In an escalation of bilateral trade-related tensions, India recently announced restrictions on readymade garments and other specified commodities from Bangladesh. The Directorate General of ...

Over a fourth of goods imported by Bangladesh were from China in 2023-24, compared with a little over 20 percent six years ago, according to a Moneycontrol analysis. China lags India when it comes ...

First is the banning of the Awami League party by Bangladesh's interim government. The party, founded by Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been ruling the country for much of its ...

Amid this volatility, Bangladesh, though smaller in size, holds a strategically pivotal position that offers both opportunities and responsibilities in shaping regional peace. The legacy of ...

India is restricting ready-made garment imports from Bangladesh via land. This action is expected to raise logistics costs. Transit times will also increase. Apparel Export Promotion Council notes ...

Bangladesh did not receive any official-level intimation before India shut down land ports for readymade garments, a diplomatic source from Bangladesh informed The Hindu on Monday (May 19, 2025).

India’s new port restrictions may disrupt $770 million worth of Bangladeshi imports (Image: Canva) Amid the ongoing tensions India has imposed new port restrictions on Bangladeshi imports ...

Meanwhile, another media report claimed the US has agreed, in principle, to pursue a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh Bangladesh is set to reduce import duties on at least 100 types of ...

For Bangladesh, which already hosts over 960,000 Rohingya refugees (UNHCR, 2023), a proposal to open a cross-border aid channel has sparked fierce debate. The channel, first proposed by the UN in ...

Reacting to India's curbs on Bangladeshi exports through land ports, an adviser of Muhammad Yunus' interim government has said that the nation intends to resolve all outstanding trade issues with ...

(New York) – Recent legislative initiatives by Bangladesh’s interim government risk undermining fundamental freedoms, Human Rights Watch said today. Instead of pursuing its pledge to reform ...

DHAKA (Reuters) -Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX-owned satellite internet service Starlink launched in Bangladesh on Tuesday, as the South Asian nation steps up efforts to ensure reliable ...