The three-month pause on "reciprocal" tariffs announced by the Trump administration for all countries except China leaves a narrow window for action. While three months is scarcely enough time for any government to negotiate a complex trade deal, this is...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2025-04-20 00:00:00
US President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on all its trading partners and at much higher rates on China has sent the shock waves across the world and threatens the end of the post-war trading system which the US...
FE EDUCATION DESK | 2025-04-20 00:00:00
North South University (NSU), in association with Bangladesh Empowered (BE), convened a thought-provoking conference titled 'Empowering Bangladesh: Pathways to Leadership, Unity, and Growth' on Saturday, (April 19) at their campus. The gathering served as a confluence of distinguished voices—leaders, academics,...
TANJIM HASAN PATWARY | 2025-04-20 00:00:00
For decades, the United States symbolised opportunity, innovation, and upward mobility. Students from Bangladesh and around the world aspired to study there, invest in their futures, and contribute to the global economy. However, recent developments suggest that this dream is...
Chandpur, Apr 18 (UNB): A cement-laden trawler capsized in the Meghna River near Chandpur Sadar upazila after being caught in a sudden nor'wester on Thursday.However, no casualties were reported.The trawler MV Riya-Yasin went down near Kanudi area under Sadar upazila...
LONDON, Apr 18 (AP): Astronomers have found possible chemical signs of life on a distant planet outside our solar system, though they caution more work is needed to confirm their findings.The research, led by scientists at the University of Cambridge,...
The U.S. Interior Department on Friday said it would begin taking public input for a new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program that could include new zones in the Arctic and elsewhere to maximize energy development, reports Reuters.President Donald...
PARIS, April 18 (Reuters) : US President Donald Trump will walk away from efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs that a deal can be done, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said...
At least nine people were killed and several others were injured in road accidents in different districts across the country on Friday, reports UNB. Four victims were killed in Habiganj, two in Chuadanga, two in Sirajganj, and one in Khagrachhari.in...
A woman mourns by the shrouded body of one of the victims killed by Israeli bombardment in Jabalia, as it lies at the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday. Gaza's civil defence agency said...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
In the Sixth Round of Foreign Secretary-Level Bilateral Consultations in Dhaka, the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan briefed the Bangladeshi side on the situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), emphasising the need for an early resolution of the...
Acknowledging the difficult situation, Bangladesh has strongly conveyed to the United States that peace will not return to Myanmar even the war ends there unless the Rohingya problem is resolved, reports UNB."If the Rohingya problem is not resolved, peace will...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
Both domestic credit-card usage within Bangladesh and international credit-card spending by Bangladeshi nationals declined in February 2025 compared to the previous month, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.However, credit card usage by foreign nationals in Bangladesh saw a slight increase...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
The government will have to spend three-and-a-half-time more on a key project for Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority's (DWASA) failure to implement it on time, insiders said on Friday.Even after 10 years, DWASA failed to make any headway with...
To make a living, members of a family on two boats collect plastic bottles discarded into the Buriganga River by launch passengers, a livelihood that also plays a small but meaningful role in containing river pollution. The photo was taken...
India has rejected the remarks made by the Bangladesh side in regard to the incidents in West Bengal and encouraged Bangladesh to focus on protecting the rights of its own minorities, reports UNB."We reject the remarks made by the Bangladesh...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
Notwithstanding some infrastructural development in Bangladesh's aviation sector over the decades, local airlines have been struggling to achieve sustainability for reasons that include policy flaws and cost escalation. Officials say at least eight airlines that entered the market have been...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
Commercial banks boast an upswing in their foreign-exchange holdings despite rises in import orders and settlements mainly as record remittance inflows coupled with steady export-receipt growth help out, sources said.Economists also see some curbs on leaks of foreign exchange through...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
A price correction in March brings the Bangladesh currency to a more competitive level in foreign trade, after having stayed significantly overvalued against the US dollar in January and February.The real effective exchange rate (REER) index dropped to 101.90 in...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met office....
FE REPORT | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
The Detective Branch (DB) police have detained one of the accused, who allegedly fired in the air and threatened people to shoot with firearms at Vatara on Kuril Biswa Road in the capital on the night of April 1.The detainee...
The joint forces have launched an operation to rescue five students of Chittagong University (CU) who went missing in Khagrachhari, reports bdnews24.com.The rescuers have been conducting a drive in Madhupur, Pankhaiya Para, Chabai Sarak and Noapara in the district since...
CHUADANGA, Apr 18 (UNB): A police constable died allegedly by suicide at Joynagar International Checkpost in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga early Friday.The deceased is Shamim Reza Saju (30), son of Hossain Ali from Jutiadanga village in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
Police arrested on Friday one person for his alleged involvement in a daring mugging incident where a gold chain and a purse were snatched from a young lady at a place near East West School at West Shewrapara in the...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has stressed the need for addressing the challenges faced by Bangladeshi expatriates from within the country, reports UNB.He said 80 per cent of the issues encountered by migrant workers originate from home, not abroad,...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
Polytechnic students on Friday brought out massive processions in capital Dhaka and other districts to press home their six-point charter of demands. Their demands include cancellation of the controversial 30 per cent promotion quota for Craft Instructors, implementation of a...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
Prices of rice, onion, edible oil and all kinds of vegetables witnessed a further hike last week, intensifying the sufferings of people with limited incomes.Onion prices increased by Tk 10 a kg in a week, and by Tk 20 per...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 18 (BSS): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has rescued a madrasa teacher who was kidnapped from Dhaka early this month.The RAB members also arrested four persons in connection with the kidnapping case. They are Rabiul Islam (27),...
CUMILLA, Apr 18 (BSS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Prof Mia Golam Parwar has said student-led mass movement liberated the nation from fascist Sheikh Hasina in 2024, reports BSS.Speaking as the chief guest at a workers' conference held at Laksam Pilot...
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