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Steady supply, strong stocks keep rice market stable
New Age Bangladesh
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United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 03 August, 2025, 00:31 Bangladesh is unlikely to face any rice shortage during the 2025–26 fiscal year as projected demand and supply will remain well balanced, according to an official document. Government stock...
Yunus sees bright future for Bangladesh as it secures 20pc US tariff rate
Bangladesh Post
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Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday said they proudly congratulate the Bangladesh tariff negotiators on securing a landmark trade deal with the United States, a decisive diplomatic victory. "The future of Bangladesh is undeniably bright....
Indian textile stocks slide up to 7% after Trump slashes tariffs on rival supplier Bangladesh
The Economic Times
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August 1, 2025
Indian textile stocks like Kitex, Pearl Global, KPR Mill, and Welspun Living fell up to 7% on Friday as investors reacted to the latest tariff shift by the US administration under President Donald Trump. The move reduced import duties on...
Mangoes sweeten ties between China, Bangladesh
China Daily Global
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Bangladesh's Ministry of Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin (third from left) and Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen (second from right) inspect mango boxes during a ceremony at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on May...
Leveling the field: What the new US tariff rate means for Bangladesh
Daily Star
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August 1, 2025
The recent reduction in the US reciprocal tariff rate for Bangladesh, from 35 percent to 20 percent, is a welcome development for the country's export sector. This revision comes as part of a broader recalibration of the United States' reciprocal...
Bangladesh rebuilds brick sector but reforms bypass workers
Context
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What’s the context? Bangladesh's drive to phase out clay bricks may clean the air but offers little help to vulnerable seasonal workers. Bangladesh aims to close clay kilns to cut pollution Risky work and poor pay for migrant labourers Workers...
PHMA terms SBP’s policy rate decision a major blow to industrial recovery, export growth
The Nation
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August 1, 2025
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has criticised the decision of the State Bank of Pakistan to maintain the key policy rate at 11 percent, calling it a major blow to the country’s industrial recovery,...
‘Because of women it became a people’s revolution’: what has changed one year on from Bangladesh’s student uprising?
The Guardian
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August 1, 2025
On 5 August 2024, Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister of Bangladesh and fled the country, the culmination of a student uprising that saw the most widespread participation of women in street protests in Bangladesh’s history. Armed with sticks...
US tariffs on Bangladeshi goods down to 20%
BDNews24
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After talks and negotiations, the Trump administration has reduced the US tariffs on Bangladeshi products to 20 percent from the initially proposed 35 percent. The US announced the decision after a third and final round of talks. The Trump...
Uniqlo, Adidas Latest To Warn US Price Hikes As Trump Slaps Tariffs On Asian Manufacturing Hubs
myMotherLode - California
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Several brands have stockpiled goods in the U.S. ahead of the tariff implementation on Aug. 1. German sportswear brand Adidas (ADDYY) and Japan's Fast Retailing, which owns Uniqlo, are the latest companies to warn of higher product prices in the...
US reduces reciprocal tariff on Bangladesh to 20% from 35%
The Business Standard
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August 1, 2025
The United States has decided to reduce the reciprocal tariff rate on products imported from Bangladesh to 20% from the previously declared 35%, after a series of talks over the past month. The announcement was made by the White House last night...
Prof Yunus sees bright future for Bangladesh as it secures 20% US tariff rate
United News of Bangladesh
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Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday said they proudly congratulate the Bangladesh tariff negotiators on securing a landmark trade deal with the United States, a decisive diplomatic victory. "The future of Bangladesh is undeniably bright....
Industry dismayed by policy rate status quo
The Express Tribune
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July 31, 2025
Listen to article KARACHI: The trade and industrial community has strongly reacted to the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) decision to leave its policy rate unchanged at 11%, which came in contrary to widespread expectations of a 50-basis-point...
Trump signs executive order imposing up to 41% tariffs on imports for over 70 countries; India, Canada, Bangladesh, South Africa hit hard
India.com
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August 1, 2025
Home News Trump signs executive order imposing up to 41% tariffs on imports for over 70 countries; India, Canada, Bangladesh, South Africa hit hard The order followed several days of intense tariff-related developments, as the White House struck...
Inflation, tariff risks keep Bangladesh on tight monetary path
Daily Star
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July 31, 2025
Bangladesh Bank has held its key policy repo rate steady at 10 percent for the first half of the current fiscal year, reaffirming its commitment to a tight monetary stance aimed at curbing persistent inflation, weak private investment, and growing...
A few questions over the Dhaka jet crash
Daily Star
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July 31, 2025
The recent fighter jet crash at a school campus in Dhaka has led many to question the wisdom of running an airbase in Kurmitola and conducting training flights from there. This is an issue seldom broached in public media, let alone being discussed...
South Africa sees big potential to boost trade with Bangladesh
New Age Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka 31 July, 2025, 23:31 South African high commissioner to Bangladesh Professor Anil Sooklal on Thursday called for boosting trade and strengthening people-to-people contact between Bangladesh and South Africa,...
Bangladesh unveils first large-scale water reuse facility in RMG sector
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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Bangladesh has launched its first large-scale Water Reuse and Improved Wastewater Management Demonstration plant at Fakir Knitwears Ltd. in Narayanganj. The initiative marks a significant step toward reducing freshwater extraction and industrial...
Bangladesh launches digital tool to strengthen family planning access in RMG sector
The Business Standard
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July 30, 2025
The Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP), with UNFPA and private sector partners, has launched a Digital Monitoring Tool (DMT) to improve contraceptive distribution for women workers in Bangladesh's readymade garment (RMG) sector. In its...
Bangladesh must brace for stricter global standards post-LDC: SANEM
Bangladesh Post
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As Bangladesh nears its graduation from the group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Executive Director of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) Dr Selim Raihan has said the country must urgently prepare for heightened global...