New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Bangladesh’s decision to procure 14 aircraft from Boeing instead of Europe’s Airbus has triggered concerns from the European Union, with the bloc seeking parity in trade relations with the South Asian nation, according to a new report.The issue surfaced after Bangladesh’s interim government signed a reciprocal tariff arrangement with the United States in February, under which the country pledged to increase purchases of US civilian aircraft and related services, B…
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New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The recently announced reciprocal trade deal with the United States does ensure Dhaka a “marginal” duty cut to 19 per cent, but comes “at a steep cost”, including a commitment “to billions of dollars in purchases”, according to an analysis in Bangladesh media.“Bangladesh’s interim government has signed a sweeping trade agreement with the United States at the twilight of its tenure to secure a partial tariff relief, but the deal comes with significant geop…
Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) In a startling revelation, a report has claimed that at least four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were onboard Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-342, which arrived in Dhaka from Karachi earlier this week, just days after the highly controversial resumption of direct bilateral air services between the two countries.The allegation was made by investigative journalist Sahidul Hasan Khokon, who described the development as exposing what he termed the Yunus regime’s dangerous …
Dhaka, Jan 6 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has asserted that the country’s existence remains rooted in the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan, local media reported. “The Liberation War is the foundation of Bangladesh as a State and its politics. The country’s very existence cannot be imagined without 1971,” Bangladeshi media outlet BSS quoted Tarique as saying during a meeting with leaders of the Democratic United Front (DUF), a coalition of Banglad…
Dhaka, Dec 25 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, arrived in Dhaka on Thursday after 17 years of self-imposed exile amid the deepening political crisis in the nation.Rahman landed at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, accompanied by his wife Zubaida Rahman and daughter Zaima Rahman.He was warmly received by BNP leaders, which included Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, members of the party’s S…
Dhaka, Dec 25 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Thursday, local media reported on Wednesday, citing a party leader. Addressing a press conference in Dhaka, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed outlined a detailed timeline.As per the plan, Rahman will depart London’s Heathrow Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, accompanied by his wife Zubaida Rahman and daughter Zaima Rahman.After arriving in Dhaka,…