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July remittance soars to $2.48b

Bangladesh received a record-breaking remittance inflow of US$2.48 billion in July, the first month of the 2025-26 fiscal year, marking a robust 29.48 per cent year-on-year growth, reports UNB.According to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank on Saturday (August 3), the inflow translates to approximately Tk 302.3 billion (30,230...

BD millers to redouble US cotton import

To reciprocate the steep US reciprocal tariff being cut down to 20 per cent, Bangladeshi textile and spinning millers target to augment American cotton imports under tradeoffs to make the country's apparel trade competitive in the United States. The US Presidential Actions issued on April 02 this year set a...

Govt to sign trade deal with US in 3 weeks

Bangladesh is preparing to sign an agreement with the United States this month that would impose an additional 20 percent supplementary duty on Bangladeshi products entering the US, reportys bdnews24.com.The agreement, once finalised, will be signed with the consent of both countries following any necessary revisions.The United States Trade Representative...

July Proclamation tomorrow, national charter delayed

The much-envisaged 'July Proclamation' documenting the student-mass uprising will be rolled out tomorrow at a mass gathering in Dhaka's Manik Mia Avenue amid a stalemate over the signing of the 'July Charter'. Media reports say Chief Adviser of the post-uprising government Prof Muhammad Yunus would make the proclamation rollout in...

No more traditional politics, people seek quality change

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said, "People of Bangladesh no longer want traditional, stagnant politics. They want qualitative change. Politics must now be centred on improving people's lives, building a knowledge-based and skilled generation, and creating a brighter future."He said these while virtually addressing the grand rally of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra...

New constitution, second republic mark NCP manifesto

The National Citizen Party (NCP) announced its much-anticipated 24-point "Manifesto for a New Bangladesh" on Sunday. Its Convener Nahid Islam declared the manifesto at a massive rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital. He read out the whole manifesto."Our party - NCP - was born out of the...