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US tariff cut on Bangladesh exports 'satisfactory for now', says Amir Khosru

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury believes the Trump administration's decision to reduce reciprocal tariffs on Bangladeshi exports from 35 percent to 20 percent is a "satis... Read More


Army launches inquiry into officer's alleged political links

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- The Bangladesh Army has formed a court of inquiry to investigate the alleged political involvement of an unnamed officer based on intel received from a law-enforcing agency. The... Read More


Police constable dies as car rams motorcycle in Munshiganj

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- A police constable has been killed after a car ploughed into his motorcycle in Munshiganj's Gazaria Upazila. The accident took place at Baluakandi along the Dhaka-Chattogram Hig... Read More


Protesters block Shahbagh for 2nd day to demand July charter

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Protesters injured in the July Uprising have occupied Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection for a second day to demand the implementation of the July Charter and July Declaration. Undet... Read More


Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad's Apu arrested over extortion

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Police detectives have arrested Jaane Alam Apu aka Kazi Gaurab Apu for extorting Tk 5 million in Dhaka's Gulshan while claiming to be a convenor for Students Against Discriminati... Read More


River devours 30 homes in Shariatpur as Padma Bridge embankment collapses again

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Erosion has once again hit the embankment protecting the Padma Bridge construction yard in Shariatpur's Zajira. Due to strong currents, around 110 metres of the barrier collapsed... Read More


Trump administration reduces tariffs on Bangladeshi goods to 20%

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- After talks and negotiations, the Trump administration has reduced the US tariffs on Bangladeshi products to 20 percent from the initially proposed 35 percent. The US announced ... Read More


Reform dialogue delivers 81-point agreement but legal status, road to implementation remains hazy

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- A five-month political dialogue aimed at reforming Bangladesh's state structure concluded with agreements on 81 proposals, but uncertainty looms over how much of it will translat... Read More


MSF reports 8 BNP activists killed, 16 lynched across Bangladesh in July

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- At least nine people were killed in political violence across Bangladesh in July, according to rights group Manabadhikar Sanskriti Foundation (MSF). Of them, four were linked to... Read More


Consensus reached on 19 core reform points, including dissent on five, says Ali Riaz

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- The National Consensus Commission has reached agreement with political parties on 19 key areas of state reform, although five issues drew formal notes of dissent. After the fina... Read More