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World Bank says air pollution costs Bangladesh up to 4.4% of its GDP

Air pollution was estimated to have caused between 78,145 and 88,229 deaths, and between 1 billion and 1.1 billion days lived with illness in Bangladesh in 2019, according to a report

Bangladesh win toss, elect to bowl against India in first ODI in Mirpur

Bangladesh skipper Liton Das won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the first ODI here on Sunday. Kuldeep Sen is making his ODI debut, while K L Rahul will keep wickets in the absence of Rishabh Pant, who has been released from the squad. Teams: India : Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Sen. Bangladesh: Litton Das (c), Anamul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain.

25 years later, Bangladesh finally gets closer to peace in border region

A quarter century ago, Modhumala Chakma says it was impossible to leave her house in the evening and walk around the nearby hills because they were controlled by a tribal insurgent group seeking autonomy in southeastern Bangladesh. It was a difficult time, says the 60-year-old farm worker from an ethnic minority in the Shuvolong area of Rangamati, one of three districts bordering India and Myanmar collectively called Chittagong Hill Tracts. We lived in constant fear of being raped or killed. Those bad days are gone, she says. Eleven ethnic groups live in the three districts, Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari. About half the population is tribal people who mainly follow Theravada Buddhism and half is Bengali who are mostly Muslim. Twenty-five years ago, the government and a tribal organisation signed the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord officially ending the insurgency. While Modhumala is enthusiastic about progress since then, she's uncertain whether the region has actual

World Bank approves $250mn for better environmental management in B'desh

The World Bank has approved $250 million in financing to help Bangladesh strengthen environmental management and promote private sector participation in green investment

East Pakistan 1971 debacle a military failure, says Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has termed the East Pakistan debacle in 1971 a "colossal military failure," in a veiled jibe at the former Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, who termed it a "political failure." Bilawal made these comments at the Nishtar Park rally, which was organised to mark the 55th Foundation Day of his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). On the occasion, the PPP chairman revisited the history of his party and recounted the achievements of its founder, his grandfather, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. When Zulfikar Ali Bhutto took over the government, the people were broken and had lost all hope, he was quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper. But he rebuilt the nation, restored the confidence of the people, and finally brought our 90,000 troops back home who had been made prisoners of war due to military failure'. Those 90,000 soldiers were reunited with their families. And that all was made possible due to politics of hope... of unity... and inclusion," he ...

Bangladesh has special place in India's Neighbourhood First policy: Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu said that Bangladesh occupies a special place in India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy

Kuki-Chin refugees continue to flee violence in Bangladesh hills

With more batches of refugees escaping violence in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, the number of ethnic Kuki-Chin tribals from the neighbouring country who have sought sanctuary in Mizoram has risen to nearly 300, a local leader familiar with the issue said on Saturday. Refugees from the Kuki-Chin tribe numbering 21 crossed the border from Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tract (CHT) late on Friday night, local refugee organising committee chairman Gospel Hmangaihzuala told PTI. The organising committee was formed recently by village authorities and NGOs at Parva village in Lawngtlai district to deal with Kuki-Chin refugees, who have fled to Mizoram after facing alleged violence in CHT. The Kuki-Chin tribe is spread over hilly areas in Bangladesh, Mizoram as well as in Myanmar. The new entrants were shifted to Parva village, about 21 km from the border village, by Border Security Force (BSF) soon after they crossed the border, Gospel said. He said that a total of 294 people from

The Ukraine war's shockwaves are hurting Bangladesh's apparel industry

Clothing and textile production is by far the biggest industry in Bangladesh

Bangladesh seen on track to be a $1 trillion economy by 2040: BCG report

With average annual growth of 6.4% between 2016 and 2021, the South Asian nation has outpaced peers such as India, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand

Jadeja, Dayal ruled out of B'desh ODIs; Kuldeep, Shahbaz to replace

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was on Wednesday ruled out of next month's away three-match ODI series against Bangladesh after he failed to recover from his knee injury that kept him out of the recent T20 World Cup in Australia. Besides Jadeja, left-arm medium pacer Yash Dayal was also ruled out of the series due to a lower back issue. Jadeja had undergone a knee surgery after the Asia Cup in the UAE (August-September) and was then ruled out for an indefinite period. Fast bowler Kuldeep Sen and all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed have been named as their replacements. "The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named fast bowler Kuldeep Sen and all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed as replacements for Yash Dayal & Ravindra Jadeja for the upcoming 3-match ODI series against Bangladesh in December," the BCCI said in a statement. "Dayal has a lower back issue and is ruled out of the series while Jadeja is yet to recover from his knee injury and will continue to be under the supervision of the BCCI Medical

BSF seizes 1,025 bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup on Meghalaya border

As many as 1,025 bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup, which was meant to be smuggled to Bangladesh, were seized by the Border Security Force (BSF) from the International border.

