Donald Trump admits trade war 'cost' as markets hit
Jitters about US tariffs hammered Asian stocks again early Friday as President Donald Trump acknowledged a 'cost' to his surging trade offensive against superpower rival China...
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Trump鈥檚 new tariffs take effect
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 punishing tariffs on dozens of economies came into force Wednesday, including 104 per cent in levies against Chinese goods, sending markets into a tailspin again...
Trump鈥檚 crazy trade war
THE Trump tariff shock is going to take a bit of time to sink in, though stock markets worldwide have already sunk. Altogether, 60 countries have been slapped with at least 10 per cent tariffs; those with large trade surpluses with the US will pay a much higher rate. Trump鈥檚 public argument was two-fold: force US trade partners with the highest surpluses to lower their...
Nobody wins in a trade war, says UN chief
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned that 鈥榥obody wins in a trade war,鈥� according to his spokesperson on Friday...
Trade through Benapole resumes
Trade with India through Benapole land port resumed on Saturday after an 8-day of suspension for Eid-ul-Fitr holidays...
In early need of oversight on illicit trade in birds online
ILLICIT trade in wildlife, mostly native and exotic birds, especially online, worryingly continues to thrive as the authorities have almost no oversight on the matter. A dearth of human resources and technical and other logistic supports needed to stop the illegal trade in rare and endangered bird species is glaring. The Wildlife Crime Control Unit, which has only six people...
Bangladesh-US trade reaches $10.5b in 2024
Bangladesh鈥檚 bilateral trade with the United States reached $10.58 billion in 2024, with a trade surplus of $6.15 billion, driven primarily by the country鈥檚 competitive advantage in garment manufacturing.
Cambodia commerce ministry says US tariffs 鈥榥ot reasonable鈥�
Harsh new trade tariffs imposed on Cambodia by US president Donald Trump are 鈥榥ot reasonable鈥�, the Southeast Asian country鈥檚 commerce ministry said Thursday...
Major economies vow retaliation as Trump set to unleash tariffs
US president Donald Trump was poised to unveil sweeping new 鈥楲iberation Day鈥� tariffs on Wednesday, but kept the world guessing until the last minute about the scope of an onslaught that could spark a global trade war...
Global outcry as Trump heaps 25pc tariffs on auto imports
World powers on Thursday blasted US president Donald Trump鈥檚 steep tariffs on imports of vehicles and car parts, vowing retaliation as a widening trade war intensifies...
US trade officials visit India as tariff threat looms
US officials arrived in India on Tuesday to hammer out a trade deal just days before president Donald Trump鈥檚 tit-for-tat tariffs begin across the globe, including against the world鈥檚 most populous nation.
REMEMBERING SLAVERY: Confronting past, resisting present
EACH year, on March 25, the world pauses to observe International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, an occasion that commemorates one of the most brutal and dehumanising chapters in history. This remembrance is not merely symbolic. It is a moral imperative, a call to reflect on a legacy that still ripples through our...
Trade war threatens oil demand growth: IEA
Global oil demand growth is set to accelerate this year but the escalating trade war launched by US President Donald Trump threatens to disrupt the market, the International Energy Agency said Thursday...
Trade deficit decreases on high export earnings
The country鈥檚 trade deficit declined slightly in the first seven months (July鈥揓anuary) of the current fiscal year FY2024-25 compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year, as export earnings saw a notable rise...
Trade-related data not shared with UN since 2015: special assistant
Newly appointed special assistant for the finance ministry Anisuzzaman Chowdhury on Tuesday said that the country鈥檚 trade-related data had not been shared with the United Nations since 2015...
Canada鈥檚 next PM Carney vows to 鈥榳in鈥� US trade war
Canada鈥檚 incoming prime minister Mark Carney struck a defiant note as the former central banker vowed to win US president Donald Trump鈥檚 trade war, saying his country will 鈥榥ever鈥� be part of the United States...
Bangladesh may take advantage of global trade tension
The trade tension across the world is shifting the wind, and Bangladesh may rather take advantage of it, says an industry leader...
India, EU to finalise free trade deal by year-end
India will finalise a 鈥榤utually beneficial鈥� free trade deal with the European Union by the end of this year, prime minister Narendra Modi said Friday after meeting with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
DCCI, Sharjah chamber聽sign trade deal
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed an agreement at Sharjah chamber on Thursday with an aim to expand export of Bangladeshi products to Sharjah and increase bilateral investment...
Iran denounces new US sanctions as 鈥榮ign of hostility鈥�
Iran on Wednesday condemned a new round of US sanctions as a 鈥榗lear sign of hostility鈥� after Washington blacklisted more than 30 people and vessels linked to its oil trade...
Gold trader shot, jewellery looted in city鈥檚 Banasree
A group of unidentified people on three motorbikes shot and hacked a gold trader and reportedly looted 130-200 bhoris of gold in the capital鈥檚 Banasree area on Sunday night.
Trump says trade deal with China 鈥榩ossible鈥�
US president Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that a trade deal was 鈥榩ossible鈥� with China 鈥� a key target in the US leader鈥檚 tariffs policy...
Cloth trader found dead in Narsingdi
The police recovered the body of a cloth trader from near a bridge at Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi on Wednesday morning...
Loan defaulting dairy trader arrested
Md Sirajul Islam, the proprietor of Messrs Momina Logistic Point and Messrs Momina Dairy Industries, a loan defaulter as per a case filed by One Bank PLC, has been arrested...
RMG Businesses eye opportunities amid US-China trade war
The country鈥檚 readymade garment manufacturers said that Bangladesh needs to improve and stabilise its law-and-order situation and business atmosphere to seize the opportunities emerging from the ongoing US-China trade tensions.
Dutch circular textile trade mission arrives
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Bangladesh, in collaboration with BGMEA and Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE), organised a Circular Textile Trade Mission matchmaking session at the BGMEA complex in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Time to dismantle the Awami cult
THE Bangladesh Awami League, once an authoritarian political power, has been on many counts can be termed as no less than an anti-state organisation. Their regime was characterised by judicial murder, mass corruption, sexual violence, and the misuse of state forces against the people. Their crimes did not stop after the Awami League government was deposed...
Germany logs record trade surplus with US
Germany logged a record trade surplus with the United States last year, data showed Friday, news that could stoke tensions with US president Donald Trump as he threatens the EU with tariffs.
HC orders case over trader鈥檚 death in RAB custody
The High Court on Thursday passed an order asking authorities concerned to accept the allegation of the death of Brahmanbaria trader Shahnur Alam in RAB custody in 2014 as a regular case...
Small traders seek measures to do business smoothly
Small traders have urged the government to take measures so that the small traders or shopkeepers can do their businesses smoothly...