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- Pakistan army commanders express ‘complete solidarity’ with Palestine
- India must move forward considering Bangladesh as a friend country: Annie
- US Senate Republicans approve Trump tax, spending cuts
- Myanmar Earthquake: Death toll surpasses 3,300
- We saw Sheikh Hasina's disrespectful behavior towards you: Modi tells Dr. Yunus
- Populous capital still empty and no traffic jam visible
- NBR to decide response to 37% US counter-tariff tomorrow
- Pakistan urges global action to curb illicit arms flow to terrorist groups in Afghanistan
- Offices reopen Sunday after 9 days Eid vacation
- Trade through Benapole Port resumes after 8 days
- There is no other place like Bangladesh where communal harmony thrives: Home Advisor
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- US Tariff: CA to hold emergency meeting this evening
- Ready to provide further humanitarian support: CA tells Myanmar
- Manikganj’s onion farmers claim losses amid low prices
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- Nobody wins in trade war: Guterres
- Thousands returning to Dhaka via Sadarghat
TikTok U.S. deal on hold as China objects over Trump’s tariffs
A deal to spin off the U.S. assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated it would not approve the deal following President Donald Trumps tariffs announcement this week, according to two sources familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump said Friday he is signing an executive...
‘Bangladesh reviewing tariffs on products imported from US’
Bangladesh is reviewing its tariffs on products imported from the United States. Chief Advisers Press Wing said this on Thursday hours after US President Donald Trump unveiled a 37 percent reciprocal tariff on Bangladesh. The National Board of Revenue is identifying options to rationalise...
Trump announces 37% reciprocal tariff on Bangladesh
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will impose reciprocal tariffs to match duties put on US goods by other countries, in a move that ratchets up a trade war that he kicked off on his return to the White House, reports TBS. According to Reuters, during an event in the White House...
World leaders call US tariffs 'wrong' and 'unjustified'
Italys Giorgia Meloni and Australias Anthony Albanese are among the world leaders who have come out in criticism of US President Donald Trump, after he announced far-reaching import taxes on products from across the globe, BBC reported. Meloni called a 20 percent tariff rate imposed on the...
Trump pressing nuclear option on tariffs
Every time Donald Trump has mentioned his plan to levy massive tariffs on imports into the US, there has been a widespread assumption that they will be delayed, watered down or rowed back, BBC reported. Today, he will reveal in the White House Rose Garden not just how serious he is about the...
Japan PM vows to support business hit by US tariffs
Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shigeru Ishiba said that it will set up around 1,000 consultation centres for businesses hit by US tariffs, reports AFP. He made the statement on Tuesday as he vowed to keep pushing to secure an exemption from the levies. Tokyo is one of Washingtons closest...
Gold hits record high, on track for best quarter since 1986 on tariff worries
Gold reached an all-time high and was on track for its largest quarterly gain in more than 38 years on Monday. This surge was driven by worries over US President Donald Trumps tariff policies, which are seen as escalating the global trade war and potentially leading to an economic slowdown,...
China and Hong Kong stocks fall ahead of Trump's tariff announcement
Stocks in China and Hong Kong dropped on Monday,, following a wider decline in regional equities, as concerns grew ahead of U.S. President Donald Trumps upcoming tariff policy announcement on April 2. At the midday break, both Chinas blue-chip CSI300 index and the Shanghai Composite index...
S Korea plans emergency response over US tariffs on autos
South Koreas auto sector is expected to face considerable difficulties when US import tariffs on cars announced by President Donald Trump take effect and the government plans an emergency response by April. South Korea will also actively engage the US government to explore measures to minimise...
Japan warns of 'significant impact' from US tariffs
Japans government warned Thursday of a significant impact on its economic relations with the United States -- and on global trade -- after US President Donald Trump announced import tariffs on cars. Tokyo is a close economic and strategic US ally, with its firms the biggest investors in the...
Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign-built vehicles
US President Donald Trump has announced steep tariffs on auto imports and parts, provoking threats of retaliation from trading partners ahead of further promised trade levies next week, reports AFP. As Asian markets opened Thursday, shares in carmakers were down sharply. Japans government...
Trump reverses tariff hike on Canada, sparking market turmoil
President Donald Trump reversed his decision to double tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada to 50% on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after announcing the increase, causing chaos in financial markets. The switch came after a Canadian official also backed off his own plans for a 25% surcharge...
