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Bangladesh, Djibouti eye stronger relations
United News of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh and the Republic of Djibouti on Tuesday expressed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations, particularly by enhancing cooperation in areas such as trade, maritime, shipping, healthcare, pharmaceuticals,...
Air Pollution in Cities Like Delhi Is Equivalent to Smoking Hundreds of Cigarettes Each Year
Psychreg
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July 28, 2025
7 Reading Time: 3 minutesAir pollution, which surpasses tobacco, car accidents and diabetes in lethality, remains one of the most serious global health threats. To illustrate its impact, HouseFresh, an air quality research group, conducted a study...
Bangladesh Highlighted Strength in Apparel and Textiles at Texworld NYC 2025
Textile Focus
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July 29, 2025
Texworld NYC, Apparel Sourcing, and Home Textiles Sourcing—the largest textile and apparel sourcing shows on the East Coast—concluded successfully at the Javits Center in New York City, USA, from July 23 to 25, 2025. The event hosted over 424...
Weather Update: Heavy to Extremely Heavy Rainfall Forecast Across Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Northeast States This Week
Krishi Jagran
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July 28, 2025
Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Odisha are set to receive widespread rainfall over the next few days. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued fresh alerts as monsoon activity picks up pace across the...
Why Bangladesh urgently needs an Electronic Trade Facilitation Act
Daily Star
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July 29, 2025
Bangladesh's trade has doubled in a decade, yet border trade formalities remain manual, redundant, and outdated. While peers digitise, Bangladesh risks falling behind without urgent reform. An Electronic Trade Facilitation Act (ETFA) would legally...
The silent crisis of tort law in Bangladesh
Daily Star
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July 29, 2025
Although tort law has great potential to ensure accountability and remedy for quotidian civil wrongs, it is largely disregarded and neglected in Bangladesh. The result of such neglect has slowly yet surely become a crisis, siphoning the rule of...
Dhaka's waste crisis sparks urgent call for reform at public hearing
The Business Standard
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July 29, 2025
Dhaka has been ranked the world's third least liveable city in the Global Liveability Index, with poor waste management identified as a major contributing factor. Garbage clogging waterbodies continues to worsen flooding and pollution, severely...
The Coal Conundrum: Balancing Growth and Climate Goals
Oil Price
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July 29, 2025
Despite years of climate summits and net-zero targets, global coal consumption and production both hit record highs in 2024. According to the newly released 2025 Statistical Review of World Energy, global coal demand reached an all-time high of...
Denmark partners BRAC in landmark project enhancing water security, climate resilience in coastal districts
United News of Bangladesh
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Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Bangladesh Christian Brix Møller on Tuesday reaffirmed Denmark’s commitment to supporting climate-vulnerable communities and promoting green growth in Bangladesh. He noted that the 'Rain for Life' project...
‘My Body is Burning’: How Climate Change is Worsening Bangladesh’s Labor Exploitation
Sourcing Journal - New York
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July 29, 2025
“My body is burning. But still there is no break at all. I have to complete [my] work… I am suffering [in the heat], but I have to do my job.” That’s Raina, a garment worker in Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka, speaking of the extreme heat and...
Scientists Use AI and Spectroscopy to Detect Fake Honey in Bangladesh
Spectroscopy
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Key Points • UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy with machine learning reveals adulterants in Bangladeshi honey. • The study analyzed five types of honey using non-destructive techniques. • Common adulterants included sugar syrup, glucose, and molasses. •...
BAGHC observes environment day
New Age Bangladesh
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Staff Correspondent 30 July, 2025, 00:38 Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College founder and chairman Ven Prajnananda Mahathera, among others, poses for a group photo during a tree plantation event on the campus in Dhaka’s Mirpur area on Thursday....
ICJ ruling a game changer that can potentially turbocharge climate action
Daily Maverick
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July 29, 2025
On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (the United Nations’ Organisation’s principal judicial body) delivered a landmark Advisory Opinion, affirming that states must protect the climate system from the catastrophic impacts of climate...
The ICJ ruling on climate action can boost Global South's voice
Daily Star
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July 29, 2025
On July 23, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered one of the most important judicial opinions in the history of international environmental law. In a landmark advisory opinion, the World Court clarified the legal obligation of...
Why Bangladesh needs a national maritime roadmap
Daily Star
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July 29, 2025
There is something quietly dignified about the way a vessel enters port. Precision. Momentum. Timing. A ballet of steel and water. It's an apt metaphor for where Bangladesh stands now—on the edge of something far greater than what our coastal...
Bangladesh-born NYPD officer dies a hero in Midtown Manhattan shooting
News9 Live
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July 29, 2025
World News NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, a Bangladeshi immigrant, died protecting others in a Midtown Manhattan shooting. Hailed as a devoted family man and a true New Yorker by officials and peers, Islam is survived by his 8-month-pregnant wife and...
Highway crews work through hot weather in Blauvelt
The Journal News - New York
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Four people were killed in Manhattan on Monday, July 29, after a 27-year-old Las Vegas man entered a Park Avenue office building and opened fire. On Tuesday, American flags flown outside 345 Park Ave. could be seen flying at half-staff in honor of...
Why ESG standards matter now more than ever for Bangladesh
Daily Star
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July 28, 2025
The global investment landscape is no longer what it used to be. Today, investors are looking beyond profits; they want to know where their money is going and what kind of impact it is having. Is it helping clean the air, making workplaces safer,...
ICCI delegation in Dhaka: Pushes for bilateral trade growth with Bangladesh
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 29, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP): Pakistan’s Acting High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Mohammad Wasif, has emphasized the importance of fostering stronger economic linkages between Pakistan and Bangladesh, stating that both countries must...
Rizwana calls for stronger action against wildlife traffickers
Daily Star
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July 29, 2025
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today called for stronger action against wildlife crimes, particularly tiger trafficking and poaching. "We must stand firm and use all our strength against tiger traffickers and poachers. The benefits of...