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More woman entrepreneurs in SME sector envisioned

Speakers at a seminar have highlighted that the small and medium enterprise sector should encourage more women entrepreneurs alongside simplifying and making more women-friendly the trade licensing processes and access to finance...

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RMG exports to EU rise by 37pc in Jan-Feb

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the European Union witnessed an increase of 37 per cent to $3.69 billion in January and February of 2025, according to Eurostat data, compiled by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association...

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EU asylum approvals up in 2024

The European Union granted protection to 4,37,900 asylum seekers in 2024, up seven per cent on the previous year, the bloc’s statistics agency said on Friday.

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BPC glutted with furnace oil for low use

The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation is glutted with furnace oil due to its consumption in the power plants falling far below than the predicted.

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EUSC holds science, technology fair

The Engineering University School and College held a three-day 13th Inter-School and College Science and Technology Fair-2025 concluded on its campus in Dhaka on Wednesday...

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Home adviser urges EU states to open visa centre in Dhaka

Home affairs adviser retired Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday requested the European Union ambassador to Bangladesh, Michael Miller, to facilitate the establishment of a visa centre in Dhaka for the EU member states that currently do not issue visas from Bangladesh...

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Europe vows more arms for Ukraine

Ukraine’s European allies vowed Friday to step up weapons deliveries as support from the United States dries up under president Donald Trump.

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United held late in Lyon after Onana errors

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana endured a night to forget as two costly mistakes allowed Lyon to snatch a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday.

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Khaleda’s photo displayed at CPC museum

A photograph, capturing the historic moment of former prime minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia’s official visit to China in 1995, is now on display at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing...

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Cultural awakening, liberty of artists and state

DO ARTISTS or cultural personae in a state enjoy freedom in expressing their thoughts and philosophy and in reflecting them in their creation? Does the state allow a free reign to artists to sail as they dream of? If not, how do these two reconcile or, otherwise, survive in a system? The debate has been long-drawn especially since the European Renaissance, but it is yet to...

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EU proposes 25pc tariffs on US goods

The EU plans tariffs of up to 25 percent on US goods in retaliation for levies on metals, but will spare bourbon to shield European wine and spirits from reprisals, according to a document seen by AFP on Tuesday...

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Pope surprises crowd at Vatican square

Pope Francis made a surprise Sunday public appearance as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving hospital for a serious case of pneumonia...

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How can the EU respond to Trump tariffs?

The EU has ‘everything on the table’ as a response to president Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs  -- including possibly targeting US Big Tech and taxing more American goods — should talks with Washington fail...

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US leader Trump unveils sweeping global tariffs

US president Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a raft of punishing tariffs targeting countries around the world including some of its closest trading partners, in a move that risks sparking a ruinous trade war.

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NY Times report draws sharp reactions

Home adviser retired Lieutenant General Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday said that nothing like the rise of militancy had happened in Bangladesh since the interim government took office...

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