The third round of tariff talks of Bangladesh with the United States entered the second day on Wednesday, just one day before a steep 35 per cent tariff on Bangladeshi exports to the US market comes into effect...
FOR decades, countless US officials have proclaimed that the bonds between the United States and Israel are unbreakable. Now, the ties that bind are laced with genocide. The two countries function as accomplices while methodical killing continues in Gaza, with both societies directly, and differently, making it all possible...
A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India launched Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth鈥檚 land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards...
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia鈥檚 sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunamis of up to four metres (12 feet) across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan...
The first day of the third and final round of the tariff talks with the United States on a 35 per cent reciprocal tariff ended with positive responses, said commerce secretary Mahbubur Rahman on Wednesday morning...
The third round of tariff talks with the United States was scheduled to begin at about 12:30pm on Tuesday (Washington time), according to a message received from commerce ministry officials...
Iran鈥檚 foreign minister warned on Monday that it would respond to the United States and Israel in a 鈥榤ore decisive manner鈥� should they attack Iran again...
The car industry in the EU on Monday viewed the trade deal struck with the United States as a de-escalation 鈥� but one that still puts sand in its gearbox...
A gunman with mental health issues opened fire in a central Manhattan skyscraper on Monday, killing four people including a policeman before apparently taking his own life, officials said...
The United States and the European Union clinched a trade agreement on Sunday that will see EU exports taxed at 15 per cent, in a bid to resolve a transatlantic tariff stand-off that threatened to explode into a full-blown trade war...
China said on Monday it looked forward to ensuring 鈥榬eciprocity鈥� in trade with the United States, as top Beijing and Washington economic officials are set to renew negotiations in the Swedish capital Stockholm...
Stock markets and the dollar advanced Monday after the European Union and United States struck a deal to avert a damaging trade war...
The deal between the United States and the European Union may have averted a transatlantic trade war, but worries persist in Ireland where crucial sectors are dependent on US multinationals...
The United States has lifted sanctions on several allies of Myanmar鈥檚 ruling general and their military-linked firms, a US Treasury notice shows, after the junta chief sent a glowing letter of praise to president Donald Trump.
Bangladesh is awaiting a response from the United States regarding a letter it sent requesting a reduction in the recently imposed tariff on Bangladeshi products, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said on Thursday...
Indonesia on Thursday denied warnings that the transfer of personal data agreed in a trade deal with the United States this week would put people鈥檚 rights at risk...
Australia said Thursday it would lift trade barriers on beef from the United States, removing a major point of friction between Canberra and the Trump administration...
The United States Trade Representative, the chief trade negotiation body for the American government, invited Bangladesh to resume the third and final round of tariff negotiations on July 29, said commerce secretary Mahbubur Rahman...
More than 100 aid organisations and human rights groups warned on Wednesday that 鈥榤ass starvation鈥� was spreading in Gaza, as the United States said its top envoy was heading to Europe for talks on a possible ceasefire and aid corridor...
Bangladesh proposed to hold the third and final round of reciprocal tariff talks with the United States Trade Representatives on any day from Sunday onwards and is waiting for the US response, according to commerce ministry officials...
The interim government on Wednesday decided to procure 2.20 lakh tonnes of wheat from the United States at Tk 817.57 crore in a bid to avert a high US tariff on Bangladeshi goods...
A deadline for tariffs between the United States and China to snap back to higher levels could be extended in a 鈥�90-day increment,鈥� US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday, ahead of trade talks next week...
IT IS hard to decide what is more surreal: that the United States is threatening 50 per cent tariffs on Brazilian imports in the name of 鈥榬eciprocity鈥� or that global markets, once jittery at the mere whisper of Trumpian trade tantrums, are now brushing off these ultimatums with a shrug and record-breaking rallies...
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it would invest $50 billion in the United States by 2030 amid Donald Trump鈥檚 threats to impose tariffs on the sector...
Venezuela announced a probe Monday into torture claims by 252 migrants the United States had sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison where they said they were beaten, sexually abused and fed rotten food...
In a stunning development that shook North American trade diplomacy, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States is 鈥榯erminating ALL discussions on trade with Canada鈥� in retaliation for Ottawa鈥檚 implementation of a digital services tax, DST, targeting US tech firms. Trump, known for his aggressive trade posturing, condemned Canada鈥檚...
Iran confirmed fresh talks with European powers to be held on Friday in Istanbul, the country鈥檚 state media reported, the first since the United States attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago...
Bangladesh on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States to import 7 lakh tonnes of wheat annually for the next five years amid the threat of facing 35 per cent US tariff on its exports from the next month...
Bangladesh鈥檚 export trade is poised to encounter new challenges in the wake of potential counter-tariffs from the United States, cautioned聽 Selim Raihan, executive director of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) on Sunday...
The Armed Forces of Bangladesh and the United States military will continue their 鈥榣ongstanding partnership鈥� this summer through three joint exercises and the delivery of a new capability that will reinforce their common security interests...