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Direct US cotton sourcing delivers savings for BD mills

Dhaka, July 4 -- Bangladeshi spinning mills are increasingly turning to direct procurement of raw cotton from US farmers, bypassing traditional international trading houses in a move expected to lower... Read More


Saudi-operated Patenga terminal slaps penal rent on stockpiled cargoes

Dhaka, July 4 -- A Saudi firm-operated Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) has imposed four-time higher store rent on stockpiled cargoes to pressure traders not to use the facility as warehouse. This ha... Read More


Umer Chapra's warning & banking in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 3 -- Dr Muhammad Umer Chapra's passing in late June marked the end of an era in modern economics, however for many people studying the subject, it also raised a difficult issue. A towering... Read More


Dr goes missing while bathing at Bholaganj Sadapathor in Sylhet

Dhaka, July 3 -- A tourist went missing after being swept away by the strong current of the Dhalai River while bathing at the popular Bholaganj Sadapathor tourist spot in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet... Read More


TIB seeks key revisions to Nat'l Human Rights Commission Act

Dhaka, July 3 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for major revisions to the proposed National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act 2026, warning that the draft legislation, if ena... Read More


Ctg Port goes fully digital with paperless cargo delivery system

Dhaka, July 3 -- CHATTOGRAM, July 02: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has completed another step in its digital transformation by launching a fully automated Terminal Operating System (TOS) for ca... Read More


New entity registration with RJSC up 25pc in FY'26

Dhaka, July 3 -- Bangladesh recorded a strong rebound in new business formation in the just-concluded fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) registering... Read More


Govt resets target for child labour elimination to 2030

Dhaka, July 3 -- Bangladesh has drafted a new five-year National Plan of Action (NPA) resetting the target for eliminating all forms of child labour to 2030, with an initial focus on eradicating the w... Read More


BBS begins GDP rebasing to reflect changing economy

Dhaka, July 3 -- The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has begun the process of rebasing the country's gross domestic product (GDP), a major statistical overhaul aimed at capturing the rapidly evo... Read More


Security Cooperation: Bangladesh receives five patrol boats from Japan

Dhaka, July 3 -- Japan has handed over five patrol boats to the Bangladesh Navy under the Official Security Assistance (OSA) as part of efforts to strengthen security cooperation between the two count... Read More