Bangladesh among 10 worst countries
Bangladesh has once again been named among the 10 worst countries in the world for working people, according to the 2025 edition of the International Trade Union Confederation Global Rights Index...
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Trade through Benapole suspended for 10 days
Export and import activities between Bangladesh and India through Benapole land port will remain suspended for 10 days on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha...
Bangladesh-China trade conference today
Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao arrived in Dhaka on Saturday to discuss trade and investment opportunities with Bangladesh and elevate the 鈥楥omprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership鈥� between the two countries to a new height...
Macron gives Vietnamese students a lesson in 鈥榠mpulsive鈥� superpowers
Between jabs at Donald Trump鈥檚 US trade tariffs and criticism of Beijing鈥檚 assertiveness in the South China Sea, French president Emmanuel Macron warned Vietnamese students Tuesday that 鈥榦n the impulse of a superpower, everything can change鈥�...
Yunan explores cross-border trade cooperation
A high-level Chinese delegation led by Liu Jie, deputy director of the Lancang-Mekong Sub-regional Economic and Trade Development Centre of the Department of Commerce in Yunnan province, held a meeting on Monday with Anwar Hossain, vice-chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau of Bangladesh...
Algerian envoy for boosting trade relations
Abdelouahab Saidani, ambassador of Algeria to Bangladesh, met commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin at his office at Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka on Monday...
Two arrested for impersonating military officers to defraud cattle traders
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh on Thursday detained two people for allegedly impersonating senior military officers and defrauding cattle traders by promising to facilitate cross-border cattle smuggling...
Trade with India to continue: Bashir
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Sunday said that the trade between Bangladesh and India would continue in the interest of consumers and businesses of both the countries...
India plans new import duties on US products to counter Trump鈥檚 tariffs
India is considering imposing import duties on some US products to counter President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium, it said in a document submitted to the World Trade Organization.
China lifts Boeing ban after US trade talks: report
China has lifted a ban on domestic airlines accepting new Boeing aircraft, a report said Tuesday, after Beijing and Washington agreed to temporarily lower tariffs in a major de-escalation of their trade war...
Honda forecasts 70pc net profit drop
Japan鈥檚 Honda Motor on Tuesday forecast a 70 per cent drop in net profit for the 2025-26 financial year as US trade tariffs weigh on the global auto industry...
US seeks reciprocal tariff plan from Bangladesh
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has asked Bangladesh to submit a written set of offers demonstrating its commitment to reducing tariffs on American goods...
US 鈥榦ptimistic鈥� amid trade talks with China
Washington expressed optimism as talks with top Chinese officials continued for a second day Sunday in a bid to de-escalate trade tensions sparked by president Donald Trump鈥檚 aggressive tariff rollout...
UK, India strike trade deal amid US tariff blitz
The UK on Tuesday agreed a free trade agreement with India, its biggest such deal since leaving the European Union, after negotiations relaunched in February following US tariff threats...
Canada鈥檚 Indo-Pacific trade representative due today
Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil will arrive in Bangladesh this evening with a business delegation on a four-day visit beginning from Sunday...
Bangladesh needs a holistic approach聽
AS THE global trading system faces rising uncertainty, from tariff hikes to shifting geopolitical alliances, Bangladesh stands at a critical crossroads. As the country is quickly approaching graduation from a least developed country, rethinking our current trade strategy is necessary. We need to move beyond short-term, quick fixes and embrace a more holistic trade...
Govt to set up free trade zone
The interim government has announced plans to establish a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in the country, aligning with the growing global trend of trade liberalisation and investment facilitation...
Trump trade war pushes firms to consider stockpiling
Stockpiling is the reflex response by firms to the imposition of tariffs, but with the rapidly-changing position of the Trump administration, companies are finding that it is not so straightforward this time around...
Traders demand easier VAT management
The small and medium capital traders demanded easier VAT and tax management, easy access to finance, and an improved law and order situation...
TikTok videos exploit trade war
TikTok abounds with viral videos accusing prestigious brands of secretly manufacturing luxury goods in China so they can be sold at cut prices...
China鈥檚 top leaders pledge support as trade war rages
China鈥檚 top leaders pledged on Friday to step up support for the economy and oppose 鈥榰nilateral bullying鈥� in global trade in a veiled rebuke of hefty tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.
Claims of ongoing US-China trade talks 鈥榞roundless鈥�: Beijing
Beijing said on Thursday any claims of ongoing trade talks with Washington were 鈥榞roundless鈥� after US president Donald Trump played up the prospects of a deal to lower hefty tariffs he imposed on China...
Bhutanese businesses stress bilateral trade expansion
Business leaders from Bangladesh and Bhutan today stressed the need for tapping the potentials for expanding bilateral trade in the agricultural products, including fruits, vegetables, and spices...
China open to trade talks after Trump signals tariffs will fall
China said on Wednesday the door was 鈥榳ide open鈥� for trade talks with Washington, a day after US president Donald Trump signalled the possibility of a 鈥榮ubstantial鈥� lowering of tariffs on Beijing...
China slams countries聽 securing US trade deals
China on Monday hit out at other countries making trade deals with the United States at Beijing鈥檚 expense, vowing countermeasures against those who 鈥榓ppease鈥� Washington in the blistering tariff war as its neighbours rush to secure favourable terms from the White House...
US-China trade war and the global south
THE world鈥檚 poorest nations are once again discovering what it means to be peripheral to power. In the latest chapter of 21st-century great-power rivalry, Washington and Beijing have locked horns in an economic slugfest that began with tariffs and has metastasized into a geopolitical confrontation with global consequences. The fight was supposed to be about...
China鈥檚 manufacturing backbone feels Trump trade war pinch
Sky-high tariffs imposed on China by US president Donald Trump have triggered a slump in factory orders, manufacturers told AFP this week 鈥� with some fearing business may never return.
Bangladesh can expand exports to US after tariff hike: WTO report
The World Trade Organisation has observed that Trump鈥檚 tariff hike could open the door for Bangladesh to expand its exports to the United States...
US opens door to tariffs on pharma, semiconductors
The United States opened the door on Monday to tariffs targeting high-end technology and pharmaceuticals, feeding the uncertainty gripping the global economy in a trade war that Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned can have 鈥榥o winner.鈥�..
UK trade envoy visits Unilever
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), a leading UK-based multinational and the country鈥檚 largest fast-moving consumer goods company, welcomed Baroness Rosie Winterton, the UK government鈥檚 trade envoy to Bangladesh, and Sarah Cooke, the British high commissioner to Bangladesh, to its corporate headquarters in Dhaka...