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H&M Foundation provides $1.3m to support Bangladesh female RMG workers H&M Foundation, a non-profit platform of the Swedish fashion giant H&M Group, is initiating a long-term project to support female apparel workers in Bangladesh, starting with their urgent needs connected to COVID-19 pandemic.....

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Bangladeshi coronavirus sufferers shun hospitals DHAKA, Bangladesh – Thousands of beds for coronavirus patients in Bangladesh are lying empty despite the country struggling with a rising caseload as people are too scared to enter hospitals, officials and sufferers say. Some patients have bluntly told health workers they would "rather die at ....

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China bars US-Bangla flights from Bangladesh for a week over COVID-19 The Civil Aviation Administration of China has barred US-Bangla Airlines flights from Bangladesh for a week after finding five coronavirus patients on a flight to Guangzhou from Dhaka.....

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Spice market heats up with Eid-ul-Azha approaching Prices of spices have gone up due to a spike in demand ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims in Bangladesh.....

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Covid-19 may cause $3.6bn loss to GDP: World Bank report ISLAMABAD: A new World Bank policy brief on the tourism sector of South Asia estimates that the potential loss to Pakistan's gross domestic product (GDP) due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic would be $3.64 billion, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is likely to suffer $10 million to $20m in losses....

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ENG vs WI: Jason Holder Says He Has More To Do After Six-Wicket Haul Jason Holder, the world's top-ranked all-rounder, took 6-42 as England were dismissed for 204 to surpass his previous Test-best of 6-59 against Bangladesh.....

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Six-star Holder floors England at Ageas Bowl SOUTHAMPTON, England: West Indies captain Jason Holder returned Test-best figures of 6-42 as England slumped to 204 all out on the second day of the series opener on Thursday.Holder, the world’s top-ranked Test all-rounder, surpassed his previous Test-best of 6-59 against Bangladesh at.......

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Italy bans arrivals from Bangladesh until Oct 5 amid coronavirus clearance scandal Italy has banned arrivals from Bangladesh until Oct 5 amid the scandal over fake coronavirus certificates.....

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Bangladesh mulls resuming sports ensuring compliance with health protocols Bangladesh is thinking about resuming sport activities under strict health safety measures under the 'guidance of the health ministry'.....

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Bangladesh reports 3,360 new virus cases, 41 deaths in daily count Bangladesh has registered 41 deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a day, raising the body count to 2,238.....

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Fazle Kabir to continue as central bank chief as Bangladesh amends law The parliament has passed a bill allowing Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir to continue the job until the age of 67 instead of 65.....

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Are deficits always a bad thing? IN his speech before parliament on June 25, Prime Minister Imran Khan made a number of assertions that are worth reflecting on, even if somewhat belatedly, because they impact the way we think about our economy. Two things he said deserve to be reflected on seriously because they both point to persi....

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How Bangladesh can borrow money from its forex reserves to fund development projects Experts have welcomed the move but urged caution as the finance ministry and Bangladesh Bank are preparing to disburse loans to the government from foreign currency reserves at Sheikh Hasina's bidding.....

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IUB organises online orientation workshop for faculty members The Independent University of Bangladesh or IUB has organised an online orientation workshop for its faculty members.....

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Bangladesh braces for more floods in July Heavy monsoon rains in the upstream have raised the risk of more floods in the low-lying northern districts of Bangladesh in July, according to the government's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre.....

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PRAN-RFL founder Amjad Khan Chowdhury's death anniversary on Wednesday The death anniversary of Amjad Khan Chowdhury, the founder of one of Bangladesh's leading conglomerates PRAN-RFL Group, will be observed on Wednesday.....

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Bangladesh eases more curbs to lure investors shying away from China Bangladesh Bank is relaxing restrictions further to attract foreign direct investment being diverted from China amidst the coronavirus pandemic.....

