South Africa eyeing new markets after US tariffs
South Africa is seeking new markets in Africa and Asia as it negotiates with the United States over looming 30-per cent trade tariffs, which could cost around 30,000 jobs, officials said Monday...
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US accountability for attacks on nuclear sites part of any future talks: Iran
Iran said Monday it would hold the United States accountable for attacks on its nuclear sites in any future negotiations, while ruling out direct talks with Washington.
Manufacturing in China sinks again in July
China鈥檚 factory output shrank more than expected in July, official data showed on Thursday, logging its fourth straight month of contraction as Beijing battles to hammer out a trade deal with the United States...
US, Bangladesh conclude joint military exercise
The United States and Bangladesh have concluded the joint military exercise, Tiger Shark, aimed at deepening bilateral defence cooperation and enhancing regional security under the Indo-Pacific framework.
US deports 39 Bangladeshis for alleged illegal stay
The United States authorities on Saturday deported at least 39 Bangladeshis, including a woman, by a special flight on the allegation of staying in that country illegally.
Gains in US tariff can only be evaluated in light of offers
THE reciprocal tariff that the United States has finally, after three rounds of negotiations in July, imposed on goods import from Bangladesh at 20 per cent, lowered from 35 per cent that the United States on July 8 announced, is viewed as something that has brought about short-term relief. The tariff came into effect on August 1, making Bangladeshi exporters pay a 20 per cent...
US takes in $87b from tariffs in H1
The United States took in more revenue from tariffs in the first six months of 2025 than it did in all of 2024, according to data from the US Treasury compiled by AFP.
Exporters relieved, but warn of consumption decline
The reduction in reciprocal tariff of the United States on imports of Bangladeshi goods to 20 per cent from previously announced 35 per cent brought relief for the country鈥檚 exporters.
Tariff talks enter final day
The third round of the tariff talks between Bangladesh and the United States entered the third and final day on Thursday, with Dhaka trying to strike a deal in a last-ditch attempt to reduce 鈥榬eciprocal鈥� tariff imposed by the Trump administration.
US, Pakistan strike tariff deal
The United States and Pakistan have finalised a deal that will lower tariffs for Pakistan and include US assistance in developing the country鈥檚 oil reserves, officials from both sides confirmed as reported by The Economic Times...
Middle East studies in US in crossfire of Trump-Harvard fight
The issue of academic research on the Middle East has become a political flashpoint in the United States, where critics of Israel allege a 鈥楶alestine exception鈥� exists when it comes to free speech rights.
3rd-round tariff talks enter 2nd day
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...
US-Israel genocidal partnership
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...
US, India launch Earth-monitoring satellite
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...
Strong quake off Russia sparks evacuation warning from Hawaii to Japan
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...
First day of third round of tariff talks ends with positive responses
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...
Third-round tariff talks begin
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 vows stronger response if attacked again
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...
EU car industry sees relief and pain in US trade deal
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...
Gunman kills four including Bangladeshi immigrant police officer
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...
European Union resigned to 15pc US tariff
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 seeks 鈥榬eciprocity鈥� at trade talks with US
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...
Global stocks, dollar rise
Stock markets and the dollar advanced Monday after the European Union and United States struck a deal to avert a damaging trade war...
Ireland鈥檚 鈥榚conomic miracle鈥� at risk from tariffs
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...
US drops sanctions on Myanmar junta allies after Trump praise
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-US virtual tariff talks today: adviser
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 brushes off concern on data transfer to the US
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 lifts trade barriers on US beef
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...
USTR invites Bangladesh to resume talks on July 29
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...
100 NGOs warn 鈥榤ass starvation鈥� spreading across Gaza
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...
