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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $121.55 million financing package with Dynamic Sun Energy Private Limited to build and operate a 100-megawatt (MW) grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Pabna, Bangladesh. The plant is the country’s first private sector utility-scale solar facility to secure support from global financiers, said the Manilla-based lending agency on Monday. ADB arranged, structured, and syndicated the debt package as the sole mandated lead arranger and bookrunner. The financing

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The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Tuesday (30 April) that at least 34,535 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during almost seven months of war between Israel and Hamas. The tally includes at least 47 deaths in the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 77,704 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war broke out when Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7.

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The historic May Day will be observed on Wednesday (1 May) in the country and elsewhere across the world in a befitting manner. The day is being observed across the globe since 1886 commemorating the supreme sacrifices of the workers at Hay Market, Chicago, in the USA for eight-hour working day and upholding the rights of the working people. To press home their demands, working people had to sacrifice their valuable lives in tragic bomb attacks and police atrocities on May 1, 1886 and the following days. This year`s theme of the day is `Sramik-Malik Gorbo Desh, Smart Hobey Bangladesh`.

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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is facing a profound crisis regarding its political direction and future leadership. The party`s chairperson, Begum Khaleda Zia, has been imprisoned for an extended period and is currently under house arrest. Meanwhile, the convicted former chairman Tarique Rahman remains a fugitive residing abroad. With the BNP out of power for nearly a decade and a half, discussions about the party`s future leadership are intensifying both internally and externally. There is an active search for an alternative leadership to succeed Khaleda and Tarique.

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The budget session of the National Parliament will begin in the first week of June. It will present the budget for the next fiscal year. Naturally, from the policymakers and experts to the root levels, discussions on the upcoming budget have started. Due to various reasons, all stakeholders have a keen eye on the upcoming budget.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Tuesday (30 April) to Jordan where he will discuss ways to boost aid deliveries into Gaza and quietly thank the kingdom for its help during recent Iran-Israel clashes. Blinken flew to Amman after talks with Gulf Arab leaders in Riyadh, part of his seventh tour of the region since the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.

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European stocks wavered at the open on Tuesday (30 April) with Paris buoyed partly by brighter-than-expected French economic growth and London lifted by HSBC`s shares buyback. The British capital`s benchmark FTSE 100 index advanced 0.3 percent to 8,170.01 points, not far from a record peak struck the previous day, with HSBC bank rising strongly.

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A group of more than 90 lawyers, including at least 20 from the presidential administration, is calling on US President Joe Biden to stop military aid to Israel because of its actions in the Gaza Strip, which they say contradict US and international humanitarian law. Lawyers argue that Israel may have violated US arms export control laws, as well as the Geneva Conventions, which prohibit disproportionate attacks on civilians, the report said on Monday, citing lawyers’ letter. In addition, they call on the US Department of Justice to investigate potential war crimes that US citizens could have committed while serving in the Israeli army.

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The French economy grew more than expected in the first quarter, official data showed Tuesday (30 April), delivering good news to a government facing scrutiny over the country`s huge debt pile. The eurozone`s second biggest economy expanded by 0.2 percent between January and March compared to the previous quarter, according to the INSEE statistics institute, which had previously forecast zero growth.

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Rafael Nadal said he is doing his best to "keep dreaming" after he extended his stay at the Madrid Open by winning a three-hour tussle with Argentina`s Pedro Cachin 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 on Monday. Contesting his home tournament one last time before retirement, the five-time champion gave the world number 91 his shirt after Cachin asked him for a memento from the match. "Some moments good, some moments not good. I found a way to be through.

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Tuesday (30 April) is the 10th death anniversary of the heroic freedom fighter Nasim Osman, a member of the traditional Osman family of Narayanganj. He was elected Member of Parliament from Narayanganj-5 Constituency in 1986, 1988, 2008 and 2014. Late Nasim Osman, a late language soldier and independence medalist of the traditional political family of Narayanganj, a brave freedom fighter, one of the organizations of the liberation war, former MLA, a close companion of Bangabandhu and one of the founding figures of Bangladesh Awami League, the elder son of the late AKM Shamsujjoha and the late language soldier Nagina Joha and currently Narayanganj- Elder brother of AKM Salim Osman and AKM Shamim Osman, Member of Parliament for Constituency 5 and 4. He was also a presidium member of Jatiya Party and is the elected Member of Parliament for the longest term from Narayanganj-5 Constituency.

