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April 26, 2025, 11:43 am

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‘Beautiful Bangladesh Run 2025’ enlivens Hatirjheel, promotes tourism Rizvi demands action against ex-officials for aiding fascism, praises CEC’s election stance Bangladesh reaffirms commitment to fully implement CHT Peace Accord Gunfire exchanged on LoC as India-Pakistan tensions escalate Are traders earning Tk12 profit per litre of soybean oil? AL has no chance to do politics in country: Tuku N’ganj-Joydebpur electric train project may render MRT 4 unnecessary Slow pace in agricultural loan disbursement; experts find it alarming Rajshahi farmers predict bumper litchi production Mother, son killed in Satkhira road accident

Business-Economy

Oil set for worst week in months over Trump’s tariff blow

TDS Desk: Oil prices were down nearly 2% on Friday, and on track for the worst week in months over US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, stoking concerns that a

IMF team to arrive in Dhaka Saturday

Staff Correspondent: A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in Dhaka on Saturday to assess progress on various conditions before the disbursement of the fourth and fifth

RMG leaders say Trump’s tariff devastating blow for Bangladesh’s $10b US market, competitors to gain

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) industry will be seriously impacted by the new US tariffs, with industry leaders calling it a “bolt from the blue” that could disrupt trade

New US tariff poses major threat to Bangladesh’s RMG sector: Ex-BGMEA VP

Staff Correspondent: The newly imposed 37% tariff by the US government is expected to severely impact Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector, warned former BGMEA vice president Rakibul Alam Chowdhuryon Thursday

Bangladesh Bank lifts ban on banks’ foreign training fee payments

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank has lifted a ban on banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) that stopped them from freely using their dollar funds for employee registration and participation in

Bangladesh imports 10,850MT more rice from India

Staff Correspondent: Another consignment of 10,850 metric tonnes (MTs) of Indian parboiled rice arrived at the country’s premier seaport, Chattogram Port on Thursday. A vessel ‘MV HT UNITE’ carrying the