India sells roughly twice as much to America as it buys, exporting $87 billion in goods in 2024 while importing just $41 billion. That $46 billion deficit has become President Donald Trump’s rallying cry, prompting 50 percent tariffs on Indian products and accusations of an unfair, “one-sided” relationship. The move is central to Trump’s “America […]
President Donald Trump on Monday called the U.S. trade relationship with India “very one-sided,” saying New Delhi has offered to cut tariffs on American goods to zero but “too late.” Trump, who recently imposed tariffs as high as 50 percent on Indian imports, also criticized India’s reliance on Russian oil and weapons. “India buys most […]
At least 15 Bangladeshi fishermen were abducted Sunday evening near Saint Martin Island in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, by Myanmar’s rebel Arakan Army. The group seized three trawlers at gunpoint while the fishermen were catching fish in the Seeta area. A fourth vessel managed to escape and reported the incident. No official statement has yet come […]
A powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, killing at least 812 people and injuring more than 2,800, according to the Taliban-run government. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.0-magnitude quake hit about 17 miles from Jalalabad, with damage reported in Nangahar, Konar and Laghman provinces. Rescuers ferried survivors to Jalalabad Airport as villages reported […]
India and Pakistan, South Asia’s two largest states, continue to hold the region back through their entrenched hostility. Since partition, repeated wars and deep mistrust have kept borders tense and diverted massive resources toward defense instead of development. Trade remains negligible despite the huge potential for economic growth, while cooperation on shared challenges like climate […]
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his platform to target Pakistan. With Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in attendance, Modi said the Pahalgam terror attack was “an assault on India’s soul” and insisted that “some countries openly support terrorism.” He pressed fellow members to oppose terrorism without […]
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on India to 50 percent has stirred unease in one of America’s fastest-growing consumer markets. The penalties, linked to India’s continued purchase of Russian oil, took effect on August 27. New Delhi criticized the move as “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable,” signaling it would act to protect national […]
Bangladesh faces a widening gap between registered taxpayers and those who actually file returns, a problem that threatens the country’s fiscal health and undermines public trust in the tax system. Despite more than 12 million citizens holding Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs), around 35 percent did not file returns in the last fiscal year, according to […]
Police recovered the body of U.S. citizen Terrence Arvelle Jackson, about 50, from the Westin Dhaka on Sunday. Jackson, who had been in Bangladesh for several months on business, checked into the hotel on April 29. When hotel staff failed to reach him in the afternoon, police and U.S. embassy officials opened his room with […]
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed announced that nearly 80 percent of Bangladesh’s judicial reform programme has already been implemented, marking significant progress toward strengthening the judiciary. Speaking at a Supreme Court Bar Association discussion, he outlined key steps already achieved: ensuring transparency in judicial functions, enforcing discipline among judicial officers, extending reforms to courts nationwide, […]
