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BGMEA welcomes budget, demands 5 key policy changes for garment sector

The apparel industry body has also urged the government to incorporate five key demands that it says were not addressed in the budget.

Leaders and activists of the Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP), Chattogram, hold a rally at the Chattogram Zila Parishad premises on 10 June, protesting any move to hand over key Chattogram Port terminals to foreign operators. Photo: TBS

Labour group warns against foreign operators at NCT, says move would 'betray public expectations'

A general view of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (Bepza) Economic Zone in Mirsarai of Chattogram. File Photo: TBS

Tk4,189cr infrastructure plan advances Chinese economic zone in Anwara

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir speaks in parliament. Photo: Collected/File photo

Leather industry can generate $10b in export earnings: Commerce minister

Workers of three NASA Group factories stage a blockade on the Mohakhali main road demanding unpaid wages after the factories were suddenly declared closed following Eid, causing severe traffic congestion in the area on 8 June 2026. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Nassa Group workers block Mohakhali-Tejgaon road demanding unpaid wages

Senior government officials, regulators and industry representatives at an inter-ministerial meeting on Bangladesh's shipbreaking industry on 6 June 2026 discussing improving workers' living standards, strengthening occupational health and safety, ensuring environmental protection, and addressing lease-related issues in the sector. Photo: TBS

Inter-ministerial meet discusses shipbreaking worker safety, lease issues

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Leather industry losing momentum amid policy neglect, compliance failures: Experts

A logo of Alibaba Group is seen during the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, 23 November, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

Not for shopping: Alibaba bets on Bangladesh as sourcing hub, links exporters to buyers

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Production uncertainty at Mirsarai's Economic Zone as gas pipeline not installed even in 8 years

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Over 56 lakh hides preserved this year: Commerce minister

National Tea sinks deeper into crisis as auditors question survival, governance

National Tea sinks deeper into crisis as auditors question survival, governance

Representational image of a textile mill. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

Textile millers propose reducing income tax from 27.5% to 10%

Rawhide salting at Posta in Old Dhaka on Eid-ul-Adha 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Tannery industry still struggling 8 years after relocating to Savar from Hazaribagh