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● Fire breaks out in six-storey building in Dhaka ● Dream shattered as BD crash out of SAFF Championship ● PM to attend SAFF final if BD qualify: Aminul ● 17 killed in Turkey steel plant blast, workers demand justice ● Make Polluters Pay: Close the climate finance gap now ● PM pushes for faster, more effective drive to clean up Dhaka ● BGB to strengthen security along the Kalmakanda border

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Govt orders shopping malls to close by 8

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The government has ordered all shopping malls, markets, and retail shops across the country to close by 8:00PM to save electricity.Additionally, all illuminated billboards must be turned off by 7:00PM, according to a directive issued by the Coordination-2 branch of

Extradition row tests Dhaka-Delhi ties

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Bangladesh and India are navigating a complex diplomatic situation involving the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, political concerns and economic cooperation, with both sides seeking to keep bilateral ties on track despite differences.Amid the tensions, India has invited

Dhaka-New Delhi ties poised for fresh reset

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India-Bangladesh relations appear set for a fresh diplomatic push as Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on August 10 (tomorrow), with the proposed visit of the Bangladesh leader to New Delhi

Will Bangladesh be able to board now?

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Bangladesh is once again looking to Myanmar for natural gas, reviving a nearly three-decade-old idea of importing the fuel through a cross-border pipeline as a deepening energy crisis cripples industries and strains power generation. But the renewed initiative also brings

Unfulfilled climate finance deepens debt burden

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Bangladesh's total per-capita cumulative climate debt is 79.61 USD, more than 3 times higher LDC average of 23.12 USD. Growing risks of substantial long-term financial burden on its population.The world's largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters continue to fall short of

BD, US Plan MoU for Energy Sector Growth

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Bangladesh and USA agreed to explore avenues to broaden and deepen energy sector cooperation between the two countries through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in identifying priority areas for collaboration.During a meeting, the two sides also agreed to deeply work

BD eyes gas import from Myanmar via pipeline

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Bangladesh has proposed importing gas from Myanmar through a pipeline. As a close neighboring country, Bangladesh is prioritizing the enhancement of energy cooperation with Myanmar.Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud expressed this governmental intent during a meeting

The LNG Trap: Costly Transition, Fragile Security

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Bangladesh's transition from domestic natural gas to imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) was meant to ease mounting gas shortages and diversify the country's energy mix. Eight years after LNG entered the national grid, however, the country is paying record import

BPC hit with $5.4m extra freight bill

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Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) may have to incur an additional $5.4 million in shipping costs to import a 100,000-tonne crude oil cargo from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates under government-to-government (G2G) agreements for Eastern Refinery, following a route

Trapped By The Border

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For centuries, elephants moved freely across the forested hills between present-day Bangladesh and India, following ancient migratory routes in search of food, water and shelter. Today, many can no longer make that journey. A border fence and frequently closed crossing