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Apparel exporters likely to pay $250m monthly

The country's apparel manufacturers expressed concern that if the 37 per cent tariff on readymade garment (RMG) exports to the US market is not fully withdrawn, Bangladesh’s leading export sector may face an average monthly duty burden of $250 million...

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Exim Bank signs MoU with HAAB

Exim Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh...

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Pragati Life holds confce

The Annual Conference 2024 of Pragati Life Insurance PLC was held recently at Hotel Sea Palace in Cox’s Bazar, said a press release...

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Rethinking Bangladesh’s garment exports

SINCE Donald Trump took office once again as the 47th president of the United States, the re-imposition of tariffs on global imports has brought the issue of trade wars back to the forefront of policy and academic debate. While the first Trump presidency initiated the use of tariffs and non-tariff barriers — including the restriction of access to strategic technologies...

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RMG exports grew 10.84pc in July-March

The country’s readymade garment exports witnessed a healthy growth of 10.84 per cent during the July-March period of the current financial year fetching $30.25 billion that highlights the resilience and potentials of the apparel sector...

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Ex-DGHS driver Malek, wife jailed in graft case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced Abdul Malek, formerly a driver of the Directorate General of Health Services, to five-year imprisonment and his wife Nargis Begum to three-year in jail for amassing illegal wealth...

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Police member among 3 detained with Yaba

Three people, including a police member, were detained with 7, 500 pieces of contraband Yaba tablet at Ramu in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday night...

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Salman, ex-BSEC chair Shibli, 28 others sued

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against 30 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman and former Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, on charges...

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Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on Wednesday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...

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Xi meets Malaysian leaders in diplomatic charm offensive

Chinese president Xi Jinping met Malaysia’s king on Wednesday in a state visit analysts said was aimed at burnishing Beijing’s credentials as a reliable partner and ‘not a hegemon’...

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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 ‘no winner.’..

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Bangladesh pavilion draws huge visitors at Osaka

Bangladesh pavilion has been drawing huge crowd every day at the ‘World Expo-2025’, better known as Osaka Expo in Japan, as it wins the hearts of visitors with its artistic decoration, wooden structure and beautiful products from the very beginning of the expo...

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Upgraded unit-2 of Pahartali Textiles Inaugurated

Pahartali Textiles Limited in Chattogram has completed the modernisation of its unit-2 under the BMRE (balancing, modernisation, rehabilitation, and expansion) programme to enhance production capacity and efficiency...

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Three arrested in connection with Badda theft

The police have arrested three people and recovered Tk 11.66 lakh from Cox’s Bazar early Tuesday in connection with a theft at a business establishment in Badda, Dhaka.

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Chinese expertise and scopes for Bangladesh

WATER is the lifeblood of Bangladesh, a delta nation intricately woven with rivers and wetlands. Yet, this abundance of water has paradoxically become a source of distress due to rampant pollution, unsustainable extraction, and climate-induced challenges. To address these issues comprehensively, Bangladesh has sought expertise from China to develop a 50-year master...

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Dates for tests, results of four ongoing BCS exams announced

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission on Sunday announced the dates for the written tests and viva voce under the ongoing 44th, 45th, 46th and 47th Bangladesh Civil Service examinations. It has also announced the dates for publishing the results of the exams already conducted...

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Bangladesh Bank says forex reserve crosses $21b

Bangladesh’s gross foreign exchange reserves, calculated under International Monetary Fund guidelines, crossed $21 billion again, driven by strong remittance inflows and export earnings...

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