Trump announces ‘massive’ Japan trade deal including 15% tariff
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a “massive” trade deal with Japan, cutting a threatened 25-percent tariff to 15 percent ahead of an August 1 deadline.
GOPALGANJ VIOLENCE : Four murder cases filed against 5,400 unnamed people
The police filed four murder cases with the Gopalganj sadar police station on Saturday night against 5,400 unnamed people over the killings in July 16 violence in Gopalganj town centring…
ICC keeps England as hosts for next three Test C’ship finals
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named England as hosts for the ICC World Test Championship final for the next three editions after its annual conference in Singapore held on…
US tariff hike to shake entire economy, not just exports
A steep 35 percent tariff on Bangladeshi garment exports to the United States would affect far more than the country’s $8 billion annual shipments, according to economists and business leaders.…
Police vehicle torched in Gopalganj
A police vehicle was vandalised and set on fire allegedly by activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in Gopalganj’s Ulpur area today ahead of a political rally organised…
One hattrick, two venues
Midfielder Shanti Mardi scored a hattrick while Munki Akter added one as Bangladesh cruised to a 4-1 victory over Bhutan in their SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship fixture inside the Bashundhara…
Tk 65,000 in salary, Tk 5cr in properties
On paper, the basic salary of an officer-in-charge (OC) of a police station in Bangladesh is Tk 22,000 under the ninth national pay scale. With other allowances, the monthly income…
Four killed as bus crashes into truck on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway
At least four people were killed and 14 others injured when a bus crashed into the rear of a truck on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj early today. The deceased…
Trump says Indonesia to face 19% tariff under trade deal
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had struck a trade pact with Indonesia resulting in significant purchase commitments from the Southeast Asian country, following negotiations to avoid steeper…