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Bangladesh clinched a pivotal trade agreement with the United States on February 9, 2026, slashing reciprocal tariffs to 19% and granting zero-duty access for ready-made garments (RMG) using US cotton/synthetics Bangladesh US trade deal.Interim chief Muhammad Yunus hailed nine-month negotiations yielding mechanism for duty-free US market entry. Signed Washington by Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin, […]

Bangladesh Awami League Jail Death Dhaka/New Delhi, February 2, 2026 (SBKI News) – Bangladesh’s interim government under Muhammad Yunus faces mounting accusations of political repression as a 70-year-old Awami League leader died in Chittagong jail from untreated cancer, while a 45-year-old student wing activist was found brutally murdered in Narsingdi. The Awami League alleges targeted killings

US Winter Storm  Washington DC, January 27, 2026 (SBKI News International) — A ferocious winter storm has killed at least 25 people across 12 U.S. states while plunging 819,000 households into darkness and canceling over 20,000 flights. The “bomb cyclone” dumped 30+ inches of snow from Arkansas to Maine, with wind chills plunging to -31°F, triggering

Alex Pretti Border Patrol Shooting Minneapolis, USA – January 25, 2026 (SBKI News International Desk) – In a shocking escalation of tensions over President Donald Trump’s 2026 mass deportation campaign, 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent during protests in south Minneapolis on January 24. Identified by family