A new vegetable item has been added to the country's export basket with the shipment of around 23,610 kg of Chinese cabbage to Taiwan through Chattogram port in January this year. Entrepreneurs say two consignments of the vegetable, worth around $5,300, were sent to the Asian country.
When Bangladesh’s LDC graduation will be in effect after 2026, the sector will lose cash incentives from the government and export benefits from various countries, warns the report
Two new state-of-the-art dual view X-ray machines have been installed at the export cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to exclusively screen perishable items, finally materialising a long time demand of exporters.
Air cargo charges double in fresh blow to RMG exporters
Readymade garment exporters in Bangladesh have been dealt a fresh blow by a doubling of air shipment rates for cargoes flying out of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).
The rate hike has piled additional pressure on the garment manufacturers who have been struggling for nearly a year to stay afloat amid a rush of order cancellations and rate decrease during the pandemic.
Airlines say they raised the rate because the growing demand for air shipment amid improving global outlook and squeezing of carrying capacity from the HSIA by 60 per cent over the last three months because of suspension of cargo and passenger flights by some international flight operators.