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Bangladesh secures 20 percent tariff rate after final talks with US, Yunus says ‘diplomatic victory’
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 1, 2025
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 1 (ANI): Bangladesh has secured a 20 percent tariff rate after final talks with the US -- comparable to its key apparel-sector competitors such as Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Indonesia, which received rates between...
US bends steep tariffs to 20pc for Bangladesh
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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Bangladesh finally clinches a deal leveling the trading field amongst the competitors on the US market as the United States cut tariffs on Bangladeshi exports to 20 per cent from the threatened 35 per cent. Sources said the decision on the...
Bangladesh, Pakistan & More: About 50 Countries With Lower US Tariffs Than India; Details Here
ABP Live
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August 1, 2025
The United States has announced a new set of tariffs that could deal a blow to India’s export competitiveness. The latest trade policy, announced on Friday, sets lower import duties for more than 50 countries — including Pakistan and Bangladesh —...
"July sparked political reawakening in Bangladesh": Moshiur Rahman Richard
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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Moshiur Rahman Richard. Photo : facebook By Rudro Al Muttakin DHAKA, Aug 1, 2025 (BSS) - Moshiur Rahman Khan Richard, Coordinator of the Anti-Fascist Student Unity and President of the Student Federation, played a key role during the July...
UGC chief for building new Bangladesh in spirit of 'July Uprising'
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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UGC chief for building new Bangladesh in spirit of 'July Uprising' UGC Chairman Professor Dr SMA Faiz spoke at a discussion titled 'July-beyond boundaries' on Thursday. DHAKA, Aug 1, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC)...
Here’s what first-generation Ivy League students should know before starting college
Chalkbeat
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First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others thinking and writing about public education. Standing at the top of the escalator, I had the chance to take a good look at the entire Penn...
India voices concerns over air violation by Bangladesh domestic airlines: Govt
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 1, 2025
There has been an instance of air violation by Bangladesh domestic airlines in June this year. While the matter, said to be “inadvertent”, it was raised by the Indian authorities with the Bangladeshi counterparts. In response to a question, the...
Bangladesh Secures 20% Tariff Rate After Final Talks With US, Muhammad Yunus Says ‘Diplomatic Victory’
Latestly
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August 1, 2025
Dhaka, August 1: Bangladesh has secured a 20 percent tariff rate after final talks with the US -- comparable to its key apparel-sector competitors such as Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Indonesia, which received rates between 19% and 20%. "As a...
Khalid Jamil becomes first ‘Indian’ coach of national football team in 13 years
The Statesman (India)
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August 1, 2025
Placing their trust on home-grown coaches for the first time in over a decade, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday finally selected former India mid-fielder Khalid Jamil as the new head coach of the national team. Jamil will take...
65 Bangladeshi students win Top in World award
New Age Bangladesh
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CAMBRIDGE INT’L EXAMS Staff Correspondent 30 November, 2024, 23:08 Sixty-five Bangladeshi students have been honoured with ‘Top in the World’ awards at the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards 2024, a prestigious event co-hosted by the British...
Will the next govt deliver real reform?
Daily Star
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August 2, 2025
A half-built flyover cuts across the sky in Dhaka, its concrete pillars reaching upward with an unfinished span. It was meant to connect, to ease traffic, move people, and signal progress. Instead, it hangs over the city like a reminder: starting...
Expat talent Zayyan joins Bangladesh U-23 camp to boost Asian Cup push
Daily Star
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August 1, 2025
Zayyan Ahmed, a USA-based footballer, has joined the Bangladesh Under-23 national team camp as part of the squad's preparations for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers, scheduled to be held in September. His arrival continues the Bangladesh Football...
Bangladesh’s Constitutional Crisis Deepens Under Interim Rule
Capital FM Kenya
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July 31, 2025
DHAKA, August 31 – Bangladesh has been grappling with political turmoil since August 2024, when the constitutional government was overthrown and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced into exile in Delhi. What followed, critics say, has...
Robintex and Comptex Bangladesh partnering with MutiTech Systems for the implementation of MultiTex ERP
Textile Focus
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August 1, 2025
Multitech Systems is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Abul Khair Group for the implementation of our flagship enterprise solution, MultiTex ERP, at Robintex and Comptex Bangladesh Ltd., two prominent concerns of the Group. The...
Visa-free travel pact between Pakistan and Bangladesh triggers national security concerns in India
Organiser Weekly
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On July 23, the Interior Minister of Pakistan, Mohsin Naqvi, and his Bangladeshi counterpart, Lieutenant General (retired) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, held high-level talks in Dhaka and decided that the diplomats and other official passport holders...
Mob Rule Has Replaced Rule Of Law In Bangladesh Under Yunus: Awami League
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Dhaka, Aug 1 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League party on Friday asserted that mob rule has replaced the rule of law in the country which now holds global records in murder and extortion under the interim government led by Muhammad...
Religious Conversion in Hindu-Majority Nepal: Exposing role of Muhammed Nasir Uddin & ASH foundation from Bangladesh
Organiser Weekly
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Muslim organisations from Bangladesh are actively trying to alter the religious demographics of Nepal, the only Hindu-majority country in South Asia besides India. Nepal, with a population of approximately 2.36 crore Hindus, about 81 per cent...
Mamata Govt exposed as Bangladeshi Sheikh Moinuddin posed as Hindu from Malda used West Bengal-issued documents
Organiser Weekly
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A Bangladeshi national, Sheikh Moinuddin, was arrested in Madhya Pradesh after masquerading for over a decade as an Indian citizen under the false identity of Palash Adhikari, a Hindu from Malda district, West Bengal. What began as a routine...
Another anti-Hindu attack in Bangladesh: 15 homes destroyed, 50 families flee over dubious blasphemy claim
Organiser Weekly
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In yet another grim reminder of the rising communal tensions in Bangladesh, a violent Muslim mob targeted Hindu families in the Betgari Union of Gangachara Upazila, Rangpur, on July 27, 2025. The attack, which began the previous day, left over 15...
Islamist outfit issued 'Greater Bangladesh' map with Indian areas? Here's the fact
India Today
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August 1, 2025
Over three months after a map showing a so-called "Greater Bangladesh", which included India's entire Northeast region, West Bengal, and parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Myanmar's Arakan state, surfaced at Dhaka University, India's Ministry...