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by Kawser Ahamed (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh’s newly appointed Commerce Minister, Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, stated that the government is closely monitoring Washington’s escalating trade position following the U.S. announcement of a 15% universal tariff under Section 122. This move could have…

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh’s central bank was thrown into uncertainty on Wednesday as reports emerged that its governor, Ahsan H. Mansur, had been removed from office, while the government moved to appoint Mostakur Rahman as his successor.…

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) The United States has begun enforcing a 10% global import tariff, marking another sharp turn in an unsettled trade agenda under President Donald Trump. The measure took effect early Tuesday in Washington, following earlier…

By Burhanuddin (Dhaka Bureau) After a decade and a half of street struggles, legal battles, and a history of sacrifice, a massive brigade of former Student Dal (Chhatra Dal) leaders has secured their place in the country’s legislature. In the…

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal & Dr. Quratal Ain Rana   The relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan is rooted not merely in contemporary politics but in centuries of shared history, shifting frontiers, and layered memories. Geography has bound the two societies…

‘Take-Make-Waste’ no more; the new mantra is ‘Take-Remake-Restore’ by Zahida Parvez Chhanda (Dhaka Bureau) Under the pressure of rapid urbanization, burgeoning waste, and climate vulnerability, Bangladesh is seeking alternative paths for sustainable growth. According to policymakers and environmental analysts, the…

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) A company named in the globally exposed Panama Papers has been linked to alleged large-scale money laundering in Bangladesh, with investigators probing claims that more than Tk220bn (£1.6bn) was siphoned out of the country…

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh’s ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has decided to enforce a ‘one family, one candidate’ policy in the allocation of women’s reserved seats in the country’s 13th parliament, a move party leaders say is aimed…

“Today, we leave Ponferrada behind and begin our ascent into the silence of the mountains. The road to El Acebo is steep, but the air is clear. With every step upward, we rise above the noise of the world. The…

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal & Dr. Qurat al Ain Rana In the last century, millions perished in the fires of the First and Second World Wars. Europe, proud of its philosophy and its progress, burned the world in the name…