Indian port curbs add new pressure to jute sector
Farrukh Khosru : The Bangladeshi jute sector is under renewed strain following India’s latest restrictions on the import of jute products-a move many experts and...
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Thousands stranded as northern, western rivers overflow
Staff Reporter : Heavy rainfall and upstream water flows from India have caused rivers across northern and western Bangladesh to swell, flooding low-lying areas and...
Laws exist, but incidents persist
Editorial Desk : Bangladesh has adopted various legal frameworks to address medical negligence, yet such incidents continue to occur at an alarming rate. The recent...
$190m secret spy network exposed
Staff Reporter : For ten years, the Sheikh Hasina government funnelled $190 million into a shadow surveillance empire – importing Israeli and U.S. spyware to...
Bangladeshi migrant issue fuels political controversy in India
News Desk : Police in several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states have reportedly used language – specifically Bengali – as a marker to identify undocumented...
EU sending wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises
BBC : The European Union is sending two planes to help Spain tackle raging wildfires, after the country activated an EU disaster assistance mechanism for...
Trump to meet Putin in high-stakes Alaska summit
AFP : US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet Friday in Alaska in a high-stakes, high-risk summit that could prove decisive for...
Hungry Myanmar villagers forage for food
AFP : People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led...
Pakistan monsoon death toll hits 117 in 24 hours
AFP : At least 117 people have died in monsoon rains in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, disaster authorities said Friday. The majority of...