Bangladesh secures major breakthrough in US trade talks
Bangladesh secures major breakthrough in US trade talks
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Bangladesh requests US to ease business travel after visa bond move
Turkish Ambassador meets Tarique Rahman
Turkish Ambassador meets Tarique Rahman
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Tarique Rahman to launch polls campaign from Sylhet
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Police trying to come out of past disgrace: IGP
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Rizwana urges avoiding excessive lighting, single-use plastics at film festival
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Khaleda Zia forced out of home, denied medical care: Mirza Abbas
DHAKA, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS) - BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas today said former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia was forcibly removed from her residence with only a single saree, denied proper medical treatment and pushed to the brink of death. He added Khaleda Zia was not permitted to travel abroad for advanced medical care. Mirza Abbas made the remarks while speaking at a doa mahfil organized by the Diploma Engineering Association of Bangladesh at the Diploma Engineering Institute auditorium in the capital. The program was held to seek eternal peace for the departed soul of Begum Khaleda Zia. Recalling her words, Mirza Abbas said that Khaleda Zia had once stated she had no place outside the country and wished to die in her homeland, adding that "Almighty Allah has accepted her wish." BNP leaders and activists from various levels, diploma engineers, and invited guests attended the prayer meeting.
BNP withdraws expulsion orders of 5 leaders
BNP withdraws expulsion orders of 5 leaders
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NCP to announce number of candidates in Jamaat-led alliance within days: Nahid
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Khaleda Zia's policy: Balancing between left and right
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Adieu Khaleda Zia: The fearless face of Bangladesh politics
Bangladesh secures major breakthrough in US trade talks
Bangladesh secures major breakthrough in US trade talks
DHAKA, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS) - Bangladesh has achieved an important step forward in strengthening its mutually beneficial trade relationship with the United States, opening the door to greater market access and new opportunities for its vital textile and apparel sector. In response to a request from National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman, who is currently visiting Washington DC, the US Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer has agreed to raise with US President Donald Trump the possibility of reducing Bangladesh's current 20 percent reciprocal tariff rate, bringing it more in line with regional competitors. Even more significantly, both sides have developed an innovative and forward-looking solution to support Bangladesh's export priorities, according to a press release of the Chief Adviser's Press Wing.  Under a proposed preferential scheme discussed on Thursday by Dr Rahman and Ambassador Greer, Bangladesh would receive tariff-free access to the US market for textile and apparel exports equivalent to its imports of US-produced cotton and man-made fiber textile inputs, measured on a square-meter basis. This creative, win-win approach strengthens bilateral trade, supports Bangladeshi manufacturers and workers, and deepens supply-chain ties with US producers.  It reflects growing momentum and goodwill in US-Bangladesh economic relations and marks a promising new chapter for Bangladesh's global trade prospects.
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Sustainable growth not possible without banking sector reforms: CPD
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Bangladesh’s economy demonstrates resilience, gradual stabilization: Dr Salehuddin
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Youth benefiting economically by selling date palm juice in Dinajpur
Youth benefiting economically by selling date palm juice in Dinajpur
DINAJPUR, Jan 11, 2026 (BSS) -  A youth grower in Dinajpur’s Nawabganj upazila has achieved self-reliance by selling date palm juice, turning a traditional practice into a profitable business. Faruk Hossain, 34, a date palm farmer from Taikhur village, has been collecting and selling date juice for the past 8–10 years during the cold (winter) season, from Kartik to Falgun. Over the years, he has become a skilled date palm cultivator and is now widely recognized in the area for his work. Before winter begins, many local date palm tree owners contact Faruk to collect juice from their trees. He starts preparations in Ashwin month, working 8–10 hours daily to ensure a smooth collection process. Currently, he manages 67 trees, leased from various families in his village, and collects an average of 125–140 liters of juice each day. Every day, around 280 to 300 customers visit him to drink the juice or take bottles home. Faruk works with 8–10 assistants who brave the cold to collect sap from dawn to dusk. Each afternoon, they cut a hole at the top of the trees, attach an earthen pot or plastic bottle, and collect sap that drips through tubes overnight. The juice is either sold raw or processed into patali and red jaggery.   Raw juice currently sells for Taka 50 per liter, while jaggery is priced at Taka 320–350 per kilogram. Faruk earns an average of Taka 4,500–5,000 daily, with total income for the season reaching Taka 4–4.5 lakh. Local farmers, including Saiful and Jabed Ali from Shalkhuria village, praised the high demand for date juice and jaggery, noting that collectors often have little time to rest due to the workload. Customers, such as Shariful Islam and Moen Uddin, emphasized the superior taste of fresh juice and homemade jaggery, especially in winter pitha.   Md. Jahidul Islam, Agriculture Officer of Nawabganj Upazila, highlighted the nutritional and cultural value of date juice and stressed the importance of hygiene in its collection and storage. “If production increases, it will positively impact the rural economy,” he said. Md. Afzal Hossain, Deputy Director of Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), commended farmers like Faruk for sustaining this traditional practice while earning a livelihood. “Many will benefit and prosper by engaging in this profession,” he added.  
