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Khaleda: Daughter of democracy dies at 80

Thrice-former prime minister and icon of democracy, Begum Khaleda Zia, passed away Tuesday morning while under treatment at the capital’s Evercare Hospital. She was 80. The chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) breathed her last at 6am on Tuesday, according to A.K.M. Wahiduzzaman, the party’s ICT Affairs Secretary and head of its Online Activists Network. The BNP Media Cell’s verified Facebook page has since confirmed it. Earlier Tarique Rahman and close relatives including Zubaida and Zaima R...

Mahfuj, Asif tender resignation

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam and LGRD Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain have submitted resignation letters to the Chief Adviser.

"Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam and LGRD and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain in-person submitted their resignation letters to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here around 5 pm today," Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told a briefing outside Jamuna this evening.

Trump announces 90-day tariff pause except for China

President Donald Trump announced a 90 day pause on his sweeping tariffs Wednesday, giving all countries a 10 percent baseline except China, which will see even higher levies.

"Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World's Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Saying that more than 75 countries had asked for negotiations ove...

CA pens letter to President Trump

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has addressed a letter to US President Donald J. Trump requesting him to postpone the application of US reciprocal tariff measures on Bangladesh for three months to allow the interim government to smoothly implement its initiative to substantially increase US exports to Bangladesh.
"We are the first country to take such a proactive initiative", he said in his letter, citing the visit of High Representa...

CA convenes emergency meeting on US tariff at 7.30 pm

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has convened an emergency meeting to discuss the US tariff issue at 7.30 pm today at the State Guest House Jamuna here. Top experts, advisers and officials will join the meeting, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said.
US President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs to match duties put on US goods by other countries, ratcheting up a trade war he kicked off on his return to the White House.

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Yunus, Modi meeting marks effort to rebuilding trust

In a significant diplomatic engagement, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met during the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok on Friday. This marked their first official interaction since the ousting of the Sheikh Hasina government in August 2024. The meeting took place against the backdrop of increasingly strained ties between the two South Asian nations. The leaders exchanged greetings with mutual respect, emphasising a willingness to engage in open dialogue. Their candid 40-minute conversation was described as productive and constructive.

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