Trade analysts advise govt on recession risks Trade experts yesterday advised the government to aggressively negotiate with the Obama administration to obtain duty-free and quota-free access for Bangladeshi goods to the US. “This is the time to chalk out details with the Obama administration,” Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow ...

Bangladesh fetched $1.217 billion from exports in February against the $1.264 billion target, registering a 3.75 percent shortfall in expected earnings. The state-run promotional agency for exports says international buyers placed fewer orders in the month because of the global economic crisis. In January, exports went 4.38 percent higher than the target, ...

The duty free export of eight million pieces of garments to India is facing snags as Delhi has started imposing VAT and other financial levies on export consignments denying the benefit of its offer to Bangladesh under SAFTA free trade regime. President of BGMEA, the country’s apex trade body for the ...