Month: July 2025

Desk Report, Premier Cement MD Amirul Haque is the new president of BCMA Premier Cement’s Managing Director (MD) Md. Amirul Haque has been elected as the new president of the Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA), the country’s cement industry owners’ organization. Premier Cement MD Amirul Haque is the new president of BCMA He was elected as the president of the organization for two years in the general election held at the BCMA office in Dhaka on Thursday. This information was given in a notification sent by BCMA. In addition, Confidence…

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Desk Report, Businessmen will continue to receive incentives for exporting goods for three reasons: The government has maintained export incentives and cash assistance in 43 sectors in the first six months of the current 2025-26 fiscal year (July-December). The rate of export incentives and cash assistance for shipped goods has been increased from 0.30 percent to a maximum of 10 percent depending on the product. Following the government’s decision, Bangladesh Bank issued a notification on Thursday. Businessmen will continue to receive incentives for exporting goods for three reasons: A source…

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Desk Report, China and Bangladesh garment exports to the US market have decreased due to countervailing tariffs The country’s administration initially implemented a 10 percent minimum countervailing duty on exports to the US market in April. The following month, China and Bangladesh’s ready-made garment exports collapsed. However, exports from competing country Vietnam increased. India is in a favorable position. China and Bangladesh garment exports to the US market have decreased due to countervailing tariffs This information was obtained from statistics from the US International Trade Commission (USITC) and the Office…

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Desk Report, Mahmud Khalil files $20 million damages lawsuit against Trump administration Mahmoud Khalil, a former organizer of the pro-Palestinian movement at Columbia University in the United States, has filed a lawsuit against the Donald Trump administration for $20 million in damages. He is seeking financial compensation for his illegal detention. Mahmud Khalil files $20 million damages lawsuit against Trump administration Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by immigration officials in the lobby of his university building in Manhattan, New York, on March 8 for his active participation in the pro-Palestinian movement…

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Desk Report, Trump imposes 35 percent tariff on Canada President Donald Trump has imposed a 35 percent tariff on goods imported from Canada to the United States. The tariff will take effect from August 1. At the same time, he has also announced plans to impose additional tariffs of 15 to 20 percent on all goods from other US trading partners. Trump imposes 35 percent tariff on Canada In a letter posted on his social media account Truth Social on Thursday, Trump announced the imposition of the additional tariff on…

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Desk Report, Exports and investments will be at risk if 35% tariff remains in place We kind of wasted the first two months after the US imposed the counter-tariffs. During this time, none of us, the partners, could find out what the outcome of the talks with the US was. Then the US prepared a draft agreement framework, which included everything from zero tariffs to labor laws. Exports and investments will be at risk if 35% tariff remains in place Since the announcement of the tariffs last April, we have…

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Desk Report, Bangladesh scores 9 goals against Sri Lanka, Sagarika scores hat-trick Bangladesh thrashed Sri Lanka 9-1 in the first match of the SAFF Under-20 Women’s Championship. The girls celebrated their goals with a show of strength from the first minute of the match at the Kings Arena in Dhaka today. Bangladesh scores 9 goals against Sri Lanka, Sagarika scores hat-trick Mosammat Sagarika scored a hat-trick, Munki Akhter scored two goals. Apart from this, Swapna Rani, Sinha Jahan Shikha, Rupa Akhter and Shanti Mardi scored one goal each. Bangladesh scored…

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Desk Report, How countries are dealing with Trump’s tariff threat, and what is the market’s reaction? US President Donald Trump announced new counter-tariffs on Monday. He also extended the deadline for their implementation until August 1. He first sent letters to 14 countries and then to seven more yesterday, warning that new tariffs would be imposed on them if they failed to reach a trade deal with the US within the stipulated time. How countries are dealing with Trump’s tariff threat, and what is the market’s reaction? In this situation,…

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Desk Report, Is AI slowing down the work of experienced workers, what does research say? Is AI slowing down the work of experienced workers, what does research say? A new study has found that the use of AI or artificial intelligence speeds up the work of experienced software developers – contrary to the popular belief. Is AI slowing down the work of experienced workers, what does research say? The study found that when experienced software developers were working on a familiar codebase, using the latest AI tools did not speed…

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Desk Report, Shashi Tharoor again in controversy for criticizing Indira Gandhi Shashi Tharoor, a Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has once again come into the limelight. He has once again brought himself to the forefront of the controversy by writing articles in various newspapers in the country criticizing the Emergency during the Congress regime. Without naming Tharoor, Congress Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha, Manickam Tagore, sarcastically said that when a colleague speaks exactly like the BJP, it seems that the bird is no longer a bird. It has become…

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