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Coronavirus outbreak in Rohingya camps 'contained' – Bangladesh DHAKA, Bangladesh – A coronavirus outbreak among Rohingya refugees has been "successfully contained," Bangladesh officials have said after fears that the disease spread rapidly in overcrowded camps. Nearly one million Rohingya live in squalid camps in southeastern Bangladesh, after fleeing a....

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Ambassador Kalam will be investigated if Kuwait brings allegation against him, says minister Bangladesh will open an investigation against Ambassador SM Abul Kalam if Kuwait brings any allegation against him in a case that charges MP Shahid Islam with human trafficking and money laundering.....

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Italy suspends flights from Bangladesh for one week due to coronavirus Italy is suspending all flights from Bangladesh for one week due to a "significant number" of passengers who tested positive to the coronavirus on a flight to Rome on Monday, the health ministry said.....

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Bangladesh to aid poor people with 10kg rice packages for Eid-ul-Azha amid coronavirus pandemic The government has decided to distribute 10 kg rice packages to the marginalised, ultra-poor and vulnerable people of Bangladesh under the Vulnerable Group Feeding or VGF programme in the Eid-ul-Azha amid the coronavirus pandemic.....

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AFP's online seminar concludes ISLAMABAD: The three-day online seminar for the coaches and sports professionals titled “strength and conditioning” organised by the Athletics Federation of Pakistan and South Asian Athletics Federation concluded here Monday.The coaches from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India,.......

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Trains struggle to find passengers in Bangladesh amid pandemic As Bangladesh began to unlock, rail services were allowed to resume after a two-month hiatus at 50 percent seating capacity in an effort to maintain the safe distancing norms amid the coronavirus epidemic.....

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Hasina floats plan to use foreign exchange reserves to fund development Bangladesh is exploring ways to channel funds from its record-high foreign exchange reserves in the form of credit to finance the development projects in the country amid the coronavirus epidemic.....

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Kendall & Kylie Jenner Respond to Accusations That They Failed to Pay Bangladesh Workers Kendall and Kylie Jenner are responding to the backlash after accusations spread that their fashion brand, Kendall + Kylie, did not pay factory workers in Bangladesh. The rumors began circulating after Instagram users found out that Global Brands Group (GBG) wasn't paying workers. The sisters are no....

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BB removes One Bank Chairman Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury over loan delinquency Bangladesh Bank has removed One Bank Chairman Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury over bad loans tied to one of his companies.....

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A bird's-eye view of Bangladesh's first expressway Bangladesh's first six-lane Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway was designed with all the facilities of a modern highway to ensure that the people can fully utilise the Padma Bridge, the biggest infrastructure project in the country, once it is constructed. The expressway was opened to traffic in March.....

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UNHCR hails Bangladesh's efforts to curb coronavirus at Rohingya camps The UN refugee agency UNHCR's Representative Steven Corliss has hailed Bangladesh's efforts to strangle the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Rohingya camps.....

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Athletics seminar for coaches, pros in progress LAHORE: The Athletics Federation of Pakistan’s online seminar for coaches and sports professionals of South Asian Athletics Federations on strength and conditioning continued for the second day on Sunday.More than 300 coaches and sports professionals from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Iran,.......

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India allows import through Benapole after Bangladesh exporters' tit-for-tat move India has finally allowed goods from Bangladesh through Benapole Land Port in Jashore days after Bangladeshi exporters blocked imports from the other side.....

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Biman flies London only, suspends all other international routes until Jul 30 Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights to international destinations, except London, until Jul 30.....

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IUB holds online orientation programme for summer 2020 amid coronavirus crisis The Independent University, Bangladesh has held its first-ever online orientation programme for the summer semester this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.....

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Tough new tools to curb immigration Bangladesh, India and Pakistan on list of 21 'safe' countries from where asylum applications will be rejected By Elias Hazou In mid-June Interior Minister Nicos Nouris unveiled sweeping new policies aimed at containing and managing the influx of asylum seekers. The two-pronged strategy, it is claime....

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Bangladesh's virus death toll tops 2,000, caseload crosses 162,000 The death toll from the novel coronavirus in Bangladesh has crossed 2,000 marking another grim milestone in the rampant spread of the disease that has upended millions of lives in the country.....

