Our domestic market for light engineering products is $8.2 billion. Our local entrepreneurs are able to meet only half of total demand. So there is a room for investment in Bangladesh's light engineering sector for foreign investors.
Correct. I think demand for cotton will fall even further due to Iran war. The middle class of the USA is paying for the USA's war against Iran. So, they are spending less on apparel.
https://www.newagebd.net/post/editorial/293790/retail-profiteering-should-not-hurt-boro-farming
Retail profiteering should not hurt boro farming
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BPC to keep depots open on holidays
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New Age photo
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ACC work stalls in leadership vacuum
No selection committee yet to form new commission
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USDA cuts Bangladesh’s cotton import forecast
Star Business Report
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Family cards could reduce poverty to 11.3%
Finds new study, says impact will depend on accurate targeting and transparent beneficiary selection
Star Business Report
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https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/the-third-view/news/the-challenges-the-prime-minister-4127396
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They are far more complex than we think
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Staff Correspondent
Dhaka
Published: 12 Mar 2026, 15: 21
Mahmud Hasan Khan Prothom Alo
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https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/asq405jem5
Bangladesh, China foreign secretaries to hold talks in Dhaka in early April
Chinese envoy calls on Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman.
Diplomatic Correspondent
Published: 12 Mar 2026, 14: 31
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Dhaka
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Asif Nazrul
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