The prospects to resume buying cotton from Uzbekistan have improved for Bangladesh after the United States lifted the ban on sourcing the key textile raw material from the country following significant progress in ending forced labour. Until 2007, when a boycott campaign was launched against Uzbek cotton, the central Asian country was the single largest…
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Bangladeshi investors will get tax exemption and duty-free facilities if they invest in Uzbekistan, Sardor Umurzakov, deputy prime minister of Uzbekistan, said on Monday. Bangladeshi businesses will also get policy supports for joint ventures, Umurzakov added. Umurzakov offered the benefits to Bangladesh at a view exchange meeting between the leaders of FBCCI, the top business…
Bangladesh is a good place to invest in. Some Indian companies have already expressed their desire to invest here, said Indian High Commissioner (HC) to Bangladesh, Vikram Doraiswami. He said India currently has investments of $3.5 billion in Bangladesh. The establishment of the government’s Special Economic Zones (SEZ) will create opportunities for more investment. He…
The Bangladesh Embassy in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, observed the 46th Martyrdom Anniversary and National Mourning Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August with due solemnity and dignity. The embassy said in a statement on Sunday, Bangladesh’s ambassador to Uzbekistan. Jahangir Alam started the day by hoisting the…
Bangladeshi fashion designer and former international model Bibi Russell’s social enterprise runs on the motto ‘Fashion for Development’. She is a beacon to budding social entrepreneurs, leading by example as she empowers weavers, artisans and craftsperson. In this year’s Cannes Film Festival, we saw the handloom heritage of Bangladesh, Dhakai Jamdani make a red-carpet entry.…