Dhaka hopes to reach a trade agreement with the United States to reduce the tariff rate following President Donald Trump’s announcement of imposing a 35 percent supplementary duty on Bangladeshi products after a three-month suspension. After returning to power for a second term, Trump announced steep tariff hikes on products from over a hundred countries on Apr 2. Amid growing concern, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus sent a letter to Trump requesting a review of the supplementary tariff. Citing measures to reduce trade deficits between the countries, the letter appealed for a three-month suspension in implementing the decision. Like Bangladesh, several other countries began negotiations with the US to reduce tariff rates.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Wall Street entrance in New York City, US, Apr 7, 2025. Indexes added to losses after Trump announced the tariff rates against Japanese and South Korean imports, due to take effect on August 1. Stocks wobbled further in the late afternoon when he announced hefty tariffs on Malaysia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Laos and Myanmar. Last week, both the Nasdaq .IXIC and the S&P 500 .SPX ended three sessions with record high closes. The S&P 500 posted 25 new 52-week highs and 3 new lows while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 103 new highs and 54 new lows.

The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams are likely to be published on July 10. Typically, SSC results are published within 60 days of the exams ending. Based on that timeline, the results are expected to be published by Jul 25 at the latest. This year’s SSC and equivalent exams began on Apr 10. A total of 1.93 million students registered to take part in the exams under the nine general education boards, along with the Madrasa and Technical Education Boards.

Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, the chief advisor's special assistant on ICT, has claimed the allegation of sending a letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to "halt" an inquiry into a telecommunications project is false. The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) recommended a maximum of Tk 1.65 billion to meet the real demand. Citing information, it further claimed that Taiyeb directly interfered in the ACC’s activities to keep the project moving, pressuring with a letter issued on his official pad. In response, Taiyeb wrote to the ACC Chairman on Jun 22, asking to continue the disbursement process. “In that context, I wrote a letter to the ACC chairman.”In that letter, Taiyeb said he mainly outlined his arguments, citing BTCL’s need to expand its capacity.

GDP expands 4.86% in third quarter of FY2025 as growth stabilises after UprisingBangladesh’s economy has expanded by 4.86 percent in the third quarter (January–March) of the 2024–25 fiscal year in a recovery from the slowdown caused by political unrest in the first quarter. In the first and second quarters of the 2024–25 fiscal year, GDP growth stood at 1.96 percent and 4.48 percent, respectively. By contrast, the first two quarters of the previous fiscal year recorded higher growth at 5.87 percent and 4.47 percent. As a result, GDP growth dropped sharply in the first quarter. For the ongoing fiscal year, Financial Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has set a GDP growth target of 5.5 percent.

Folk singer Farida Parveen's health has slightly improved, according to her family.Her husband, flautist Gazi Abdul Hakim, shared the update with bdnews24.com on Monday afternoon.He said, following treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Farida was moved to a general cabin room on Sunday.bdnews24.com broke news of the singer's deteriorating health on Thursday. "Farida Parveen is a national treasure. If that's not possible, at least a medical board comprising top specialists from our leading hospitals could be formed. Only the government has the ability to make that happen," Hakim said.The 71-year-old singer has long suffered from multiple health issues, including kidney disease and diabetes. But it would be a great help if the government could support us by forming a panel of medical specialists," said Hakim.�"bdnews24.com

A total of 87,100 people from Bangladesh had registered to make the pilgrimage. This year's Hajj travel was organised under 70 private agencies.The first return flight after Hajj was on Jun 10. He was a 65-year-old resident of Rangpur's Mithapukur Upazila. He had travelled to Saudi Arabia on May 30 on a Flynas flight.The religious affairs ministry has also reported that 14 pilgrims are currently undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Saudi Arabia. �"bdnews24.com

Thousands of refugees flee into India's Mizoram state after clashes in MyanmarThousands of refugees have crossed into India's northeastern state of Mizoram after clashes between two anti-junta armed groups in neighbouring Myanmar, Indian authorities said on Monday. Refugees have been crossing into Mizoram since Jul 2 when clashes between two rival Chin groups — the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) and the Chinland Defence Force-Hualngoram (CDF-H) — erupted over control of strategic areas in Myanmar’s northwestern Chin State, a senior security official told Reuters. Mizoram, which borders areas of Myanmar controlled by Chin groups and whose residents share ethnic links with the Chin people, has hosted tens of thousands of refugees since the military coup in Myanmar in 2021. Mizoram's interior minister K Sapdanga confirmed the new arrivals, but put the number of refugees at 3,000. People have come in and on humanitarian grounds, we have to provide drinking water, food and shelter," Sapdanga told Reuters.

