The US is becoming a less prominent source of capital in an early sign that President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda is leading companies to shift investment plans to support US manufacturing and jobs.Alex Irwin-Hunt, fdiintelligence.com
Preliminary fDi Markets data for the first two months of 2025 show that the US’s role as a source of global foreign direct investment has continued to diminish und...
Advisers, including Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, Finance Adviser Dr Salahuddin Ahmed, Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin and Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authori...
"We are the first country to take such a proactive initiative", he said in his letter, citing the visit of High Representa...
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).
CA Yunus holds emergency meeting to decide on US tariffs
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday held an emergency meeting with top experts, advisers and officials, giving necessary directives to deal with the US tariff issue. Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Taouhid Hossain, High Representative to CA Dr Khalilur Rahman, Chief Adviser's Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi and Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur were, among others, present at the meeting held at State Guest House Jamuna to discuss the US tariff issue, CA’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told UNB.
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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