1,500 flats planned in Dhaka for July Uprising victims
Staff Reporter : The government has approved a Tk 13.44 billion (1,344 crore) project to build over 1,500 flats in Dhaka for distribution among those...
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35pc US tariff: Bangladesh in crucial talks with Washington
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh is set to enter a crucial second round of negotiations with the United States on Thursday over the imposition of reciprocal...
Beijing signals solidarity with Dhaka in tariff row
Diplomatic Correspondent : Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has expressed Beijing’s solidarity with Dhaka in light of the recent US-imposed tariffs targeting multiple countries,...
Türkiye Defence Industries secretary meets army chief
BSS : Secretary of Defence Industries of Türkiye Prof Haluk Gorgun paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at the Army...
US imposes 35pc tariff on Bangladeshi goods
Staff Reporter : US President Donald Trump has announced a 35 percent tariff on goods imported from Bangladesh, a slight reduction from the previously proposed...
Foreign observers certifying last 3 polls to be barred
Staff Reporter : This time the Election Commission (EC) will not invite the foreign observers who certified the last three national elections as ‘acceptable and...
Forex reserves at $24.5bn after ACU payment
Staff Reporter : The foreign exchange reserves held by Bangladesh Bank have dropped below the $25 billion mark following the record payment of import bills...
One died of Covid
Staff Reporter : The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday reported one death from Covid-19. The DGHS data showed eight new Covid-19 cases...
Governor links banking reforms to political overhaul
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has said that irregularities within the country’s banking sector during the previous administration have already...
Educated but Unemployed: Urban Bangladesh faces new poverty trap
Farrukh Khosru : Bangladesh is witnessing a troubling resurgence in poverty and inequality, with recent World Bank data warning that extreme poverty could rise to...
Inflation eases but wage growth still below CPI
Muhid Hasan : Bangladesh’s point-to-point inflation rate eased to 8.48 per cent in June, down from 9.05 per cent in May, reaching its lowest level...