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Beijing keen to help Dhaka in BAF jet crash probe
Bangladesh Post
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Highlighting the importance of a comprehensive investigation, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday said China would help Bangladesh investigate the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into a building of Milestone School and College in...
Chinese Communist Party seeks to boost relations with political parties in Bangladesh
The Business Standard
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July 29, 2025
Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen said today that the Communist Party of China (CPC) seeks to enhance relations with all political parties in Bangladesh. "However, China's relationship with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami was...
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Democracies snubbed, dictators courted: Inside Trump’s embrace of Pakistan
Firstpost
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August 3, 2025
On July 31, 2025, Lara Loomer launched a broadside against billionaire Tom Barrack, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria. Loomer, whose outside vetting of Trump appointees has led to waves of firings across his...
China favours ‘smooth, successful, participatory’ election in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Post
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Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday said China supports Bangladesh’s interim government in its governance and backs the country’s efforts to hold the general election smoothly and successfully, and pursue a development path that...
Textile Recycling Market to Reach $11.88B Market by 2030
Textile Value Chain
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July 29, 2025
According to the report “Textile Recycling Market by Material, Waste Type, Process, Channel, End-Use, and Region – Global Forecast to 2030”, the market is projected to grow from USD 8.41 billion in 2025 to USD 11.88 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of...
Will Bangladesh’s Interim or Future Government Reform Its Broken Labor Migration System?
Nepal Economic Forum
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July 29, 2025
In Bangladesh, remittances from migrant workers are a critical source of foreign currency, second only to the ready-made garment (RMG) sector’s export earnings (USD 41.61 billion in FY 2022). In 2023, the country received USD 21.6 billion in...
Bangladesh needs to adapt strategically in order to navigate complex challenges of 2025: ICCB
United News of Bangladesh
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As the world continues to face a volatile mix of geopolitical tensions, climate risks, and economic disruptions, a leading Chamber on Saturday underscored the urgent need for Bangladesh to adapt strategically in order to navigate the complex...
Will the world agree a treaty that cuts plastics production?
The National News
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Talks to agree the first global treaty on combating plastic pollution are set to begin on Tuesday, and limiting plastic production is a key point of contention. Dozens of countries, campaign groups and researchers say that legally binding cuts to...
Foreign Adviser says July Uprising paved way for inclusive Bangladesh
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, now in New York, has said the July Uprising paved the way for a fairer and more inclusive Bangladesh under the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus. "Our government, drawing its strength and...
Climate change, cheap labour, costly lives
Bangladesh Post
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As climate change accelerates, Bangladesh stands at a dangerous crossroads — caught between a crisis it did not create and the responsibility to protect its workforce from its growing consequences. The latest 172-page report by Climate Rights...
“Bangladeshi Go Back”: Assam’s Dhemaji Protesters Hold Torch Rally, Demand Eviction of Suspected Immigrants
The Logical Indian
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July 26, 2025
On July 25, 2025, thousands of Assamese and tribal residents of Dhemaji district in Assam organised a torch rally (mashaal), vocalising their support for the state government’s eviction drive against suspected illegal Bangladeshi Muslim settlers...
India-UK FTA Sets Stage For Next-Gen Trade Ties, But What’s In It For Startups?
Inc42
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August 3, 2025
As India navigates through the roiling waters of geopolitics, its free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK has come as a much-needed respite. The FTA with the UK, signed last month, attains higher significance for India, with the US slapping it with...
Sri Lanka launches GRI-backed ITSB for apparel sustainability
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Sri Lanka’s textile and apparel industry has taken a major leap in sustainability with the launch of the Improving Transparency for Sustainable Business (ITSB) programme, a new ESG-focused initiative supported by the Global Reporting Initiative...
Anna Heringer on sustainable architecture, rammed earth, and what the Global North can learn from the Global South
Building Design
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Celebrated German architect Anna Heringer blends a deeply grounded fascination with earth, and with the future of the Earth, with a quasi-spiritual philosophy. The resulting buildings can be exceptional, and her deep-green philosophy of materials...
NCP unveils manifesto today
New Age Bangladesh
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Document to contain ‘new Bangladesh’ outline Staff Correspondent 03 August, 2025, 00:22 The National Citizen Party is set to unveil its new programme, including a manifesto outlining its vision for a ‘New Bangladesh’, at a public rally today at...
Bangladesh’s private sector credit growth dips below 7% amid economic uncertainty
United News of Bangladesh
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Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh has plummeted below 7 percent in June, reflecting a sharp slowdown in lending amid high interest rates and uncertainties following the change in government. According to the latest data from the...
Dedicated gibbon conservation action plan sought in NE
The Hindu
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August 3, 2025
Western Hoolock Gibbon | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI A leading Assam-based primatologist has sought a dedicated gibbon conservation action plan modelled on Project Tiger or Project Elephant to ensure the long-term survival of the...
Bangladesh maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal no 3
New Age Bangladesh
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United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 26 July, 2025, 11:49 Low-lying areas in Bangladesh’s coastal districts are likely to be inundated by tidal surges, according to a bulletin issued by the Met Office. The districts at risk include Satkhira, Khulna,...
UK, Bangladesh working to boost trade: Sarah Cooke
New Age Bangladesh
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United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 28 July, 2025, 23:35 British high commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Monday said that the United Kingdom was working with Bangladesh to unlock new trade opportunities, support business-friendly reforms and...
Time to stop Dhaka from rolling to ecological disaster
New Age Bangladesh
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DHAKA appears to be hurtling towards an ecological disaster as its last remaining trees and water bodies are being wiped out in the name of development. A recent Change Initiative study shows that in 44 years, the capital has lost a half its tree...