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Exports to Japan risk falling for privilege contraction

Second thoughts on gains from trade deal with an economic biggie show Bangladesh's exports to Japan are destined to decline significantly for privilege contraction once the partnership pact takes effect shortly. Insights find that after the bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) enters into force, nearly 20 per cent of Bangladesh's...

State mourning, Hadi burial today

Overnight arson attacks and "vandalism" on Thursday night prolonged into protest marches and mourning rallies across the country on Friday following the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a protagonist of the July uprising. Hadi, the spokesperson for Inqilab Mancha, was brought dead Friday from Singapore. He will be buried today,...

Attacks on Prothom Alo, Daily Star offices draw condemnations

Leading media outlets, civil society and journalists' organisations strongly condemned the coordinated attacks, vandalism and arsons at the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, describing them as a direct assault on press freedom, democratic values and the rule of law, and demanding the immediate arrest and exemplary punishment...

Citizens urged to resist mob violence, defend transition

In a clarion call amid nighttime unrest, the post-uprising government urges citizens to resist "mob violence" as it warns acts of intimidation, arson and lynching threaten to derail Bangladesh's fragile democratic transition.In a statement released Friday following overnight ordeals, the government condemned what it described as violence carried out by...

Dollar reserves steady for guided exchange

Regulatory foreign-exchange-market intervention pays off as Bangladesh's reserves stay steady for guided exchange and dollar buy from banks as a stabilising measure, sources say. The country's foreign-exchange reserves show a rebound following the Bangladesh Bank's market intervention to keep taka-dollar exchange rate stable. And analysts see the balancing action as...

Khaleda Zia's health gets more stable, says Dr Zahid

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's health saw a bit more improvement on Friday from the utmost stability attained in the past one month, according to his personal physician.BNP Standing Committee Member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain shared the update to the reporters in front of Evercare Hospital.Zahid Hossain said Begum Zia's physical...