garment-exports

Bangladeshi garment manufacturers have yet to receive $7 billion in export proceeds from garments shipped to various countries around the world. At an exchange rate of Tk 125 per dollar, the amount stands at Tk 875 billion, or Tk 87,500 crore. The trend began in 1990 and has continued for the past 36 years. This means an average of Tk 2,400 crore has gone missing every year. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has not published a specific consolidated fi...

Electricity from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will be supplied to the national grid next month, Russian Ambassador Alexander Khozin has said. He said, “Nearly 4,000 Russian specialists are working tirelessly to quickly resolve the technical issues at the Rooppur power plant. The target is to supply the first 300 megawatts of electricity to the national grid within next month.” He made the remarks during a meeting with FBCCI Administrator Md. Fazlul Hoque at the organisation’s office i...