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It’s the final day of the first half of 2025 — so take more balanced steps for the rest of the year.
Why? Two scenarios: 👇
If you throw stones at Hasnat Abdullah, my guy’ll throw flowers and pull a hug. But try that with Asif Mahmud❌-that man even carrying gun-mag in airport.
You see, right? Yeah… welcome!
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Yunus and Rubio’s 15-Minute Call | What’s Going On in Serbia?
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☎️ Yunus and Rubio’s 15-Minute Call
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a quick 15-minute chat Monday night, focusing on stronger Indo-Pacific security and trade ties. They talked about trade deals, election plans, democratic reforms, and support for Rohingya refugees. Both are keen to sort out tariff issues fast to boost business. The call came just days after teams from both countries met in Washington to negotiate the tariffs, with the Trump administration slapping extra tariffs on Bangladeshi goods, threatening export competitiveness. Interim govt is navigating a tricky geopolitical landscape, balancing US interests with recent meetings involving China and Pakistan that raised eyebrows in Washington and New Delhi.
Img: Prothom Alo.
💸 National Board of Revenue fell short by a record Tk1 lakh crore in FY25, collecting Tk3.70 lakh crore against a revised target of Tk4.63 lakh crore, due to economic slowdown post-July uprising, low ADP implementation, and NBR officials’ protests(Withdrawn yesterday). Despite a slight 2% revenue growth, experts call the shortfall unexpectedly large, blaming unrealistic targets and political unrest. The government now aims for a 35% revenue growth in FY26, targeting Tk4.99 lakh crore.
🚀 Bd’s apparel exports to the US jumped to $7.34 billion in 2024, up 36% from $5.4 billion a decade ago, beating the US’s overall import growth, says a US report. Despite a COVID slump in 2020, Bangladesh bounced back with a 40% surge, shining bright in the US market, despite high tariffs and shipping costs being bumps.
📊Data Point
$30b
Remittance crosses in a month, New Record BTW.
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Img: The Information.
🕵 Meta’s snatching up OpenAI’s top AI brains, grabbing eight researchers and leaving OpenAI’s boss Sam Altman annoyed about rumored mega bonuses, which Meta says aren’t real. OpenAI’s fighting back with better pay and cool perks to hold onto their stars.
🚩 Syrian forces tied to Damascus massacred 1,500 Alawites along the coast on March 7-9, looting and burning villages while leaving chilling graffiti like “You were a minority, now you’re a rarity.” The attacks, linked to pro-government militias, reveal deep sectarian rifts, challenging Syria’s new leadership as President al-Sharaa vows justice but struggles to rein in rogue fighters.
❌ Israel bombarded Gaza City- killing 80 Palestinians and targeting schools and hospitals after ordering evacuations, raising fears of a major ground offensive.
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What’s Going On in Serbia?
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Thousands in Serbia hit the streets over the weekend, clashing with riot police in Belgrade as protests against President Aleksandar Vucic’s 12-year rule intensified. Sparked by a deadly rail station collapse that killed 16 blamed (Nov 2024) on corruption, demonstrators led by students, calling Vucic’s government “illegitimate” and demanding early elections, fair voting, and education reforms. Vucic, branding protesters “terrorists,” vows more arrests, with 38 already in custody.
This isn’t Serbia’s first rodeo—25 years ago, the Bulldozer Revolution ousted strongman Slobodan Milosevic after election fraud sparked mass unrest. Vucic, a populist with a tightening grip since 2014, faces accusations of authoritarianism and cozying up to Russia and China, despite Serbia’s EU ambitions. Unlike 2000, today’s protesters lack foreign backing but face a stronger state security machine.
What’s next? The student-led movement isn’t backing down, but Vucic’s hardline stance and ongoing arrests could force a temporary regroup. Experts predict the protests will persist, potentially at a high cost, as Serbia’s youth demand accountability.
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Since our statements at Coachella — exposing the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people — we have faced a coordinated smear campaign. For over a year, we have used our shows to call out the British and Irish governments' complicity in war crimes.
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France's Macron calls tariffs imposed by powerful countries a form of 'blackmail'.
Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for criminal offenses.
Donald Trump says he has found group of ‘wealthy people’ to buy TikTok.
Deliver July Charter or lose legitimacy: NCP to govt
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📺 Watch: The Bear (2022– Present ): A high-pressure kitchen dramedy where a fine-dining chef returns home to fix his late brother’s chaotic sandwich shop and ends up rebuilding himself and the crew in the process.
👉 Read: Sophie's World Novel by Jostein Gaarder-A captivating novel that turns philosophy into an adventure, as a teenage girl unravels the big questions about life, existence, and the history of thought.
🎧 Listen: Did you guys even try EIDA? EIDA is Kinda pop band of bd. Try out most popular song “Nightdriver."
🤸 Well-Being: Is an apple a day really good for your health? Read on this article of BBC.
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