Hundreds of protesters turn out in European cities against Trump
demonstration against US President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk as part of an anti-Trump and anti-Tesla worldwide movement, at Place de la Republique in Paris, France, April 5, 2025. demonstration against US President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk as part of an anti-Trump and anti-Tesla worldwide movement, at Place de la Republique in Paris, France, April 5, 2025. REUTERSHundreds of people protested in European cities on Saturday against US President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk, following a bruising week for financial markets after Trump unveiled sweeping global tariffs. Protests against Trump and Musk were also held in other European cities, including London and Lisbon. The crowd chanted "Hands off Canada", "Hands off Greenland" and "Hands off Ukraine" while listening to speeches criticising Trump.
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April 06, 2025 02:52 UTC
Teen shot in head during July protests dies
Md Ashiqur Rahman Hridoy, a teenager who was shot during the student protests in Dhaka last year, has died while undergoing treatment in Patuakhali. The 17-year-old passed away on Friday afternoon at the Bauphal Upazila Health Complex, eight months after being shot in the Jatrabari area of the capital. Bauphal Upazila Health Officer Abdur Rauf said, “Hridoy was brought to the hospital in critical condition around noon. On Jul 18, he was shot in the head in the Jatrabari area. After Aug 5, he was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
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April 06, 2025 01:59 UTC
Dengue threat looms in Dhaka, Culex bites haunt residents after dark
Two members were searching for mosquito larvae while the third was applying the insecticide. In another house in the colony, the DNCC workers found Aedes mosquito larvae in two water storage drums. Upon inspection, survey workers found Aedes mosquito larvae in both buckets. Each site has three types of traps: light traps, Aedes-X smart traps, and gravid traps. Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is not conducting any surveys on mosquito presence, making it hard to gauge the current situation in the area.
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April 05, 2025 21:04 UTC
What steps does NBR advise Yunus to handle Trump’s tariff blow?
The official told bdnews24.com that alongside this suggestion, the NBR had also submitted a list of products for which import duties could be reduced. “We’ve drafted a list of around 10 products where duty cuts are feasible,” he added. On the issue of the claimed 74 percent duty on US imports, the NBR official brushed off the figure as “inaccurate”. The official added, “What that means is, even if you zero out the duty, unless imports increase, it won’t have any impact. “And just cutting import duty doesn’t necessarily mean imports will go up.”Amid growing concerns among local businesses, the official explained that the proposed duty adjustments alone might not suffice.
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April 05, 2025 16:42 UTC
Offices to reopen on Sunday after lengthy Eid break
Scores of people are returning from their hometowns on roads, railways, and waterwaysOffices to reopen on Sunday after lengthy Eid breakPublic and private offices will reopen on Sunday after an extensive nine-day Eid-ul-Fitr break, resuming their regular 9am-5pm work hours after Ramadan as well. Many citizens have already returned to Dhaka, but the holidaymakers are still flooding Kamalapur Railway Station, Sadarghat Launch Terminal and long-route bus stations. Government employee Abidur Rahman returned to Dhaka from Chattogram with his wife and children on Saturday morning. The last official work day before the cut-off for Eid was on Mar 27, a Thursday. Starting from that Friday, the interim government announced nine straight days of Eid vacation.
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April 05, 2025 15:23 UTC
Yunus at emergency meeting after US tariff hike on Bangladeshi exports
Advisors to the interim government, high-level officials, and experts are in attendanceYunus at emergency meeting after US tariff hike on Bangladeshi exportsChief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has sat for an emergency meeting amid the traders’ concerns following the United States’ announcement of increased tariffs on Bangladeshi exports. The meeting began at 7pm on Saturday at the State Guest House Jamuna, according to the Chief Advisor's Office (CAO). The recommendations made by the traders will be presented in the meeting with the chief advisor, he added. As a result, Bangladeshi exports to the US will now face a 37 percent supplementary tariff. With the new imposition, the total tariff on Bangladesh’s exports to the US will rise to 52 percent.
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April 05, 2025 14:27 UTC
Pori Moni denies accusations of assaulting domestic worker
Film actress Pori Moni has denied accusations of assaulting a domestic worker, describing them as part of a “conspiracy”. She also urged journalists to refrain from conducting a “media trial” before the issue is legally resolved. “She claims Pori Moni beat her because she dropped the baby,” he said. Journalists had tried contacting Pori Moni over phone multiple times before she finally addressed the issue on Facebook. In the live video, Pori Moni explained: "If you look at how I’ve lived, you’ll see that my entire family consists of my staff, not relatives.
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April 05, 2025 13:44 UTC
Will splitting NBR trigger revenue boost or bureaucratic power play?
But the move has sparked debate over whether this division — into Revenue Policy and Revenue Administration — will align with international best practices or merely lead to bureaucratic reshuffling without real impact. He explained that simply setting up a separate unit for revenue policy within NBR would not be effective. To separate revenue policy and revenue management activities, it is necessary to issue an ordinance that will repeal the existing National Revenue Board Order, 1972. The Revenue Policy division will determine the committee's terms of reference. Some of these inconsistent laws seem to be crafted solely to facilitate looting of tax revenue,” he told bdnews24.com.
