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Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Vikentyevich Mantytskiy on Thursday met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed the country’s latest situation, next general election, trade, investment and the potential areas for cooperation between the two friendly nations. The hour-long meeting, held at the BNP Chairperson`s Gulshan office, was also attended by BNP Standing Committee and International Affairs Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Shama Obed, a member of special assistant to the BNP Chairperson`s foreign affairs committee

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President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday urged Kuwait to take more skilled and semi-skilled manpower from Bangladesh. He made the call when Kuwaiti Ambassador to Bangladesh Faisal Mutlaq H Al Adwani met the President at Bangabhaban this noon. During the meeting, the President said Bangladesh`s bilateral relations with Kuwait are very good and thanked the outgoing Ambassador for successfully performing his duties. Mentioning that Bangladesh has a lot of skilled and semi-skilled manpower, the President said that this manpower can play an important role in accelerating the

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A total of 416 mobile towers out of 14,551 in eleven flood affected district have remained out of order due to flood, according to the Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The districts include Noakhali, Laxmipur, Feni, Cumilla, Brahmanbaria, Chattogram, Khagrachhari, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Cox’s Bazar and Sylhet, said a press release of BTRC issued on Thursday. Already the Bangladesh Army has provided all out necessary assistance including

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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former commerce minister Tipu Munshi conducting an overnight drive in Gulshan area of the capital city. "The elite force has arrested the former minister from a house at Gulshan-1 in the capital at 1.15am", said senior Assistant Director of Legal and Media section of RAB headquarters and Senior ASP ANM Imran Khan.

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As Bangladesh ventures into a new era under interim leader Muhammad Yunus, the nation faces a complex landscape of economic growth, political tensions, human rights, and social issues. Richard Semitego is a UK resident with many Bengali friends in the UK and Bangladesh. He also visited Bangladesh multiple times and shared his insights on the country`s recent developments and future prospects. Semitego, who led the UK Election Observers during Bangladesh`s 12th National Parliamentary Election in January 2024, witnessed firsthand the challenges faced

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Intense monsoon rains and floods in India`s Gujarat state killed at least 28 people in the past three days, some drowning and others hit by falling trees, government officials said. The weather department warned more heavy rain is expected on Thursday in the western coastal state. Rivers have burst their banks and more than 30,000 people fled their homes. The state government said late Wednesday that 13 people had died from drowning and the rest from houses or trees collapsing on them

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Indonesian authorities arrested a man trying to sell elephant tusks and the horns of critically endangered rhinos via social media. The illegal wildlife trade remains rampant in Indonesia, where law enforcement is lax, but the arrested man could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted, the environmental ministry said in a statement late Wednesday.

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Record wildfires in 2023 bumped Canada into the top four greenhouse gas-emitting countries in the world that year, according to a study Wednesday that also cast doubt on its forests` future ability to capture and store significant amounts of CO2.

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Mexico`s economic growth is expected to slow to 1.5 percent this year amid an uncertain global outlook, the central bank said Wednesday, downgrading its forecasts for Latin America`s second-largest economy. "External demand will continue making a low contribution to Mexico`s growth during 2024 as the US manufacturing sector is expected to remain weak," the Bank of Mexico said.

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With around 55 million people placed under heat alerts, players and fans at the US Open on Wednesday struggled to keep cool as temperatures rocketed. In the middle of the afternoon at Flushing Meadows, the searing heat reached 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit).

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Bangladesh has won the SAFF U-20 Football Championship by defeating Nepal. This marks Bangladesh’s first title in the U-20 category, having previously won all other age-based SAFF competitions. In the final held on Wednesday (August 28) at the ANFA Complex in Lalitpur, Nepal, Bangladesh outplayed the hosts with a 4-1 victory. Mirazul Islam scored twice, while Rabbi Hossain and Piyas Ahmed each netted one goal.

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The manpower at the Department of Disaster Management has remained unchanged for 52 years, with only two staff members per upazila and seven per district since 1972. This lack of growth is disrupting field operations, especially during disasters like floods.

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In the wake of Sheikh Hasina`s resignation amid intense student and public protests, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of the interim government, has revealed that certain unscrupulous businessmen and influential figures have embezzled substantial amounts of loans under false names. The process of calculating the extent of this embezzlement is ongoing.

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Veteran economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has been officially appointed as the chief of a twelve-member committee entrusted with the duty to publish a white paper on the state of economy. The office of chief adviser issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday. The committee would publish a white paper on issues including: the current situation of the national economy in the backdrop of years of volatility, the strategic steps the interim government could take with regards to the economy,

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