Who won or lost in Trump's tariff war?

Accounting for close to 30 per cent of the global consumer spending, the USA has been the favoured export destination of the rest of the world. The incumbent US president, Donald Trump, thinks it's unfair. Since, in his view, exporting...

Addressing the many faces of poverty

The recent publication of Bangladesh's first-ever national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) by the Planning Commission's General Economics Division (GED) has brought to light a harsh reality that roughly 40 million people remain trapped in multidimensional poverty. This is a cause...

Investors see few winners as tariff storm lashes global markets

US President Donald Trump's Friday tariff deadline brought little reprieve for markets, with stocks around the world taking a hit as investors fretted over the cost of disrupting global supply chains and the outcome of talks with China, reports Reuters.For...

CSE eyes DSE listing, pins valuation hopes on upcoming commodity exchange

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has proposed listing on the Dhaka bourse to complete the demutualisation process in the absence of self-listing regulations.If the securities regulator accepts the proposal, the CSE will offload 35 per cent of its shares under...

Trump tariffs will lead to global trade disorder

Donald Trump previously described tariff as his most favourite word and sees tariff to help grow the US economy, protect jobs and raise revenue. He even called tariff, 'the most beautiful word in the dictionary". Trump sees tariff to deal...

Nine-year-old malnourished Palestinian girl Mariam Dawwas sits on a bed with her mother in the Rimal neighbourhood in Gaza City

Nine-year-old malnourished Palestinian girl Mariam Dawwas sits on a bed with her mother in the Rimal neighbourhood in Gaza City on Saturday. The World Health Organisation warned on July 27 that malnutrition was reaching "alarming levels" in Gaza. — AFP

NCP to unveil 'manifesto for new Bangladesh' today

Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has called for constitutional recognition of the 'July Declaration' by incorporating it into the Preamble and Schedules of the Constitution.He also demanded that the 'July Charter' be finalised and published by...

Govt provides sovereign guarantee to WB for LNG import financing

The government has extended a sovereign and indemnity guarantee to the World Bank (WB) to support Petrobangla's costly liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, ensuring payment if the state-run company fails to repay its loans on time.A senior official from the...

July Proclamation due on Tuesday

The interim government has finalised the draft of the July Proclamation, reports BSS.The July Proclamation will be presented before the nation on Tuesday (August 5) at 5 pm in the presence of all stakeholders of the mass uprising, said a...

BD RMG to face 36.5pc tariff in US market: BGMEA

Bangladeshi-made readymade garment exports to the USA will face tariff at a rate of 36.5 per cent which includes 20 per cent reciprocal and existing 16.5 per cent tariff. The local RMG exports to its largest destination would get conditional...

Shippers face Aug 7 deadline to enjoy tariff exemptions

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has set a strict deadline for shipments to qualify for exemption from new tariffs imposed on imports, including those from Bangladesh. According to a notification from US CBP, goods already en route on...

As Trump tariff tempest calms, US buyers begin activating trade

Apparel exporters and their US buyers are gathering wits for full-steam resumption of trade as the Trump tariff tempest calms with the United States deciding to settle on a pared-down 20-percent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi exports.Some of the buyers are...

ERD directs ministries to bar donors from project meetings

The Economic Relations Division (ERD) under the Ministry of Finance has instructed all ministries and divisions to exclude development partner representatives from Project Steering Committee (PSC) and Project Implementation Committee (PIC) meetings convened by sponsor ministries and implementing agencies.In a...

5 killed in Cox's Bazar train accident

COX'S BAZAR, Aug 02: Four passengers and the driver of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed after the three-wheeler was rammed by a train while going over Rashidnagar railway crossing in Ramu, Cox's Bazar on Saturday.Ramu Police Station Officer-in-Charge Taibur Rahman...

Shaheed Minar is a symbol of resistance, victory: Mahfuj

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md. Mahfuj Alam on Saturday said Shaheed Minar is a symbol of resistance and victory."We started from here and we were able to celebrate the victory only after coming here," he said at the end of...

