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CA requests Trump to hold up new tariff regime for three months

BSS: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday sent a letter to US President Donald Trump requesting him to postpone the application of a 37 percent tariff on Bangladeshi products

Consensus Commission expects consensus on reforms by mid-July

Staff Correspondent: Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz said on Monday that the commission aims to build national consensus on reform initiatives by mid-July. “The Commission’s target

Bangladesh strongly condemns Israel’s mass killings, gross rights violations in Gaza

Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh government has expressed its strongest condemnation of the “Israeli Occupying Forces’ continued mass killing and gross violations of human rights in the Gaza Strip”, saying it

Lotus Kamal’s lavish life abroad funded by embezzled money

Staff Correspondent: Former Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal—widely known as Lotus Kamal—allegedly amassed a vast fortune of illegal wealth both in Bangladesh and abroad, severely damaging the national

Draft of new electoral code nearly final, aims to ensure level playing field: EC Anwarul

Staff Correspondent: The draft of the new Code of Conduct for parliamentary elections is nearly final, with an eye towards ensuring a level playing field for all candidates, said Election

Interim govt working hard to ensure no future internet shutdowns: Faiz Ahmad

Staff Correspondent: Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for ICT Division Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb on Monday said the interim government is working hard to make sure that there would be