Final round of tariff talks with USTR on 29 July
Staff Reporter : The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has invited Bangladesh to resume the third and final round of bilateral tariff negotiations on 29...
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New media guidelines for nat’l elections
Staff Reporter : The Election Commission (EC) has introduced new guidelines limiting journalists’ access to polling booths during the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections, including a...
S&P keeps Bangladesh at ‘B+’ amid political risks
Staff Reporter : S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Bangladesh’s long-term sovereign credit rating at ‘B+’ and its short-term rating at ‘B’, citing signs of stabilisation...
Nationwide fever outbreak burdens health sector
Reza Mahmud : A widespread outbreak of a mysterious viral fever is gripping Bangladesh, leaving both hospitals and households overwhelmed as large numbers of patients...
MPs' Duty-Free Cars: Auction woes force NBR to reassess
Staff Reporter: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is reassessing its approach to selling luxury vehicles imported duty-free by members of parliament during the previous...
‘Shoot them’: Hasina ordered firing on quota protesters in 2024
Al Jazeera : Former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, “issued an open order” to “use lethal weapons” on students protesting against her government’s policies...
Dengue panic runs high amid rising deaths
Noman Mosharef : The dengue cases, a mosquito borne disease, have been hiked across the country at an alarming proportion infusing fear and panic into...
‘UN Human Rights office for our own interest’
Diplomatic Correspondent : Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain has stated that the United Nations Human Rights High Commission’s office in Dhaka was established in country’s...
Air force jet crash: 2 more kids die, taking death toll to 32
Staff Reporter : The death toll rose to 32 in Monday’s fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in the capital’s Uttara, as two...
Air force jet crash: China sends medical team
Staff Reporter : A Chinese Emergency Medical Team consisting of five burn-specialist doctors and nurses is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Thursday evening, in...
Hope for tariff relief: Govt bets on wheat deal to secure export relief
Gazi Anowar : In a high-stakes diplomatic effort, Bangladesh and the United States are scheduled to hold a crucial virtual meeting on 29 July to...
From the bench to cell: Ex-CJ Khairul Haque architect behind BD’s electoral collapse
Abu Jakir : In an extraordinary and unprecedented turn of events, ABM Khairul Haque, a former chief justice of the country, was arrested on Thursday...