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Deal titled 'Agreement on Reciprocal Trade Framework' likely

Bangladesh is expected to assure increasing import volume from the US by US$1.5 billion over next one and a half years as part of a tradeoff package for a probable tariff deal. An official source says Bangladesh and the US are expected to sign a deal titled 'Agreement on Reciprocal...

Terrorism, tariff, polls discussed

Ramped-up US tariffs, counterterrorism cooperation, election preparedness, and the ongoing reform dialogues under the Consensus Commission figured high during a meeting between the Chief Adviser and the American Chargé d'Affaires in Dhaka on Monday. After the meeting between the head of interim government of Bangladesh, Dr Muhammad Yunus, and the...

Poll-preparedness meet plans foolproof security deployment

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus Monday directed enhancing coordination among the army, police, and grassroots-level local administration for a smooth conduct of elections, exigent for filling post-uprising vacuum in elective government bodies.Officials said the head of interim government of Bangladesh gave the directives in a meeting with law-enforcement agencies on...

Auto rice millers, govt row over Miniket, Jeerashail

Auto rice millers in Bangladesh have urged the government to lift the recent ban on the sale and marketing of Miniket and Jeerashail varieties. They warned that if the ban continued, it could lead to a serious food crisis in the country.The Bangladesh Rice Industries Association (BRIA), a group of...

Government forms commission to probe Milestone jet crash

The government has formed a nine-member inquiry commission to investigate the crash of a BAF training aircraft into a school in Uttara, which left at least 34 people dead.The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday.The commission has been tasked with investigating the causes, background, and...

JERA's 745MW Meghnaghat plant goes live

JERA Meghnaghat Power Limited (JMPL) has begun commercial operation of one of the largest and most efficient gas-fired power plants in Bangladesh.The company announced the development in a statement issued on Monday, marking a major milestone in its commitment to bolstering Bangladesh's energy security and driving economic growth.This combined-cycle gas-turbine...