China announces $2.6 billion worth tariffs on Canadian farm, food products
China imposed tariffs on Saturday on more than $2.6 billion of Canadian agricultural and food products in response to the tariffs Ottawa implemented in October, escalating a trade conflict primarily fueled by U.S. President Donald Trumps tariff threats. The levies, announced by the commerce...
Eurozone 2024 economic growth revised up to 0.9%
The eurozone economy grew by 0.9% in 2024, revised data showed Friday, higher than a previous estimate of 0.7%, reports AFP. The EUs official statistics agency also revised growth for the fourth quarter of 2024 for the second time to 0.2% in the 20-country single currency area, from 0.1%...
Mexico seeks new crude oil buyers in Asia, Europe after Trump's tariffs
Mexicos state oil company Pemex is in talks with potential buyers in Asia and Europe, including China, as it looks for alternative markets following US President Donald Trumps 25 per cent tariffs on Mexican crude, a senior government official said. Last year, 57 per cent of Pemexs 8,06,000...
Trump grants one-month tariff exemption for automakers
Automakers received temporary reprieve Wednesday from US President Donald Trumps tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, as concerns mounted over consumer impacts and talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yielded no immediate breakthrough. Following discussions with the Big Three US...
Trump will 'probably' cut Mexico and Canada tariffs
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said President Donald Trump will probably announce a deal to reduce tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Wednesday, BBC reported. Both the Canadians and Mexicans were on the phone with me all day today trying to show that theyll do better on reducing the flow...
Automakers warn that Trump tariffs will hike vehicle prices as much as 25%
A trade group representing nearly all major automakers warned on Tuesday that new 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump will lead to drastic price hikes. All automakers will be impacted by these tariffs on Canada and Mexico, said John...
China retaliates against US tariffs
China will fight to the bitter end of any trade war, the foreign ministry spokesperson in Beijing declared, after China announced tit-for-tat tariffs on agricultural imports from the US, BBC reported. The latest development came within minutes of a new 10 percent US levy on Chinese imports that...
Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on US: Trudeau
Canada will slap tariffs on US imports beginning Tuesday in response to levies pledged by President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday, adding there is no justification for Washingtons actions. Should American tariffs come into effect tonight, Canada will, effective 12:01...
US tariffs on Canada, Mexico imports come into effect
Steep US tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods came into effect Tuesday as a deadline to avert President Donald Trumps levies passed without the nations striking a deal, in a move set to snarl supply chains. Trump had unveiled -- and then paused -- blanket tariffs on imports from major trading...
China announces potential retaliate tariffs on US imports
China has announced plans to retaliate against U.S. tariffs imposed by President Trump, escalating the ongoing trade war between the two nations. Trumps latest decision, effective Tuesday, raised tariffs on Chinese products by 10 percent, bringing the total to 45 percent. While Trump suggested...
Trump revises import duties to address border issues
White House said the amendment updates Executive Order 14194, issued on February 1, 2025, titled Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border. It specifically tightens the de minimis threshold, which allows low-value imports to enter the U.S. duty-free. Under the revised...
China vows 'all necessary countermeasures' over latest US tariffs
China on Friday promised to take all necessary countermeasures after US President Donald Trump said he would impose an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports. If the US side insists on going its own way, the Chinese side will take all necessary countermeasures to defend its legitimate...
Indian exports face uncertainty over Trump’s reciprocal tariffs
US president Donald Trumps threat to impose reciprocal tariffs from April creates anxiety in Indias export sectors from autos to agriculture, reports the Reuters. The City Research analysts estimate potential losses at about $7 billion a year. Government officials waiting to learn how the...
Trump announces 25% tariffs on autos, pharmaceuticals, and chips
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he intends to impose auto tariffs in the neighborhood of 25 percent and similar duties on semiconductors and pharmaceutical imports, the latest in a series of measures threatening to upend international trade. On Friday, Trump said levies on...
Hong Kong to file WTO complaint over US tariffs, official says
Hong Kong will file a formal complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over recent US tariffs, arguing that the US has disregarded the citys status as a separate customs territory, according to Chief Secretary Eric Chan on February 11, reads a Straits Times post. This move is completely...
US to impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports
US President Donald Trump is expected to unveil a fresh swathe of tariffs this week, including 25 percent on all steel and aluminium imports. Trump also said hes planning to impose reciprocal tariffs on countries currently taxing US imports - but did not specify which nations would be targeted,...