Doors yet open for talking reciprocal tariff parity

Keeping the doors yet open for possible tradeoff, the US has declared a slightly slashed 35-percent tariff on Bangladesh's products exported to the American market with effect from August 01.President Donald Trump cut 2.0 per cent from the previously proposed across-the-board tariff rate of 37 on imports from Bangladesh, suggesting...

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Bilateral treaty only means to readjust domestic tariffs for US

Government revenue authorities find limited scope to satisfy the Trump administration by reducing tariffs for US imports unless Bangladesh goes for bilateral treaty -- the only byway to skip set world trade rules.Though import duty on 110 products has been waived in the current fiscal year's budget, the step could...

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SSC results tomorrow

The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations of 2025 under all the 11 boards will be published tomorrow (Thursday), reports BSS.This year's results of the SSC and equivalent examinations will be simultaneously published under Dhaka, Rajshahi, Cumilla, Jashore, Chattogram, Barishal, Sylhet, Dinajpur, Mymensingh, Bangladesh Madrasah Education...

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Japan-only bidders, fat quotes and no room to negotiate

A fresh dilemma has emerged in Dhaka's ambitious metro-rail expansion as the state-owned operator faces exorbitant bids from a narrow pool of Japanese firms.Despite interest from companies worldwide, restrictive Japan-specific tender conditions have effectively sidelined all but a few players, resulting in a staggering 162-percent cost overrun in one major...

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BB governor asks banks to create forced loans

Governor of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) Dr Ahsan H Mansur has asked commercial banks to create forced loans against importers who have failed to make letter of credit (LC) payment on maturity dates.He gave the instruction at the bankers' meeting held on Tuesday in light of reports that some banks...

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Prayer Timings (2025-07-09)

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