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Bangladesh breaks ground on $750 million Laldia container terminal
APM Terminals will build a $750 million modern container terminal at Laldia Char in Chattogram, finance and planning minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said Sunday.
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Bangladesh moves to license and register e-rickshaws under local government framework
Bangladesh is moving to bring e-rickshaws under a formal policy framework, with licensing and registration to be handled through local government, state minister for local government, rural development and cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam said.
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Bangladesh marks International Day of the Disappeared as families seek answers
Families of victims of enforced disappearances gathered Sunday in Dhaka, demanding justice and answers for loved ones who vanished during the former Awami League government.
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Bangladesh stability draws fresh interest from Japanese businesses
Greater political and social stability since Bangladesh’s February election has encouraged Japanese companies to reconsider investment opportunities in the country, a Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) official said Saturday.
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Bangladesh says Rohingya genocide verdict expected from ICJ in October
International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to deliver a verdict in October in Gambia’s Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar, Gambia’s attorney general and justice minister, Dawda A. Jallow, said Thursday.
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Bangladesh asks Qatar for priority gas supplies after Hormuz reopens. Doha signals readiness for deeper energy ties.
Bangladesh urged Qatar to prioritize liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies once maritime traffic resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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Climate change adds heat stress for 22 million children in Bangladesh
Climate change is exposing about 22 million Bangladeshi children ages 0 to 9 to at least one additional month of dangerous heat stress each year, according to research led by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and published in Science Advances.
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United States congressional staff visit Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
A United States congressional staff delegation visited Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday, meeting Bangladeshi officials to discuss humanitarian conditions and prospects for repatriation to Myanmar.
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Bangladesh expresses sorrow over Nepal flood deaths. Rahman says country stands ready to help.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman expressed deep shock and sorrow over deaths caused by devastating flash floods in Nepal, offering condolences to Nepal’s government and people.
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Bangladesh offers Nepal assistance after devastating floods and landslides
Bangladesh has offered Nepal all possible assistance after devastating flash floods and landslides, foreign minister Khalilur Rahman said Thursday.