Low-compliance export industry faces enormous challenges

Bangladesh's export to the European Union (EU) faces an enormous challenge from the newly adopted legally binding EU requirement to ensure safety across the supply chain, protecting the environment and human rights, reports UNB.Bangladesh's main export item to the EU is ready-made garments, which accounted for 60 per cent of...

Exotic fruit cultivation brings financial windfall in BD: Experts

Bangladesh is witnessing a steady expansion in exotic fruit cultivation, with farmers across the country reaping substantial financial benefits and contributing to national nutrition security, reports BSS. Experts say that the successful local production of high-value, foreign-origin fruits such as dragon fruit, sweet oranges (malta), rambutans, strawberries, avocadoes, persimmons, longans,...