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...
Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 kicks off
Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 was inaugurated on Monday, aiming to spotlight the country’s evolving investment landscape, poised for transformative opportunities and unprecedented growth.At the opening session of Bangladesh Startup Connect 2025, Tanveer Ali, Chairman of Constellation Asset Management Company Ltd, delivered the keynote address.
Arakan is our home, but is it safe?
The announcement of the repatriation of Rohingya refugees has elicited mixed reactions within the refugee camps. The Bangladesh government has stated that Myanmar has agreed to take back 180,000 Rohingya in the initial phase of repatriation. However, analysts believe that the process will not be straightforward, as much of Rakhine State is currently under the control of Myanmar’s armed rebel group, the Arakan Army.
US market key to easing energy supply shortage: BIDA chief
Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, on Sunday said Bangladesh would be able to overcome the energy supply shortage if it could properly tap the American market in addition to Gulf nations, which will also help Bangladesh address the trade imbalance with the United States. “Since February this year, we have been in discussions with the US on how the trade imbalance can be reduced. A big topic to reduce trade imbalance is LNG,” he said while responding to a question on smooth energy supply to the industrial sector. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam, Deputy Press Secretaries Apurba Jahangir and Abul Kalam Azad Majumder were also pr...Starlink gets Dhaka grants to rollout
Bangladesh said on Sunday it had granted a licence to tech billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service. Punishing US tariffs raise fears for Bangladesh's key garment sector.The Starlink service will be unveiled at a government-backed investment summit that opens in Dhaka on Monday.
"We granted them approva...Army chief off to Russia, Croatia on official visit
Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman on Sunday morning left Dhaka for Russia on an official visit. Following his stay in Russia, Waker is scheduled to go to Croatia on April 10.
During the visit, he will hold courtesy meetings with senior military and civil officials of both countries and exchange views on enhancing bilateral cooperation in defence and related sectors, said a media release sent from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