BJP asks govt, EC to note TMC MLA's statement on 'Bangladeshi' immigrants

The BJP leadership in Bengal on Friday urged the union home ministry and Election Commission to take cognizance of comments by a TMC MLA who allegedly asked party workers to ensure that only those 'Bangladeshi' immigrants in the state who support the ruling party, find a place in the voters' list. The BJP said such comments from an elected representative are detrimental to national security. A video of a West Bengal MLA allegedly asking TMC workers to ensure that only those Bangladeshi immigrants who support the ruling party in the state find a place in the voters' list, which is being circulated on social media has created a controversy in the state. The draft electoral roll revision is underway in the state and the rest of the country. In the purported video, Bardhaman Dakshin MLA Khokan Das is heard saying, "Many new people are coming...they are from Bangladesh. Many of these people vote for BJP based on Hindu sentiments. Please ensure that only those who support our party get

1.52 mn foreigners visited India in 2021, highest from US: Officials

Over 15 lakh foreigners, including 4.29 lakh US nationals and 2.4 lakh Bangladeshis, had visited India last year when the country was on an extended period of coronavirus restrictions and visa regulations, officials said. Ten countries accounted for 74.39 per cent of the total arrival of foreigners during 2021, while 25.61 per cent of the incoming foreigners were from the rest of the nations, a home ministry official said. A total of 15,24,469 foreigners visited India between January 1 and December 31, 2021. The maximum number of foreigners who visited India during this period were from the United States (4,29,860), followed by those from Bangladesh (2,40,554), United Kingdom (1,64,143), Canada (80,437) and Nepal (52,544). As many as 36,451 citizens from Afghanistan, 33,864 nationals from Australia, 33,772 from Germany, 32,064 from Portugal and 30,374 citizens of France visited India during 2021, the official said. All international flights were suspended during the nationwide ...

Hospitals see influx of foreign patients in Sept qtr as travel norms ease

Several corporate hospitals say international patient footfalls have crossed pre-pandemic levels

No liquidity crisis, deposits completely safe: Bangladesh central bank

'No bank in the country was shut in 51 years since Bangladesh's independence. Hopefully, no bank in Bangladesh will be closed down in the coming days. People's deposits in banks are completely safe'

India to launch the world's longest river cruise from Varanasi to Dibrugarh

The cruise will start its journey on January 10 and reach Dibrugarh in Assam on March 1, after staying in Bangladesh for 15 days

IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Bangladesh for $4.5 billion

Officials said IMF funds will be divided between the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF)

IMF to provide $4.5 bn loan for Bangladesh to combat economic crisis

Bangladesh and the IMF on Wednesday reached a preliminary agreement under which the global lender will provide a USD 4.5 billion support package to stabilise its economy and protect the vulnerable people. The IMF agreement came months after discussions between the global lender and Bangladesh officials. Bangladesh is the third South Asian nation after Sri Lanka and Pakistan to secure a bailout package from the IMF to tide over the sharp rise in food and energy prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the global inflation due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The amount will be disbursed in seven installments till December 2026. The first installment of USD 447.48 million will be cleared in February next year, while the loan's interest rate would depend on the market rate at the time of maturity, Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal told a news briefing after the signing of the agreement in Dhaka. Finance ministry officials calculated the interest rate to be around 2.2 per cent. "We

Jubilant FoodWorks net rises 10% in July-Sept quarter on high demand

This was owing to uptick in demand across all formats

Kolkata Port upbeat with positive outcome of trials through B'desh ports

The mood is upbeat at the Kolkata Port after the successful completion of trials for movement of cargo to the northeastern states using the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route