Leaders of the BRICS group react during the family photo during the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jul 7, 2025. REUTERS/Pilar OlivaresLeaders of the BRICS group react during the family photo during the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jul 7, 2025. REUTERS/Pilar OlivaresDeveloping nations participating in the BRICS summit on Monday brushed away an accusation from US President Donald Trump that the bloc is "anti-American," as he threatened them with additional 10 percent tariffs. His opening remarks to BRICS leaders gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Monday focused on the environmental and public health issues on the summit's official agenda. The original BRICS group gathered leaders from Brazil, Russia, India and China at its first summit in 2009.

Dhaka, Jul 7 (PTI) - Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal is set to make a determination on July 10 regarding the framing of charges against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her top aides. The charges are linked to alleged crimes against humanity during the July uprising last year. Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun join Hasina in facing these accusations. The tribunal, known as International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1), will hear petitions from the defense counsels who have argued that the charges are baseless and should be dropped. In a related development, a Dhaka court has summoned Hasina, her family, and former officials over alleged corruption in plot allocations.

On May 8, the index jumped by 99.85 points, and again on Jun 6, it gained 59.65 points, two of the few notable upticks in the intervening period. On May 14, turnover fell below Tk 3 billion, and on Jun 4, it hit a low of just Tk 2.24 billion. On Thursday, shares worth Tk 5.06 billion were traded. The upward trend continued into Monday, with trading reaching Tk 5.73 billion. The banking sector alone saw shares worth Tk 1.5 billion change hands, which is significantly higher than its usual daily turnover of Tk 500–650 million.

Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal on Monday (July 7, 2025) set July 10, 2025 to determine whether charges will be framed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her top aides. Bangladesh wanted good ties with India, but ‘something always went wrong’: Yunus“The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) set July 10, 2025 to decide whether charges will be framed against Ms. Hasina, Mr. Kamal and Mr. Al-Mamun,” The Daily Star newspaper reported. Ms. Hasina, Mr. Kamal and Mr. Al-Mamun were charged with five counts of crimes against humanity on June 1. On Wednesday last week, Ms. Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison in absentia in a contempt of court case by the ICT. If the accused fail to appear before the court by then, the trial will proceed in their absence,” Mr. Salam said.

3 die as bus crashes into autorickshaw in TangailThree people have been killed and two others injured in a road crash involving a bus and an autorickshaw in Tangail’s Dhanbari Upazila. The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Jamalpur Highway in the Baghil area on Monday afternoon, according to SM Shahidullah, chief of Dhanbari Police Station. The identities of the dead have yet to be confirmed. The injured have been admitted to the Dhanbari Upazila Health Complex for treatment. OC Shahidullah said, “A Mahi Paribahan passenger bus headed from Dhaka to Jamalpur crashed head-on into a CNG-powered autorickshaw.”“A woman and a young man were killed on the spot.”Another woman died after she was rescued and rushed to the hospital, the police official said.

Dhaka, Jul 7 (PTI) Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal on Monday set July 10 to determine whether charges will be framed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her top aides. The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) set July 10 to decide whether charges will be framed against Hasina, Kamal, and Al-Mamun, The Daily Star newspaper reported. Hasina, Kamal, and Al-Mamun were charged with five counts of crimes against humanity on June 1. On Wednesday last week, Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison in absentia in a contempt of court case by the ICT. If the accused fail to appear before the court by then, the trial will proceed in their absence,” Salam said.

Indian Sanjog Gupta has succeeded Australia's Geoff Allardice as chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body said on Monday. Gupta previously served as CEO of JioStar Sports, taking up the job after Reliance Industries and Walt Disney's $8.5 billion merger of their Indian media assets in November last year. His ICC predecessor Allardice, who was appointed CEO in November 2021 after an interim period of eight months following the suspension of Manu Sawhney, stepped down earlier this year. "Cricket's inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and the rapid acceleration of technology deployment/adoption could act as force-multipliers for the cricket movement around the world." ICC chair Jay Shah said Gupta's experience in sports broadcasting and digital strategy would be invaluable for the governing body.