US slashes Bangladesh garment tariffs to 20%

Bangladesh has successfully negotiated a reduced 20% tariff on garment exports to the United States, bringing relief to its $40 billion apparel industry. This agreement comes after initial fears that the U.S. would impose a 37% duty under...

Tariff cut by US opens new window for Bangladesh: experts

The reduction of tariff to 20 percent from 35 percent by the United States (US) on all Bangladeshi exports has opened a new window for the country to boost exports of all products, especially ready-made garments to the US market, observed...

Tariff cut by US strengthens Bangladesh's global competitiveness : Bashir

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Friday said Bangladesh’s adjustment of its reciprocal tariff rate to 20 percent on products exported to the United States (US) has strengthened its competitiveness in global trade. “We will be in a competitive...

Indian video on holding knife to school girl's throat being circulated as Bangladesh's: BanglaFact

Fact-checking platform BanglaFact, operated by the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), has identified a video claiming that the footage of a member of a gang of teenagers in Bangladesh is holding a knife to the throat of a school girl, which is...

Greater Bangladesh Map Sparks Alarm: Turkey Backed Saltanat-E-Bangla Targets Indian Territory

New Delhi: The government of India said that it had taken note of an Islamic group in Dhaka which goes by the name Saltanat-e-Bangla. External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar said that this group is backed by a Turkish NGO — the Turkish Youth...

Woman, Bangladeshi accomplice held for robbing man in Kolkata

A Bangladeshi national and a woman were arrested from the city’s airport area for allegedly robbing a man they had targeted through a matrimonial website, police said on Friday. The victim had recently created a profile on a matrimonial platform...

Yunus greets Bangladesh tariff negotiators

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Dhaka 01 August, 2025, 13:57 Professor Muhammad Yunus | File photo Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday congratulated Bangladesh tariff negotiators on securing a landmark trade...

Bangladesh’s Constitutional Crisis Deepens Under Interim Rule

DHAKA, August 31 – Bangladesh has been grappling with political turmoil since August 2024, when the constitutional government was overthrown and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced into exile in Delhi. What followed, critics say, has...

Muhammad Yunus hails 'diplomatic victory' as Trump slaps 20 percent tariff on Bangladesh, says 'India received 25 percent tariff after failing...'

Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh's interim government, has hailed the "landmark trade deal with the United States". Muhammad Yunus hails 'diplomatic victory' as Trump slaps 20 percent tariff on Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus, the Chief...

Is arrested model-actress Shanta a Bangladeshi spy? Police investigates

KOLKATA: Activities of Bangladeshi model and actress Shanta Pal, who has been arrested in Kolkata, are reminiscent of the activities of Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested on suspicion of being a Pakistani spy, police sources said. Shanta lived a...

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq to face corruption trial in Bangladesh amid probe into former PM

Former minister and serving Labour MP Tulip Siddiq will face trial in Bangladesh later this month as part of a wider investigation into her aunt, the country’s former Prime Minister. Ms Siddiq quit Keir Starmer’s government in January, saying she...

Bangladesh secures 20% US tariff rate, matching key apparel competitors

Bangladesh secured a 20% US tariff rate—comparable to its key apparel-sector competitors such as Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Pakistan and Indonesia, which received rates between 19% and 20%. As a result, Bangladesh's relative competitiveness in apparel...

Bangladeshi model arrested in Kolkata with fake Aadhar, other Indian documents

The anti-rowdy squad of Kolkata Police arrested a Bangladeshi woman on Tuesday for illegally residing in India. The accused has been identified as Shanta Pal (28), a resident of Barisal in Bangladesh. She was arrested from her rented apartment in...

BSF hands over 17 Bangladeshi nationals

The Border Security Force (BSF) of India handed over 17 Bangladeshi nationals to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday morning. The flag meeting, which started at 11:30 am, was conducted at the Company Commander level between the Chuadanga...

Bangladesh interim government urged to further safeguard human rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Wednesday that Bangladesh’s interim government failed to implement adequate human rights protections, one year after the overthrow of the previous government. The rights group noted that while the current...

Bangladesh struggles with human rights after Sheikh Hasina fled, says rights body

The interim Bangladesh government of Mohammed Yunus is falling short in implementing its challenging human rights agenda, a year since tens of thousands of people took to the streets to successfully depose their authoritarian government, Human...

Indian Textile Stocks Drop Up To 7% As Trump Cuts Tariffs On Bangladesh

Last Updated:August 01, 2025, 14:26 IST Shares of Indian textile companies tumbled after the US administration under President Donald Trump announced tariff cuts for Bangladesh Textile Stocks FallTextile Stocks Fall: Shares of Indian textile...

Kolkata honeytrap racket: Bangladeshi mastermind of cross-border crime ring held; victims drugged, robbed via dating sites

A Bangladeshi national, Md Mahmuddul Hasan, was apprehended for masterminding a cross-border honeytrap and robbery operation. He allegedly received stolen mobile phones from women operatives who drugged and robbed men lured through matrimonial...

A year after uprising, Bangladesh's youth struggle to find jobs

A year after an uprising forced the Sheikh Hasina regime in Bangladesh out of power, challenges persist to address the severe lack of jobs among youth who took their grievances to the streets. The uprising, in which some 1,400 people were killed,...

US tariff cut signals stronger, competitive trade ties with Bangladesh