JCD holds rally at Shahbagh today

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) will hold a student rally at Shahbagh in the capital today (Sunday).The organisation has expressed regret over the inconvenience to be caused to citizens in the capital due to the rally, it said in a statement...

ADB offers $150m to boost technical education in BD

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has come forward with its US$150 million financial support to help upgrade Bangladesh's technical education, Economic Relations Division (ERD) officials said on Saturday.Under the initiative, the government would train at least 10,000 Technical and Vocational...

Call to modernise outdated company law to support business growth

Business leaders and corporate governance experts have stressed the urgent need to modernise the Companies Act 1994 to better align with today's economic realities and support a transparent, compliant, and competitive corporate landscape. They argued that a more updated legal...

Reforms must for real competitiveness

Bangladesh's main export-oriented apparel industry cautiously welcomes the US decision lowering the steep reciprocal tariff on imports from Bangladesh-from 35 per cent to 20 per cent-as entrepreneurs in the sector now stress deep reforms for real market competitiveness. While this...

Two BGCS leaders quit alleging favoritism

DU CORRESPONDENTMd Nur Nabi, joint convener of the central committee of Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad (BGCS), and Sunny Serker, member of the organisation's DU unit, have resigned from the platform, accusing its leadership of favoritism, group-based politics, and straying from...

Gulshan extortion: Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad's Apu on 4-day remand

Police have been given four days to grill Jaane Alam Apu aka Kazi Gaurab Apu in custody over allegations that he had sought to extort Tk 5 million from a former MP in Dhaka's Gulshan while claiming to be a...

Protesters declare one-point demand, non-cooperation movement

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement leaders at a mammoth rally at Central Shaheed Minar in the city on August 3 declared one-point demand of stepping down of autocratic prime minister Sheikh Hasina led government, reports BSS.Nahid Islam, one of the key...

Jamaat-e-Islami chief undergoes open-heart surgery

Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has successfully undergone open-heart surgery, reports bdnews24.com.He is expected to return home within a week, according to Dr Jahangir Kabir, the lead surgeon for the procedure.The surgery was conducted on Saturday at Dhaka's United Hospital.At a...

Chargesheet filed in Ctg 1st murder case linked to July Uprising

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 02 (UNB): Police have submitted the chargesheet in the first murder case linked to the July Uprising in Chittagong, which took place during the political unrest in July last year.Investigating Officer SI Nurul Haque of Chandgaon Police Station...

'Mother of July' held in Jamalpur honouring Uprising heroes

JAMALPUR, Aug 02 (BSS): A special gathering titled "Mother of July" was held at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner's office on Saturday to honor the guardians of those involved in the historic July movement.The event was jointly organised...

Health Affairs Secretary of BNP's Executive Committee Dr Rafiqul Islam,

Health Affairs Secretary of BNP's Executive Committee Dr Rafiqul Islam, a physician who suffered detention during the July Uprising in 2024, addressing as the chief guest a programme titled July Chikitshakder Golpo (Stories of the July physicians) organised by 'Amader...

People may rise up again if democratic transition delayed: Dr Moyeen

BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Saturday warned that if the transition to democracy is delayed further, the people of Bangladesh will rise up again, reports UNB."I urge the interim government, you please, do not prolong the path...

Light rain likely today ===---

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Day and...

Three Bangladeshis killed in Malaysia road crash

Three Bangladeshi men were killed and two others injured after a multi-purpose vehicle they were in skidded off the road at East Coast Highway (LPT) 1 near in Kuantan of Malaysia on Friday, reports UNB.There deceased were driver Sabber Hasan,...

Two more arrested in Sohag murder case

FE REPORT Police arrested on Saturday two absconding accused persons for their alleged involvement in killing Lal Chand alias Sohag, an old Dhaka businessman.The arrestees are Md Ruman Bepari (32) and Md Abir Hossain (28). They were nabbed during a...