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Amid the intense heat in different parts of the country, Chuadanga experienced 43.0 degrees Celsius temperature on Monday (29 April), the highest in 10 years. Jaminur Rahman, in-charge of Chuadanga Weather Observatory Centre, said they have recorded 43 degrees Celsius temperature at 3 pm in Chuadanga and it may rise after evening. This is the highest temperature recorded in the past 10 years in the district, he said. On May 21, 2014, Chuadanga recorded 43.2degrees Celsius temperature. Chuadanga has been experiencing extreme heat weather since middle of the month of April, hampering the regular activities of people.

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Jenphar Bangladesh Limited has been awarded as `Green Champion` for its outstanding contribution towards global climate as well as environment conservation using environment friendly technologies. The Award was handed over in a ceremony titled `Fostering Climate Finance Partnership in Bangladesh` jointly organized by `Global Climate Partnership Fund (GCPF)` and `Mutual Trust Bank` at the Renaissance Hotel in the capital Thursday (April 25).

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Celebrated filmmaker Giasuddin Selim has made the movie `Kajol Rekha` based on a 400-year-old story. In this film, popular model and actress Rafiath Rashid Mithila has portrayed a negative character for the first time, playing the role of Konkon Dashi. Released during Eid, `Kajol Rekha` has struck a special chord with audiences who are discovering the heritage of Bengal through the film`s storyline, locations, costumes, and songs. The actors` flawless performances in each character have also resonated well with viewers, leading to growing appreciation for the movie over time and attracting larger audiences.

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Five people died and 10 others sustained injuries when an ambulance collided head-on with a Shyamoli Paribahan bus on the Cox`s Bazar-Chattogram highway near Eidgaon in Khodaibari around noon on Monday (29 April). The victims were returning home from treatment at Baytush Sharf Eye Hospital in Cox`s Bazar. Malumghat Highway Police Sub-Inspector Md Mozammel Haque confirmed the matter.

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It is becoming a culture not to join the new workplace even after transfer and stand release of the administration officials. Along with senior officials, junior ones are also alleged to be doing this. Among them, it is said that the officers of the Anti-Corruption Commission do not want to join the new workplace if they are transferred. According to related sources, although the transfer was done in the public interest, many officials of the administration are disobeying it. They do not comply with the transfer order. Because of this, about 35 officers have been released on stand in the last one year.

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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is facing a profound crisis regarding its political direction and future leadership. The party`s chairperson, Begum Khaleda Zia, has been imprisoned for an extended period and is currently under house arrest. Meanwhile, the convicted former chairman Tarique Rahman remains a fugitive residing abroad. With the BNP out of power for nearly a decade and a half, discussions about the party`s future leadership are intensifying both internally and externally. There is an active search for an alternative leadership to succeed Khaleda and Tarique.

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Three US law enforcement officials were killed and five others injured in a shootout Monday as they carried out a warrant at a home in in the southern state of North Carolina, officials said. At least one suspect was later found dead on the property after officers returned fire, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) wrote on social media, following a standoff that lasted around three hours. The Department of Justice confirmed that a deputy US marshal and two task force officers were killed in the incident.

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The High Court on Monday (29 April) asked the authorities concerned to keep primary and secondary level educational institutions except those with air conditioner closed until Thursday due to extreme heat. The HC bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Khizir Hayat passed the suo moto order. The educational institutions which have air conditioners, universities, A and O level exams and public examinations will remain out of the purview of the order. Md Manir Uddin, a Supreme Court lawyer, drew the attention of the court about the news of death and sickness of people including teachers and students after the reopening of the educational institutions amid the heat alert across the country.

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Scotland`s first minister, Humza Yousaf, resigned on Monday (29 April) rather than face a no-confidence vote just days after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fighting climate change. Yousaf, whose Scottish National Party has been weakened by a campaign finance scandal and divisions over transgender rights, stepped down after failing to strike a deal with a breakaway nationalist party whose single seat could have given him a majority in Scotland`s devolved regional parliament.

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At least 42 people were killed when a dam burst in a town north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the local governor told the media on Monday (29 April). The East African country is battling heavy rains and floods. "Forty-two dead, it`s a conservative estimate. There are still more in the mud. We are working on recovery," said the governor of Nakuru County, Susan Kihika. The dam burst near the Rift Valley town of Mai Mahiu, washing away houses and cutting off a road.

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