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US slashes Bangladesh tariff to 20% after trade talks
08:21 AM, 01 Aug 2025 FridayThe United States (US) has reduced its tariff rate on goods from Bangladesh to 20 percent, a significant reduction from the previous 35 percent, after a final round of intense negotiations in Washington.
Left parties boycott NCC meeting over constitutional principles
10:01 PM, 31 Jul 2025 ThursdayOn the 23rd day of the second phase of discussions with the National Consensus Commission, several left-wing political parties, including the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad), Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD), and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (Marxist), boycotted a meeting at 9:10pm on Thursday at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.
Fuel prices to remain unchanged in August
09:44 PM, 31 Jul 2025 ThursdayThe government has decided to keep fuel prices unchanged at the consumer level in August, based on the revised pricing formula and guidelines...
Final day of US-Bangladesh trade talks underway, hopes high for tariff relief
09:24 PM, 31 Jul 2025 ThursdayThe third and final round of high-stakes negotiations between Bangladesh and the United States over the 35% countervailing duties on Bangladeshi exports is underway Thursday, July 31, in Washington, DC
Mild quake felt in Chattogram
09:21 PM, 31 Jul 2025 ThursdayA mild earthquake was felt in port city Chattogram on Thursday night, July 31...
Gill ends Gavaskar's hegemony, breaks 47-year-old record
09:08 PM, 31 Jul 2025 ThursdayShubman Gill has been utterly dominant with the bat in the ongoing five-match Test series against England...
July Charter above legal basis, says BNP’s Salahuddin
08:11 PM, 31 Jul 2025 ThursdayWhile several political parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami, NCP, and Islami Andolan, demand a legal basis for the July Charter, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) argues it transcends legal formalities.
Scuffle erupts between protesters, police at Shahbagh
08:01 PM, 31 Jul 2025 ThursdayA confrontation broke out between the protesters and the police at the Shahbagh intersection on Thursday afternoon, July 31 during a blockade demanding the implementation of 'July Charter' and 'July Proclamation'...
Jamaat threatens compensation suit if July Charter lacks legal basis
07:53 PM, 31 Jul 2025 ThursdayJamaat-e-Islami’s Nayeb-e-Amir, Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, warned that the party will file a compensation lawsuit against the National Consensus Commission and the government if the July Charter, discussed during the ongoing dialogue, is not given a legal foundation.
NCC decides 100-seat upper house, members via proportional representation
07:11 PM, 31 Jul 2025 ThursdayThe National Consensus Commission on Thursday, July 31, announced its decision to establish a 100-seat upper house of parliament, with members nominated through proportional representation based on the vote share each political party received in the lower house elections.
Woman injured as tree falls on vehicles during rain in dhanmondi
06:58 PM, 31 Jul 2025 ThursdayA woman was injured when a large tree fell onto multiple vehicles in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area amid heavy rainfall Thursday afternoon.
111 Palestinians, including 91 seeking aid, killed in Gaza
06:40 PM, 31 Jul 2025 ThursdayAt least 111 Palestinians, including 91 aid seekers, have been killed and 820 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says...