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  • Influence of India in South Asia

    C. Raja Mohan : Has the subcontinent ‘fallen’ from the hands of India? This lament of ‘losing’ South Asia has intensified in the context of (from Delhi’s point of view) ‘negative’ developments in the region. For example, the recent demand of Maldives to withdraw India’s military presence from the country.The…

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  • ‘Expats are lighthouses’

    Mahfuz Emran: After the corona epidemic, the Ukraine-Russia war hit the economy. The economy turned upside down due to the dollar crisis. Remittances sent by expatriates are a sign of relief when everyone wonders what will happen in the coming days. During the pandemic, expatriates made the biggest contribution to…

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  • Elon Musk again becomes world’s richest man

    Industry Desk: The world’s richest people got richer this year, according to Bloomberg. The media released their list of the top 500 billionaires on Wednesday. It shows that 77 percent of the billionaires on the list has increased their wealth in 2023. However, the remaining 23 percent saw their wealth…

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  • BD fails to sign FTA in a decade

    Country to be out of LDC by 2026 Zarif Mahmud: Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have been under discussion with various countries for almost 10 years. But so far it has not been possible to make this agreement with any country. Meanwhile, if everything goes well, Bangladesh will be out of…

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  • Bangladeshis heading irregular migration in European countries

    Batan Biswas: Bangladeshis have been among the top countries for irregular migration to Europe for the past few years. That is why Bangladesh often comes up in the headlines in the international media. The pictures of Bangladeshi youths traveling to Europe in the hope of a comfortable life are featured…

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  • UN prepares to start pulling peacekeepers from DR Congo

    Industry Desk: The UN Security Council is expected on Tuesday to accede to a demand from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and launch a gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers, starting later this month.The drawdown would come despite United Nations concern about violence in the eastern part of the country.Ravaged by…

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  • Biden provides arms to Israel by passing US Congress

    International Desk: US President Joe Biden’s administration has bypassed Congress and sold tank shells to Israel. In addition, they reportedly do not conduct ongoing assessments of whether Israel is committing war crimes. The Biden administration may be under investigation in these incidents.A few days ago, the United States commented that…

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  • Bangladesh makes impressive progress in green dev: Mannan

    Staff Correspondent: Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday said that Bangladesh has made some impressive progress in green development. “Bangladesh has made some impressive progress in green development. For example, our garments sector ranks among the world’s best on the number of green factories,” he said. The Planning Minister was addressing…

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  • Humanitarian crisis in Gazaat unprecedented level: UN

    Industry Desk: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Wednesday that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached an unprecedented point.The UN Agency for Palestine Refugees, or UNRWA, which is by far the largest humanitarian provider in Gaza, warned that the agency will be forced to…

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  • BRICS bank to finance Tk 4500cr to Titas gas

    Mohiuddin Farazi: BRICS bank NDB (New Development Bank) will finance the replacement of dilapidated gas pipelines in the capital Dhaka. The bank has agreed to provide a loan of Tk 4,500 crore for the Tk 9,000 crore project.This is going to be the bank’s first investment in the energy and…

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