Dhaka April 22, 2025, 5:16 pm
Stringent procedural complexities make it difficult for non-apparel businesses to avail the relief packages intended to cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic.
British new car sales slumped by around 97 per cent in April to the lowest level of any month since February 1946, according to preliminary data from an industry body.
Around 2,200 clothing factories have applied for bank credits worth nearly Tk 31.5 billion from the government’s coronavirus bailout funds to pay workers.
Fresh borrowers will have to pay interest on all kinds of loans as usual for April and May, according to a Bangladesh Bank, or BB, notice on Monday.
Bangladesh's biggest wholesale clothing market at Baburhat in Narsingdi district has reopened prior to the Eid-ul-Fitr with some curbs amid the nationwide lockdown designed to limit the coronavirus spread.
The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment.
The number of coronavirus infected workers in readymade garment (RMG) factories is increasing as many of the units are running their operations breaching health guidelines.
Biman asked to stop charging importers
The West Bengal government expressed its displeasure over not being consulted before restarting trade through the international trade border
The Netherlands has assured Bangladesh that the Dutch buyers will not cancel or suspend their orders from the Bangladeshi readymade garment (RMG) factories.
The coronavirus outbreak is causing a rare stir in the usually staid global tea market, with labour lockdowns stifling supplies just as millions in lockdown drive up demand for the beverage known for its immunity-boosting pro
Kitchen items like garlic, lentil, cardamom and dry chilli have become pricier further in the past two days, much to the consumers' woes this Ramadan amid lockdown.
Google reported its weakest revenue growth in nearly five years in the first quarter as the pandemic-driven recession began to shrivel its advertising sales.
The government has failed to utilise its virtual office solutions during the lockdown, despite the introduction of 'e-nothi', officials and experts said on Tuesday.
The government has asked key importers to explore alternative overseas market for essentials and pharmaceutical products
Coca-Cola in Bangladesh has committed an initial support of Tk 11.5 crores towards helping the healthcare system.
Disruptions to agricultural input supply amid coronavirus lockdown have been taking a heavy toll on the cultivation of seasonal crops in Bangladesh, farmers and suppliers have said.
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Roberto Ferraro to shut the patisserie he runs in Amelia,
Most of the 'expensive' oil-fired power plants are shut now due to lower electricity demand amid the ongoing countrywide shutdown to combat coronavirus pandemic.
The Finance Ministry allocated the amount to the BJMC as an operational loan, while the corporation has to pay the arrears of the workers by issuing cheques to their respective bank accounts
