Mukti Council opposes trade deal with US
Jatiya Mukti Council on Saturday strongly opposed the ongoing process of a reciprocal trade agreement between Bangladesh and the United States...
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Three more RMG factory units get LEED certificate
The number of United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified factories reached 253, as three new factory units recently achieved the certification...
BP says to sell onshore wind business in US
BP said on Friday it had agreed to sell its onshore wind energy business in the United States, after the British giant shelved its targets for reducing carbon emissions...
Taiwan working to strike US tariff deal
Taiwan鈥檚 trade negotiators were 鈥榳orking around the clock鈥� to strike a tariff deal with the United States, the island鈥檚 vice president said Friday, two weeks before Washington鈥檚 deadline...
Trump pulls US from WHO pandemic reforms
President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration said Friday the United States was rejecting changes agreed last year for the World Health Organization on its pandemic response, saying they violated the country鈥檚 sovereignty...
UN rights office to focus on preventing serious rights abuses: govt
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has said that the United Nations rights office in Bangladesh would focus on addressing and preventing serious human rights abuses, such as those perpetrated by the previous government, and ensuring accountability for violations....
Bangladesh, UN rights body sign MoU for rights mission
The government of Bangladesh has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to field a mission in the country aimed at supporting the promotion and protection of human rights...
MU agree deal to sign Brentford winger Mbeumo
Manchester United have reportedly agreed to sign Cameroon winger Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford in a deal worth an initial 拢65 million ($87 million) as Ruben Amorim steps up his overhaul of the team鈥檚 misfiring attack.
Panic grips Haitian migrants in US as Trump pushes deportations
The 5,00,000-strong Haitian community in the United States is in a state of panic as the Trump administration pushes to deport those who fled here after a huge 2010 earthquake.
US deports 5 migrants from Asian, Caribbean nations to Eswatini
The United States deported five migrants from Asian and Caribbean countries to the small African kingdom of Eswatini, officials said Tuesday.
BNP wants to join govt team in US tariff talks
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party would engage with the interim government to help advance the government鈥檚 ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States, as the discussions have expanded beyond trade to include broader security and strategic issues.
RMG makers focus on nontraditional markets
The country's apparel manufacturers are planning to utilise the full potential of non-traditional markets amid a 35 per cent tariff recently imposed by the United States...
Tesla marks India entry with first showroom
Tesla unveiled its first showroom in India on Tuesday, marking its entry into the world鈥檚 most populous country, as Elon Musk鈥檚 electric vehicle company seeks new customers amid sagging sales in the United States and Europe...
3rd round of talks likely next week
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday said that the third round of negotiations with the United States over tariff issues was likely to start next week...
The 鈥榚conomy of genocide鈥� report: reckoning beyond rhetoric
FRANCESCA Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in occupied Palestine, stands as a testament to the notion of speaking truth to power. This 鈥榩ower鈥� is not solely embodied by Israel or even the United States, but by an international community whose collective relevance has tragically failed to stem the ongoing genocide in Gaza...
Tariff talks end inconclusive
The second-round negotiations between Bangladesh and the United States over the tariff issue in the US capital Washington DC ended on Friday with several issues remaining unresolved...
Moscow blames sanctions for Russia-UN food deal
Russia said Saturday that its agreement with the United Nations to facilitate exports of Russian food and fertilisers had collapsed due to Western sanctions over Moscow鈥檚 offensive in Ukraine...
US sanctions Cuban president
The United States announced its first sanctions on Friday against Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel for his role 鈥榠n the Cuban regime鈥檚 brutality toward the Cuban people.鈥�...
FY25: Apparel exports to key destinations rise
The export of readymade garment items from Bangladesh to its key destinations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, experienced considerable growth in the recently concluded financial year 2024-25...
Time world leaders started acting on Rohingya issues
THE Rohingyas, more than a million of them already sheltered in Bangladesh, may face constraints as, keeping to a release of the office of the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees, there has been a fresh influx of 150,000 Rohingyas in a year and a half. This is described as the largest after the 2017 influx when three quarters of a million Rohingyas left violence...
Bangladesh-US agree for more negotiation over 35pc tariff issue
The second-round negotiation between Bangladesh and United States over tariff issue ended on Friday at about 4:00pm in the US capital Washington DC keeping several issues unresolved...
Second day of Bangladesh-US tariff talks concludes
The second day of the three-day bilateral tariff discussions between Bangladesh and the United States has concluded, focusing on the current dynamics and future direction of trade relations between the two nations, according to a press release issued Friday morning (Bangladesh time).
ASEAN meeting to condemn Myanmar violence: draft
A meeting involving top diplomats from Southeast Asia, China, Russia and the United States will condemn violence against civilians in war-torn Myanmar, according to a draft statement seen Thursday by AFP...
2nd day negotiations begin
The second round of negotiations over tariff issues between Bangladesh and the United States began for the second day on Thursday in the US capital Washington...
Govt nods for UN rights office
The interim government on Thursday approved a proposal to establish an office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bangladesh -- initially for three years...
US single largest export destination in FY25
The United States remained the single largest export destination for the Bangladeshi products in the recently concluded financial year 2024-25, with export earnings reaching $8.69 billion...
Opening day of Bangladesh鈥揢S tariff talks concludes with broad consensus: press minister
Bangladeshi delegation and its United States counterpart reportedly agreed on most issues on the first day of the second-round discussion between two countries regarding newly imposed 35 per cent tariff on Wednesday...
2nd round of negotiations begins
The second round of talks between Bangladesh and the United States over tariff issues began on Wednesday in the US capital, Washington...
CA鈥檚 involvement sought in tariff talks
The country鈥檚 readymade garment manufacturers have sought the involvement of the interim government鈥檚 chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, in tariff talks with the United States...
South Sudan says US deportees under govt care
War-torn South Sudan has said it is looking after a group of eight criminal migrants controversially deported from the United States...