Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir

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Govt takes steps to boost tea production amid rising demand: Commerce minister

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said higher domestic tea consumption, driven by economic growth and improved living standards, has reduced exportable surplus.

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Reforms underway to turn leather sector into $10b export industry: Minister

Hazrat Shahjalal shrine. Photo: Collected

12-member committee formed to ensure transparency at Hazrat Shahjalal shrine in Sylhet

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Muktadir calls for holiday customs operations, off-airport cargo village to ease congestion

Bangladesh's trade deficit widened to $24.17 billion in FY25: Minister Muktadir

Bangladesh's trade deficit widened to $24.17 billion in FY25: Minister Muktadir

The minister spoke as the chief guest at a debriefing session titled “Aligning investment, trade and decent work agendas for resilient and inclusive supply chains” at Hotel InterContinental in the capital on 22 June 2026. Photo: TBS

Govt aims to cut business start-up process to 14 days: Commerce minister

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir. File Photo

Govt strengthening online one-stop investment services: Muktadir

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir. File Photo

Trade deficit rises by $8b in five years: Commerce minister

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Direct Sylhet-Guwahati flights to be launched soon: Commerce minister

Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir speaks to reporters after visiting rawhide trading activities at Posta in Lalbagh in the capital, 29 May 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Govt aims to make leather industry stronger and more export-oriented: Commerce minister

Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir visits Savar Leather Industrial Park, 29 May 2026. Photo: Noman Mahmud/TBS

Leather industry relocation to Savar a 'classic case of mismanagement': Minister Muktadir

Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir pays a surprise visit to the rawhide trading centre at Amin Bazar in Dhaka to inspect the management of sacrificial animal hides during Eid-ul-Adha, 28 May 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Commerce minister warns against mismanagement, syndicates in sacrificial hide trade

A file photo of Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir. Photo: Collected

Govt moves to slash business licensing time, decriminalise business failure: Commerce minister