Doa mahfil held in Naogaon seeking eternal peace for Khaleda Zia
Doa mahfil held in Naogaon seeking eternal peace for Khaleda Zia
BGB distributes winter clothes to distressed people in Jhenaidah
BGB distributes winter clothes to distressed people in Jhenaidah
Villarreal sink Alaves to stay in La Liga hunt
Villarreal sink Alaves to stay in La Liga hunt
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Omarzai leaves Sylhet to join Afghanistan for nat’l duty
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Yemen presidential council says Saudi coalition to lead all southern forces
Yemen presidential council says Saudi coalition to lead all southern forces
ADEN, Jan 11, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The head of Yemen's Presidential Council on Saturday said all military forces in southern Yemen will now operate under the command of the Saudi-led coalition, following a failed offensive by separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates. "I announce the formation of a Supreme Military Committee under the command of the coalition forces," the leader of the Saudi-backed council Rashad Al-Alimi said in a televised address. He said the committee would be responsible for "training, equipping, and directing all military forces and formations" in southern Yemen. The announcement comes a few days after Yemeni forces supported by Saudi Arabia recaptured large swathes of territory from the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatists, who seized two key provinces in December. The oil-rich neighbours formed the backbone of the coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, who overran the capital Sanaa in 2014 and still control much of the country. But Riyadh and Abu Dhabi now find themselves backing competing factions within the Presidential Council, which is recognised by the international community and exercises its authority over much of the south. The separatist STC faces an uncertain future with reports that its leader has fled the country, while a delegation it sent to Riyadh announced the group's dissolution on Friday, though STC members elsewhere said that was done under duress. Meanwhile, thousands rallied in support of the separatists in the city of Aden on Saturday, despite pro-Saudi officials prohibiting the gatherings. The crowd waved the flag of former South Yemen, which was an independent state between 1967 and 1990, while others displayed portraits of STC president Aidarous Al-Zubaidi. "Today, the people of the south gathered from all provinces in the capital, Aden, to reiterate what they have been saying consistently for years and throughout the last month: we want an independent state," protester Yacoub Al-Safyani told AFP. Others chanted anti-Saudi slogans. Yemen's internationally recognised government is headquartered in Aden, even as the city remains a stronghold for the STC.    
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Cold wave lingers in 19 districts despite slight temperature rise
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Temperature drops to 9°C in Kurigram, char residents struggle amid intensifying cold
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Lowest temperature of season drops to 6.7 degrees Celsius
Mild cold wave sweeps parts of country, dry weather likely
Mild cold wave sweeps parts of country, dry weather likely
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Mild cold wave, temperature fall, dense fog grip parts of country

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JICA commences photography contest titled “My Bangladesh, My Development”
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6th Bogura International Film Festival begins today
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Lakutia Zamindar Bari in Barishal regains lost glory
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Mustard flower honey grower in Satkhira eye huge economic prospect  
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Lakutia Zamindar Bari in Barishal regains lost glory
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