Fears over economy grow as German rail begins longest strike

German train drivers began on Wednesday their longest-ever strike, piling on travel misery for thousands of passengers in an escalating industrial dispute that economic experts warn could cost the economy up to a billion euros ($1.1 billion). Transport Minister Volker Wissing has slammed as "destructive" the six-day industrial action that heaps

Will the Ukraine war be resolved with talks or with tanks?

After much reluctance, the US and its Western allies last week agreed to provide Ukraine with some of the world’s most sophisticated battle tanks: American-made Abrams, German-made Leopards and British-made Challengers. But the question remains as to whether these weapons will make a decisive difference to Ukrainian armed forces fighting a

BGMEA seeks German support to retain duty-free access to EU

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) sought Germany’s support to retain its duty-free access to the European Union (EU) market after graduation from LDC status, a press release said Saturday. The support was sought when a delegation of BGMEA headed by President Faruque Hassan along with Ambassador of Bangladesh to

Bangladesh an important player in South Asia: German envoy

German Ambassador to Dhaka Achim Tröster in an interview with The News Times said that Bangladesh has emerged as an important player in South Asia after 50 years of its independence. “The country now has much better disaster management capacity and is also self-sufficient in food. Also on a regional scale,