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Dhaka awaits US response as tariff talks wrap up

Dhaka, July 12 -- The third and final day of the Bangladesh-U.S. three-day tariff negotiations concluded on today in Washington, DC, with Dhaka expressing optimism about receiving a favorable response... Read More


No scope for electoral alliance with Jamaat

Dhaka, July 12 -- Though he has categorically ruled out the possibility of an electoral alliance with their party's long-time ally Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin ... Read More


Ex-chair Dr Barkat sent to jail

Dhaka, July 12 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the imprisonment of prominent economist and former Janata Bank Chairman Dr Abul Barkat in connection with a large-scale embezzlement case involving Tk 297 c... Read More


A $6m bribery trail from Dhaka to Paris

Dhaka, July 12 -- In September 2015, at a discreet meeting in London, senior executives from the French technology firm Oberthur were introduced to a man known simply as "Mr. G." To them, he was a pow... Read More


TPS, Magnus to accelerate Bangladesh's digital banking

Dhaka, July 12 -- TPS Worldwide, a global leader in digital payments and banking platforms, has entered into a strategic partnership with Magnus Corporation Ltd, a prominent technology and consulting ... Read More


Students' performance and SSC results this year

Dhaka, July 12 -- The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations of 2025 under all 11 education boards got published on 10 July barely two months after the completio... Read More


Reshaping politics in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 12 -- On July 16, 2024, as security forces launched a brutal crackdown on student protesters campaigning against then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's increasingly authoritarian government, ... Read More


Salman, Anisul sent to jail after remand

Dhaka, July 12 -- A Dhaka court ordered today the imprisonment of Salman F Rahman, former adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former Law Minister Anisul Huq after the end of their resp... Read More


Adding July Charter in Constitution 'misleading'

Dhaka, July 12 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday described the call to include the July Charter in core principles of the Constitution as "misleading". "BNP has alread... Read More


Hill floods submerge parts of Feni, Noakhali

Dhaka, July 12 -- Intense monsoon rains and upstream hill floods from India have caused severe flooding in five upazilas of Feni district, triggering sufferings of people and damages of crops and fish... Read More