of perishable goods
A new set of guidelines has been released by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to speed up the...
BD’s trade with Afghan might grow
Bangladesh exported $8.64 million worth of goods with a 50 per cent growth to the war-torn country in FY...
3.5% increase CTG customs’ July revenue
Despite Covid-19 restrictions and the Eid holidays, Customs House, Chattogram, increased revenue by 3.5 per cent year on year...
Trade deficit hits all-time high
Due to an increase in global commodity prices, Bangladesh's trade deficit reached an all-time high of $22.8 billion in...
Slow pace to renew bond, hurting export
Every year, 13,000 licenced companies face delays for having to renew bond licences and UP certificates. On 14 July,...
50,000 tonnes of rice to be imported by the government from India
Plans are underway by the government to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India at Tk 32 per kg...
Bangladesh’s trade in services gap stands at $3b in FY’21
Bangladesh Bank unveiled that the country’s deficit in trade in services with the rest of the world stood at...
Trade deficit widened by 28%
Bangladesh’s trade deficit widened by over 28 per cent in the just ended fiscal year, due to increased import-payment...
Fresh congestion worries sees container delivery hit rock bottom
Because of the worst delivery during the Eid holidays and the subsequent poor release of goods for the fresh...
Container gridlock at ports may see a downturn due to lockdown-driven sluggishness
During the current strict lockdown, importers are expressing little interest in taking their raw materials elsewhere. They have claimed...
