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Girish Goiric

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Journalist, Poet

Bangladesh’s victory and defeat in US tariff war
US tariff war

Bangladesh’s victory and defeat in US tariff war

After three rounds of discussion, Bangladesh has managed to reduce the increased tariff imposed on its products in the US market from 35 percent to 20 percent. This is not only positive for the country's economy but also a diplomatic success for the interim government. Because when on April 2, US President Donald Trump first announced the rate of additional tariffs on various countries, he stated that a 37 percent additional tariff would be levied on Bangladeshi products. Later, that tariff was suspended temporarily for three months. Trump informed Dr Yunus in a letter that instead of 37, the tariff amount on Bangladesh would be 35 percent, after reducing it by 2 percent.

Mournful August 15: 49th martyrdom anniversary of Bangabandhu
Mournful August 15: 49th martyrdom anniversary of Bangabandhu

Mournful August 15: 49th martyrdom anniversary of Bangabandhu

Today is the mournful 15th of August, marking the 49th martyrdom anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On this day in 1975, a group of misguided military officers brutally assassinated Bangabandhu and most of his family members at his residence in Dhanmondi. His two daughters, Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, survived as they were abroad at the time.