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When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs

Understanding trade-offs can help countries better prepare for future health emergencies and treat chronic conditions

8h ago

Strait of Hormuz: the world's most important oil artery

New concerns emerge over Strait of Hormuz oil flow amid rising regional tensions

10h ago

Iran-Israel conflict raises concern over Bangladesh’s fuel imports

Iran may shut down the route through which Bangladesh’s fuel supplying nations move ships

10h ago

Made in Vietnam: Hanoi cracks down on fake goods as US tariffs loom

Crackdown on fake goods in Vietnam impacts consumers, appeases US trade concerns.

13h ago

Oil edges down, stocks mixed but Mideast war fears elevated

Oil prices dipped as Trump's "unconditional surrender" demand fueled US-Iran conflict fears

13h ago

US and UK announce a trade deal, but steel imports unresolved

Trump signed a US-UK tariff deal, lowering some British import duties

1d ago

G7 leaders urge Trump to ease off trade war

G7 leaders pressed Trump on tariffs

1d ago

Oil prices jump after Trump's warning, stocks extend gains

Oil prices surged Tuesday as Trump's Tehran evacuation call escalated Mideast war fears

1d ago

Trump extends EU tariff deadline until July 9

Brussels and Washington have been negotiating in a bid to avert an all-out transatlantic trade war, and had agreed to suspend tariff action on both sides until July.

3w ago

Exclusive: Nvidia to launch cheaper Blackwell AI chip for China after US export curbs, sources say

Nvidia plans to launch a new, more affordable AI chipset for China, targeting mass production by June.

3w ago

Bangladesh per capita debt mounts to $483

The amount was $257 in 2015-16 fiscal year

3w ago

Trump expands Apple tariff threat to all smartphones

He threatened with a 25 percent tariff unless the devices are built in the United States

3w ago

Weak US economic outlook persists despite brief trade truce with China: Reuters poll

Economists in a May 14-21 Reuters poll were unanimous the Trump administration's policies have hurt the economy

3w ago

Asian equities track Wall St sell-off as US deficit fears grow

All three main indexes on Wall Street ended sharply lower.

3w ago

BGMEA wants 3-month window from India to clear pending shipments

The association urges the interim government to send a letter to India seeking the opportunity

4w ago

US importers race to create bonded warehouses amid Trump tariffs

The rush to bond U.S. warehouses for goods ranging from clothing to auto parts is a bet for some that raised U.S. tariffs will be only a short-term policy by the Trump administration.

4w ago

China slams US 'bullying' over new warnings on Huawei chips

Beijing condemned new US warnings on the use of AI chips made in China

4w ago

Trump’s remittance tax plan poses threat to Bangladesh

The US House Budget Committee voted late on Sunday to move forward with President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", a proposal that could make sending money back home more expensive for three lakh Bangladeshis currently living in the United States.

4w ago