Trade

An American flag flutters over a ship and shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro California, US, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/ File Photo
World+Biz

US ocean container imports tumble in May as China tariffs take hold

Top imports from China included furniture, bedding, plastic goods, machinery, toys and sporting goods

Cranes and containers are seen at the Yantian port in Shenzhen, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Guangdong province, China May 17, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Martin Pollard/File Photo
China

China's May exports slow, deflation deepens as tariffs bite

The mango fruit formation process is progressing in Rangpur agricultural region. Photo: BSS
Agriculture

Rajshahi mangoes must now be bought and sold by kg, not by maund

Fish spawn collected from Halda River. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Halda's 300kg fry harvest spurs Tk4.5cr market boom

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus speaking at the inaugural session of the "China-Bangladesh Conference on Investment and Trade" in the capital on 1 June 2025. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

CA Yunus urges Chinese investors to help build a sky-high future

A US flag flutters near shipping containers as a ship is unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California, US, on 1 May 2025. Reuters/Mike Blake/File Photo
Global Economy

Trump tariff push given new twist by court setback

Officials of Bangladesh and China's Yunnan Province at a meeting in Dhaka on 26 May. Photo: BSS
Foreign Policy

China explores cross-border trade cooperation with Bangladesh

36 Bangladeshi trucks carrying ready-made garments were stranded at Benapole land port on Sunday. Photo: Collected
Panorama

Land port restrictions and the Kaladan project: Is bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh falling apart?

Sketch: TBS
Panorama

US-China deal is a lesson for the Global South

Sketch of Prof Selim Raihan
Analysis

Strained ties: Non-tariff barriers and the future of Bangladesh-India trade relations

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Hilsa returns to Chandpur markets after ban; prices fall, buyers rejoice

Representational image of rawhide preservation. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Bangladesh

Rawhide processing: Salt crisis worries traders ahead of Eid

Vietnam has been trying to avoid severe tariffs since Trump re-entered the White House in January. Photo: Bloomberg
Economy

Bangladesh, Vietnam stress trade deal and economic partnership