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After jute, India seeks anti-dumping duty on PET film from Bangladesh (opens the original)
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DHAKA – India’s trade remedies authority has recommended definitive anti-dumping duties of up to $218 per tonne on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, widely used in packaging, from Bangladesh for five years. In the final findings of a year-long probe, dated September 29, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) proposed a duty of $218 per tonne on film exported by most Bangladeshi firms. It set a lower rate of $58 per tonne for AKIJ Biax Films Ltd, a concern of AkijBashir
After jute, India seeks anti-dumping duty on PET film (opens the original)
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India’s trade remedies authority has recommended definitive anti-dumping duties of up to $218 per tonne on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, widely used in packaging, from Bangladesh for five years. In the final findings of a year-long probe, dated September 29, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) proposed a duty of $218 per tonne on film exported by most Bangladeshi firms. It set a lower rate of $58 per tonne for AKIJ Biax Films Ltd, a concern of AkijBashir Group, t
India now moves to levy anti-subsidy duty on jute goods (opens the original)
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Days after imposing fresh anti-dumping duties on jute goods, India has recommended anti-subsidy duties of up to $140.04 per tonne on jute products imported from Bangladesh. India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) recommended the duty after investigating imports from Bangladesh and Nepal. The new tariff, known as a countervailing duty, is intended to offset subsidies provided by exporting countries. The DGTR launched the investigation last year following petitions from the Indian Jut
Govt’s bank borrowing exceeds FY26 target by over Tk 47,500cr (opens the original)
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The government’s net borrowing from the banking system stood at Tk 165,538 crore in fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, far exceeding its plan for the year amid falling foreign financing and lower-than-expected revenue collection, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data. At the beginning of FY26, the government planned to borrow Tk 104,000 crore. It later revised its borrowing plan upward to Tk 118,000 crore for the year but ended up borrowing an additional Tk 47,538 crore. At the end of June 2026, credit
Frequent power cuts put Bangladesh’s small businesses under pressure (opens the original)
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DHAKA – Each time the electricity goes out, Abdus Salam’s lathes at a workshop in Pabna grind to a halt. Workers at Rezbin Hafiz’s small shoe factory in Dhamrai also have to stop work and wait for hours for power to return. At Abul Kashem’s engineering unit in Keraniganj, production comes to a standstill, leaving workers battling the heat and falling behind on delivery deadlines. All of these are small and medium-sized businesses. Unlike large manufacturers and exporters, they cannot afford to r
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