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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...
Handa to invest $250m in Bangladesh, create 25,000 jobs
Bangladesh Post
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Handa Industries Co, a Hong Kong-based textile and apparel chain, has announced it will invest 250 million USD in Bangladesh. Handa Industries Co, Chairman Han Chun announced the plan as he met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State...
Bangladesh’s coastal waters more polluted with microplastics than China’s: Study
The Business Standard
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July 29, 2025
A recent doctoral study has found that coastal and estuarine areas in Bangladesh are more polluted with microplastics than those in China, posing a threat to marine life, human health, and pollution control efforts. The study, led by Md Mazharul...
Handa to invest US$ 250m in Bangladesh
New Age Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka 29 July, 2025, 21:36 Handa Industries Ltd chairman Han Chun meets with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Tuesday. | CA press wing The Hong Kong-based textile and...
China looks forward to making joint efforts with Bangladesh, Pakistan: Envoy
New Age Bangladesh
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TRILATERAL COOPERATION Staff Correspondent 29 July, 2025, 22:23 Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen speaks at a programme organised by Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh at National Press Club in Dhaka on Tuesday. | New Age...
Heat stress fuels labour rights issues in Bangladesh garment sector
Just Style
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July 29, 2025
The report, ‘My Body Is Burning”: Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Labor Rights in Bangladesh,‘ was compiled through interviews with 54 workers from what it calls “three of the most heat-exposed industries” in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The three...
Hong Kong-based Handa to invest US$ 250 million in Bangladesh, create 25,000 jobs
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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Hong Kong-based Handa to invest US$ 250 million in Bangladesh, create 25,000 jobs Hong Kong-based textile and apparel chain, Handa Industries Ltd. Chairman Han Chun met with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State guest House Jamuna...
Jet Crash: Beijing willing to help Dhaka have comprehensive investigation
United News of Bangladesh
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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...
Handa to invest $250mn in Bangladesh, create 25,000 jobs
United News of Bangladesh
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Handa Industries Co, a Hong Kong-based textile and apparel chain, has announced it will invest 250 million USD in Bangladesh. Handa Industries Co, Chairman Han Chun announced the plan as he met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State...
UK pledges continued duty‑free access for Bangladesh exports, backs diversification initiatives
Apparel Resources
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July 29, 2025
Image Courtesy: https://www.textiletoday.com.bd British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke emphasised the importance of export diversification for the country’s sustainable economic growth. During her visit, Cooke highlighted the UK’s...
Panel formed to address post-LDC subsidy shift
Daily Star
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July 30, 2025
The finance ministry has formed a 16-member committee to identify alternatives to cash subsidies that comply with the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), as such facilities will be phased out following Bangladesh's graduation from least...
As Climate Change Intensifies KP's Forests Offer Hope, And Face Threats
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) Work is currently underway to formulate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for smart mining in the forests of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In this regard, the Finance Department has issued a letter to the departments of...
Geo explainer: How is climate change making flooding worse?
Geographical
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July 29, 2025
Heavy flooding in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Image: Shutterstock By Victoria Heath Between 1980 and 2021, flooding caused almost 5,600 fatalities and more than €250 billion in losses in EU countries alone. Elsewhere around the world, the impacts of...
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...
Bangladesh: Ministry moves to enforce Hong Kong Convention in ship recycling
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 28, 2025
The Ministry of Industries has asked Bangladesh Ship Recycling Board (BSRB) to take necessary measures to issue DASR in favour of compliant yards for operating their ship recycling activities in line with the Hong Kong Convention. To this effect,...
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...
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...
Bangladesh plane crash: 33 individuals, including 27 children, still hospitalised
The Hans India
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July 28, 2025
As many as 33 people, including 27 children, still remain hospitalised following last week's tragic plane crash into Dhaka’s Milestone School and college, local media reported on Monday. Professor Nasir Uddin, the acting Director of the Sheikh...
Smart water, secure food
New Age Bangladesh
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IN A sunlit classroom at Bangladesh Agricultural University, final-year students gather around a miniature canal model, tracing the path of water as it flows towards a simulated paddy field. It may seem like a simple academic exercise, but for...