Pakistan and Iran agreed to boost annual trade to $8B, eyeing $10B soon, by using geographic proximity, removing border hurdles, and deepening economic ties.

Apparel makers in Chattogram are hailing the revised US counter-tariff policy as a potential game-changer for Bangladesh’s ...

Yunus’s ambitious agenda is faltering. Economic challenges loom large. Inflation remains above 9 per cent, and youth ...

Momentum for reform has been stymied by a hostile bureaucracy and political fragmentation, as disillusionment grows on the ...

Highlighting the commitment to the halal industry, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) Chowdhury Ashik ...

True, Bangladesh has made some progress in digitalisation, but much of it remains uneven. Services are often bureaucratic, ...

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

Rising India and China continue to share a complex relationship marked by competition, cooperation, and geopolitical contestation. As of mid-2025, the bilateral relationship remains cautious but not ...

The White House has just announced a new global trade regime, effective 7 August. It impacts every nation. What we are seeing ...

Other exporters reported similar developments. Liang Fashion Limited, a US buying house in Dhaka, confirmed that its client SouthPole finalised an order of 76,600 pieces of long pants and shorts the ...

Experts have expressed concerns that the Yarlung Zangbo could be used as a “water bomb”, either draining the Brahmaputra ...

The BSF has intensified vigilance along the international border since political unrest hit Bangladesh following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. Tripura, which shares ...