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Outbound container-handling charges set to surge 81pc

Container-depot owners have announced a steep hike in charges of outbound goods-laden box handling up to 81 per cent which exporters term a fresh blow amid troubling reciprocal- tariff tussle with the United States.Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA) has also declared the charge hike in case of handling empty...

Dhaka mulls US tariff concessions to boost bilateral trade

Bangladesh is considering granting greater duty exemptions on products imported from the United States to boost bilateral trade and reduce the existing imbalance between the two countries, according to sources.The proposal came up during the second and final inter-ministerial meeting held at the commerce ministry on Sunday. The first meeting...

BGMEA hiring US lobbyists for retaliatory-tariff removal

Bangladesh's apparel apex body unveils move to hire US lobbyists to leapfrog retaliatory tariffs as business leaders, economists and experts take exception to interim government's handling of the staggering negotiations with the United States. Addressing a roundtable discussion titled 'US Reciprocal Tariffs: Where is Bangladesh heading to?', organised by vernacular...

Tigers thump Pakistan in first T20I

Fast bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman rocked Pakistan for 110 before opener Parvez Hossain hit an unbeaten 50 as Bangladesh won the first Twenty20 international by seven wickets in Dhaka on Sunday, reports AFP.Taskin finished with 3-22 while Rahman grabbed 2-6 in his four economical overs to dismiss the...

Value of BB-held gold, silver reserves surges

Bangladesh's reserve precious metals' value has nearly doubled, driven largely by a surge in global gold prices amid decline in value of reserve-currency dollar, central bankers and economists say.According to Bangladesh Bank's latest annual report released last week, the combined value of gold and silver reserves in its vault stood...

BD to import 0.7m tonnes of US wheat annually

Bangladesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States to import 0.7 million tonnes of high-quality wheat annually from the US over the next five years at competitive prices.This step was taken to deal with the new import taxes slapped by the Trump administration.The deal was signed...

Four cases filed over Gopalganj deaths

Police have initiated four murder cases over the deadly violence surrounding a National Citizen Party rally in Gopalganj, reports bdnews24.com.Each of the cases list 1,400-1,500 unidentified members of the Awami League and its affiliated groups.On Sunday, Gopalganj Sadar Police chief Mir Mohammad Sajedur Rahman said the cases were registered late...