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NBR needs to collect Tk 2 lakh crore in three months

IMF presents target, revises GDP growth to 4%
7 April 2025, 14:25 PM

Yunus requests Trump to postpone tariffs for 3 months

The chief adviser made the call in a letter to the US president
7 April 2025, 11:23 AM

China vows to stay 'safe and promising land' for foreign investment

China retaliated last week against levies at the same level announced by US President Donald Trump on what he called "liberation day".
7 April 2025, 07:55 AM

UK unveils support for tariff-hit auto sector to go green

The global auto sector has been hit hard by Washington's sweeping new tariffs, which impose a 25 percent levy on vehicles imported into the United States
7 April 2025, 05:54 AM

Equities savaged as China retaliation to Trump tariffs fans trade war

Trading floors were overcome by a wave of selling as investors fled to the hills
7 April 2025, 05:16 AM

Gold prices fall over 3%

Gold fell more than 3 percent on Friday, erasing gains from earlier in the week, as investors sold off bullion to cover their losses from a wider market meltdown as an intensifying trade war sparked concerns of a global recession.
6 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Starlink given go-ahead to operate in Bangladesh: Bida executive chairman

The approval was given last month, says Ashik Chowdhury
6 April 2025, 10:32 AM

US, Vietnamese businesses ask Trump to delay 46% tariffs on Vietnam

The Southeast Asian country posted a trade surplus of over $123 billion with the US
6 April 2025, 08:24 AM

'Anxious': US farmers see tariffs threaten earnings

The president's 10-percent "baseline" rate on goods from most US trading partners except Mexico and Canada took effect Saturday.
6 April 2025, 07:48 AM

Musk says wants Europe-N.America free-trade zone

"I hope that the United States and Europe can establish a very close partnership," Musk said in a video address to a gathering of the Italian hard-right party La Liga.
6 April 2025, 05:29 AM

US tariffs to hit India’s GDP growth, prompt more rate cuts: analysts

India’s economic growth could slow by 20-40 basis points in the ongoing financial year due to the latest US tariffs, which would prompt deeper interest rate cuts by the central bank, analysts said.
5 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Global investors set to attend investment summit amid FDI concerns

The event is scheduled to begin in Bangladesh on April 7
5 April 2025, 13:40 PM

Tariffs may raise costs for American families: US retail federation

More tariffs equal more anxiety and uncertainty, says the National Retail Federation (NRF)
5 April 2025, 11:43 AM

New US tariffs harmful to consumers, businesses: US fashion industry association  

The USFIA said the fashion industry will be disproportionately impacted by the sweeping tariff measures
5 April 2025, 09:47 AM

Trump hails 'very productive' call with Vietnam leader

A manufacturing powerhouse that counted the United States as its biggest market last year, Vietnam was hammered with a thumping 46 percent tariff
5 April 2025, 09:06 AM

Tariff hike to raise prices for US consumers, says a US industry body

The new tariffs target all major suppliers of apparel, footwear, and travel goods, industries that already face some of the highest tariff rates in the US trade system.
5 April 2025, 08:20 AM

TikTok deal put on hold after China objects over tariffs, sources say

Trump on Friday extended by 75 days a deadline for ByteDance to sell US assets of the popular short video app to a non-Chinese buyer
5 April 2025, 07:36 AM

America's passion for tariffs rarely pays off, economists warn

The 19th century marked the golden age of tariffs in the United States, with an average rate regularly flirting with 50 percent.
5 April 2025, 06:18 AM

US Fed Chair warns tariffs likely to push up inflation, cool growth

"It is now becoming clear that the tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected," Powell told an event in Virginia in prepared remarks.
5 April 2025, 05:04 AM

US soybeans, energy: Who is hit by China's tariff retaliation?

China's broader plan unveiled Friday marks a "pretty significant warning shot" to the Trump administration to hold off further measures
5 April 2025, 04:54 AM