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Shib Narayan Das, designer of Bangladesh's first flag, says he is in distress Shib Narayan Das, the man who had designed the first flag of Bangladesh just before independence, is passing his days in misery while many of his associates, now ministers, are flaunting the flag on their cars.....

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ISPAB threatens to suspend internet services over VAT The Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh has threatened to suspend its services across the country if the double-layer value added tax imposed on the sector is not revised.....

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Bangladesh logs 3,288 new virus cases, death toll approaches 2,000 Bangladesh has registered 29 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the death toll to 1,997.....

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Kannur native, friends win Dh 15 million Abu Dhabi big ticket Abu Dhabi: A team of 20 Indians, including a Kannur native, turned millionaires after winning Abu Dhabi duty free big ticket.They had won the bumper prize of Dh 15 million which is approximately Rs 30.5 cr. Kannur Kuthuparamba native Noufal Mayankalathil and his friends took the big ticket which car....

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Kylie And Kendall Jenner's Clothing Brand Releases Statement & Denies Not Paying Its Workers In Bangladesh Kylie and Kendall Jenner are clearing up the recent rumors that they don’t pay their workers to produce the clothes for their brand. The sisters’ business, Kendall + Kylie was accused of not paying its suppliers in Bangladesh during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, which took p....

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Bangladesh energy start-up SOLshare wins Ashden Awards for climate change innovation SOLshare, a renewable energy-based peer-to-peer trading platform in Bangladesh, has won Ashden Awards for creating a new approach to bring affordable solar electricity to everyone.....

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Biman Bangladesh plans to fly Dhaka-Toronto direct from October Biman Bangladesh Airlines plans to fly direct between Dhaka and Toronto from October under an air service agreement with the Canadian government.....

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Bangladesh shuts jute mills, lays off 25,000 workers DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh on Thursday, July 2, shut its loss-making jute mills and laid off 25,000 employees, saying the state-owned plants could not compete with the private sector. Jute, a vegetable fiber spun into coarse threads, grew in popularity over the past decade after a long dec....

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9 trailblazing women discuss the most stressful situation they've ever faced — and how they got through it Dreamers & Doers is a networking community of female entrepreneurs, creatives, and change-makers. Many of its members have experienced stressful, unavoidable situations in their journeys as startup creators and small business founders. Still, these women say that every difficulty or s....

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Minister blames BJMC for jute industry woes Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi has taken the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation to task for the current malaise in the flagging jute sector.....

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Momen stresses strong Bangladesh-UN relations for recovery from virus crisis Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has emphasised the string relations between Bangladesh and the UN to recover from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.....

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FDI in Bangladesh continues to dip in pandemic The flow of foreign direct investment or FDI into Bangladesh has continued to plummet amid the coronavirus crisis after FDI dropped by over 50 percent in 2019 from the previous year.....

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Bangladesh exporters block India imports at Benapole port in tit-for-tat move Bangladeshi exporters have blocked imports from India through Benapole Land Port in Jashore in a tit-for-tat move following the decision from the other side to continue a halt on imports from Bangladesh.....

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bKash users can now send money to mobile phone users who don't have account bKash has enabled its customers to send money to mobile phone users who do not have account with the largest mobile financial service or MFS provider in Bangladesh.....

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Government aid demand drops on economy reboot, relief going to flood-hit zones The demand for aid has fallen in Bangladesh as the coronavirus-hit unemployment was curbed by the resumption of economic activities around the country, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman has said.....

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Samsung unleashes Eid offers to 'enhance the convenience of customers' Samsung Bangladesh has launched a month-long campaign with a range of offers for customers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.....

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Bangladesh forex reserves cross $36bn after record remittances Bangladesh Bank's foreign exchange reserves rose to an all-time high of $36.14 billion on Thursday after expatriate Bangladeshis sent home a record $1.833 billion in June despite the coronavirus pandemic ravaging economies.The previous highest monthly remittance was $1.748 billion in June last year ....

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