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Apparel exporters eye 'first sale' rule to boost competitiveness

Bangladeshi apparel exporters are exploring the 'First Sale' window of opportunity in the United States to help their buyers and retailers secure lower tariffs and thus enhance their export competitiveness on the high-duty US market.In the American customs law, the first-sale rule allows an importer to pay 15-to 20-percent lowered...

Yunus, now in KL, to hold meeting with Ibrahim today

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will hold official talks at Putrajaya today (Tuesday) morning to review progress in diverse areas and outline steps towards elevating relations between Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur to new highs. The Chief Adviser arrived in Kuala...

'No vote' to return for seats with single candidate

The Election Commission (EC) will reintroduce "no-vote" option for constituencies with only one candidate to prevent uncontested wins, report agencies.Under the proposed amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO), sole candidates must now compete against a "No" vote, Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah said on Monday."If the...

Six killed in Israeli strike on Al Jazeera tent in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Aug 11 (AFP): A deadly Israeli strike on Al Jazeera staff in Gaza also killed a Palestinian freelance journalist, the civil defence agency and a hospital director said Monday, bringing the death toll to six.Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera said that five of its staff were killed in the...

Governance breakdowns, political interference behind record NPL

Governance breakdowns, political interference, fictitious financial statements, and policy leniency towards wilful defaulters are the primary drivers behind Bangladesh's record non-performing loans (NPLs), the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) revealed on Monday at a high-profile review workshop on the country's banking sector.The findings - presented at the BIBM's auditorium...

Container jam continues, ships queue for days

Chattogram port is grappling with severe congestion both at its container yards and at the outer anchorage, disrupting the smooth loading and unloading of vessels, officials said.Currently, around 45,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of containers are piled up in the port's yards, which have a total capacity of about 53,000...

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Experts urge govt to delay LDC graduation-

Experts have urged the government to consider delaying Bangladesh's graduation from Least-Developed Country (LDC) status until the country is better prepared to manage the economic challenges that may arise following the transition.Speaking at a seminar titled "The Impact and Challenges of Bangladesh's Transition from the LDC List" at the Press...