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Saudi Ambassador meets PM Tarique Rahman

TDS Desk: Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Dhaka Dr Abdullah ibn Dhafer ibn Ubayya paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday. The meeting was held at 11am

Uncertainty overshadows relief as Trump now raises tariff to 15%

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s garment exporters welcomed short-term relief after the US Supreme Court scrapped reciprocal tariffs but uncertainty looms large as President Donald Trump increased the 10% fresh levy he

‘If extortion on roads is acceptable, where does it stop?’ TIB asks

Calls on PM to reject transport minister’s defence of road extortion and ensure accountability TDS Desk: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Friday called upon the prime minister to fix

US President Trump congratulates Prime Minister Tarique Rahman

TDS Desk: US President Donald Trump has congratulated Tarique Rahman on assuming office as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In a congratulatory letter, President Trump conveyed his best wishes to

Family Card to be launched on pilot basis before Eid: Minister Mintoo

TDS Desk: The government has planned to introduce ‘Family Card’ on a pilot basis before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo on Thursday.

Businesspeople dominate BNP cabinet, lawyers rank second

TDS Desk: In the new 50-member cabinet of the BNP-led government, 35 members, or 70%, come from business backgrounds. Among the ministers, 19, and among the state ministers, 16, have