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BGMEA again seeks duty-free garment exports to US market
At the meeting, the BGMEA also urged the USTR to put pressure on US clothing retailers and brands to increase the per unit price paid for garment items sourced from Bangladesh.
US consumer inflation up unexpectedly in February
The consumer price index (CPI) came in at 3.2 percent last month
Red Sea Geopolitics / The colour of war?
Today’s Red Sea skirmishes raise multifaceted concerns, which range from the war in Gaza widening and awakening old wounds, to geopolitical frontlines being rewritten by shifting chokepoints.
US bans former Guatemala president from entry for 'corruption'
Giammattei has been accused of propping up the attorney general who spearheaded a judicial campaign against the country's new, anti-graft president, Bernardo Arevalo.
The Great Game will continue
The absence of democratic behaviour is no longer hidden under the carpet.
Apple files appeal after Biden administration allows US ban on watch imports
Apple on Tuesday appealed a decision to ban imports of its watches based on a complaint from medical monitoring technology company Masimo, after US President Joe Biden's administration declined to veto a government tribunal.
Decoding India-US disagreements over Bangladesh's election
This alignment between India and China on Bangladesh's elections is quite unique in the context of South Asia
Biden’s backing of Israel will come home to roost
The infrastructure of Gaza lies in ruins, leaving civilians to scramble for safety among the debris of their previous lives.
US military bulk buys Japanese seafood to counter China ban
China, which had been the biggest buyer of Japanese seafood, says its ban is due to food safety fears.
What Price McCarthy?
The extremists have won in the race for the US Speaker of the House
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Renata’s Rajendrapur facility wins US FDA approval
Drug maker Renata Ltd has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its general facility in Rajendrapur.
US wants free, fair national elections in Bangladesh
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has reaffirmed the importance of upholding human rights and holding "free, fair, and peaceful" national elections in Bangladesh.
Pelosi’s Taiwan visit: Overstepping China’s ‘red line’
US-China friction over Taiwan likely to have worrying impacts on global stability.
46 dead migrants found inside truck in Texas
The bodies of 46 dead migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas, city officials said, in one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling along the US-Mexico border.
How to be a hypocrite: Courtesy of the West
When 12 members of Charlie Hebdo were shot dead for their alleged blasphemous depiction of Prophet Muhammad, the freedom-loving
FBI says will help ACC bring back money laundered to US, Canada
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will help the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in bringing back the money laundered to USA and Canada.
Taiwan is part of China and none can change that, China tells US
Taiwan is a part of China and no one can change that, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said on Wednesday during a rare phone call with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to a statement from Beijing.
Senate approves impeachment trial rules, rejecting witnesses
The US Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two days but solidly rejecting Democratic demands for more witnesses to expose what they deem Trump’s “trifecta” of offenses.
