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Bangladesh

International

Bangladesh’s BNP wins two-thirds majority in landmark election

The agreement will see Dhaka provide preferential market access to US industrial and agricultural goods.
International

US cuts tariffs on Bangladesh goods, including apparel exception

Three-time prime minister Khaleda Zia was jailed for corruption in 2018 under Hasina’s government.
International
OBITUARY

Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia dies aged 80

An employee at the Carew and Co distillery in Darsana, in southwestern Bangladesh. Carew’s popular brands range from the golden-hued “Imperial Whisky” to “Tsarina Vodka”, distilled from sugarcane with flavourings imported from the Netherlands.
Lifestyle

Bangladesh’s liquor industry a surprising success

Dhaka proposed buying Boeing planes and boosting imports of US wheat, cotton and oil to help narrow its trade deficit.
Transport & Logistics

Bangladesh orders 25 Boeing planes, Airbus eyes deals

Several countries in Asia have gotten notice of new tariff rates imposed by the US to take effect on Aug 1.
International

Asian garment industry braces for higher US tariffs

Garment workers sewing clothes at a Snowtex Group textile factory in Dhamrai, a sub-district in Dhaka. Taslima Akhter, from the Bangladesh Garment Workers’ Solidarity group, a labour rights organisation, says that “workers are struggling to maintain a minimum standard of living”.
International

Bangladesh garment industry rebounds, but workers say little change

Garment workers sewing clothes at a Snowtex Group textile factory in Dhamrai, a sub-district in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 29, 2024. While owners say business has bounced back, frustrated workers say hard-won concessions have done little to change their circumstances, and life remains as hard as ever.
Global Enterprise

Bangladesh garment industry rebounds, but workers say little change

Bangladesh Nationalist party's chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia departs for London to seek medical treatment, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan 7, 2025.
International

Ailing Bangladeshi ex-PM flown to London for treatment

Leaders in Sheikh Hasina’s party are in jail or hiding in Bangladesh, or have left the country.
International

Bangladesh estimates US$16 billion syphoned yearly in Hasina rule

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