Staff Correspondent: Starting from 1 August, Bangladesh is set to face an effective tariff rate (ETR) of nearly 50% on its exports to the United States under Washington’s new tariff
TDS Desk: The Bangladesh government is bracing for a substantial financial outlay, potentially needing to spend up to Tk30,000 crore from public funds to address the widespread distress in the
Staff Correspondent: The interim government has decided to nearly double wheat imports in the current fiscal year (2025–26) in a bid to bridge the widening gap between local production and
Staff Correspondent: Over the past decade, more and more industries have sprung up across the country, steadily increasing production. But while output rose, factories did not open their doors to
Staff Correspondent: In a small one-room home in Dhaka’s Kallyanpur slum, Rupali Begum, a 35-year-old domestic worker and mother of one, stares blankly at a bag of rice. What she
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the United States posted a remarkable 21.6 percent growth during the January-May 2025 period. According to the latest data, US imports of Bangladeshi apparel