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April 05, 2025 07:35 UTC
US revokes Bangladeshi student’s visa over anti-Israel protest
The United States has revoked the visa of a Bangladeshi student and detained her after she participated in a protest against Israeli actions in Gaza. In a separate incident, another Bangladeshi student was arrested even though a previous theft case against him had already been resolved. Among them were both green card holders and individuals arriving on family-based immigrant visas. “Green card holders who don’t spend most of the year residing in the US are being questioned at airports. Speaking to bdnews24.com after the event, Shahjahan said: “It’s not just undocumented individuals -- many green card holders are now living in fear due to the raids.
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April 05, 2025 06:51 UTC
Yunus in meeting with Modi seeks action on Hasina’s ‘inflammatory remarks’
In his first bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit, Yunus urged India “to take appropriate measures to restrain her from continuing to make such incendiary statements”. According to the state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the interim prime minister said Hasina’s remarks, aimed at destabilising Bangladesh, seemed to abuse the hospitality India had extended to her. Though opportunities had emerged twice since Yunus took office for him to meet Modi, neither materialised. The meeting, which took place around 12pm local time on Friday in Bangkok, was the first bilateral discussion between Modi and Yunus. He blamed social media for the tension surrounding Hasina's remarks delivered from India, said BSS.
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April 04, 2025 18:12 UTC
180,000 Rohingya refugees eligible for return: Myanmar
Myanmar has identified 180,000 Rohingya refugees from a list of 800,000 sheltered in Bangladesh as eligible for repatriation to their native country.Bangladesh delivered the original list in six batches from 2018-20, the Chief Adviser's Press Wing said in a media statement on Friday.The verification of another 70,000 Rohingya people required a deeper assessment of their photographs and names, it added.Khalilur Rahman, the top aide of Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, and U Than Shwe, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Myanmar, spoke on the sidelines of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok.The confirmation from Myanmar is a "major step toward the longstanding resolution of the Rohingya crisis", the press release said.The Myanmar authorities also confirmed that the verification of the remaining 550,000 Rohingya refugees on the original list will be undertaken on an "expeditious basis". �"bdnews24.com
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April 04, 2025 17:50 UTC
Bangladeshi man ‘fighting for Russia’ killed in Ukraine
A young man from Gouripur Upazila in Mymensingh has reportedly been killed by a missile strike while serving as a contract soldier in the Russian army in Ukraine, according to his family. The dead, Yasin Sheikh, was first informed dead by his friend Mehedi Hasan, who is also in Russia, the family said. Although he was killed on Mar 27, the family only learnt about it a day after Eid-ul-Fitr. All necessary legal measures will be taken.”Earlier this year, Humayun Kabir, a young man from Hulhulia village in Natore’s Singra Upazila was killed in Ukraine in February after being lured to Russia by human traffickers. He is now fighting in Ukraine and has expressed his desire to return home.
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April 04, 2025 14:31 UTC
Bangladesh urges India to extradite Hasina in first Yunus-Modi meeting
Bangladesh has reiterated its call for the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina during Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus's first bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BIMSTEC summit. “The meeting between the heads of government of Bangladesh and India was highly productive and successful. Three days later, an interim government led by Yunus took charge. As a result, there had been mounting speculation about whether the meeting would take place at the BIMSTEC Summit. Earlier on Thursday, the two leaders had a brief exchange during the formal BIMSTEC summit dinner in Bangkok, where they were seen conversing closely for some time.
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April 04, 2025 09:02 UTC
Yunus urges BIMSTEC to embrace youth, technology for regional progress
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has underscored youth empowerment and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) as key driving forces for regional growth and prosperity. Highlighting the active participation of Bangladesh's youth in the push for national reforms, the chief advisor urged BIMSTEC member nations to invest in their youth. To accelerate intellectual collaboration between member countries, Yunus recommended a shared knowledge platform, where members can jointly innovate and generate ideas. Finally, he proposed the inclusion of non-governmental agencies in BIMSTEC’s operations, addressing challenges in public health, climate change, and natural calamities. Referring to his “three zeros” concept, Yunus said: “Time is not on our side.
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April 04, 2025 08:29 UTC
Trump’s tariffs threaten Bangladesh’s garment industry. Where should the battle begin?
A list released by the White House states that Bangladesh imposes tariffs of up to 74 percent on US goods. In the tariff chart revealed by Trump, one column marks tariffs imposed on US goods, while the opposite column mentions reduced supplementary duties. INDIA TO GAIN ADVANTAGEWith higher tariffs imposed on other Asian countries, India is expected to gain a competitive advantage in the US apparel market, according to a Reuters report. As Trump continued to threaten new tariffs, many countries reviewed their trade policies and lowered import duties in response. NBR Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan acknowledged that Bangladesh’s budget process is unfolding amid the backdrop of newly imposed US tariffs.
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April 04, 2025 02:13 UTC