Bangladesh will push for securing the benefits it enjoys under the SAFTA deal when negotiations on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) start with India soon, officials say. As a least developed country (LDC) all but 25 tobacco and alcohol products of Bangladesh are entitled to duty

Bangladesh's export may grow by 17 per cent and gross domestic product (GDP) 0.26 per cent if a free-trade agreement (FTA) is signed with member-states of the emerging Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) bloc. The RCEP deal, which came into force in January this year, is considered

Diversification of export destinations and pursuing a pragmatic export policy are among the dos in a contingency recipe the government has got from the business community for weathering headwinds facing the economy. The other recommendations include extending all types of facilities to all secto

Next-door neighbours and blocs having trade potential, good connectivity, bilateral cooperation and strategic partnership will get priority in Bangladesh's journey towards free-trade agreements (FTAs), the government decides. A draft of the Regional Trade Agreement (RTA) policy also puts on prio

Bangladesh is set to take an aggressive stance while discussing two major trade-related pending issues at the commerce secretary-level meeting with India, scheduled for today (Monday) in Dhaka, officials said. The issues are India's newly introduced customs rules and anti-dumping duty (ADD). Ba

The country's labour law is set to come under a fresh review for addressing the concerns of different global groups about workers' rights situation here, officials said. The government is expecting to submit a roadmap in this regard before a tripartite consultative council by the first week of nex

Amid serious concerns over bird flu outbreak in India, Bangladesh is set to ban import of any poultry item in the country. The office of the chief controller of imports and exports is expected to issue an order in this regard today (Monday), officials said. The move followed an advice of the prim

The rich nations are yet to support a request by the LDCs to extend the existing trade preferences for an additional period of 12 years after their graduation, officials said. Against this backdrop, economists and trade experts have urged the government to intensify diplomatic efforts to drum up s