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UN proposal for a ‘safe zone’

THE war and conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, Palestine and Israel, and others —Bangladesh’s own political situation for the last couple of months, as it appears — turned the Rohingya refugee crisis a ‘less important’ concern. But the situation of the Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar is dire. On the one hand, the number of Rohingya has been increasing...

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G7 to give Ukraine $50b from Russian assets profits

G7 leaders have finalized details surrounding a $50 billion loan to aid Kyiv, backed by profits from Russian sovereign assets frozen after its invasion of Ukraine, according to a statement released Friday...

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Rohanpur-Dhaka agro train gets no goods on first day

A special train to carry agricultural goods from Rohanpur in Chapainawabganj to Dhaka via Rajshahi at a low cost was launched on Saturday without a single kilogramme of agricultural goods on the first day of its inauguration allegedly for lack of publicity and farmers’ and traders’ interest...

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Russia hikes interest rates to 20-yr high

Russia’s central bank hiked interest rates to 21 per cent on Friday, taking borrowing costs to their highest level in more than two decades as Moscow’s Ukraine offensive has triggered rapid price rises at home...

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Potential of railway needs to be unlocked

THE Bangladesh Railway has not been able to provide satisfactory services because of its inefficiency and negligence. It inefficiency was evident on October 25, when thousands of passengers had to wait for hours at the Kamalapur railway station after the derailed compartments of an intercity train had damaged the signalling system. Train communication...

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40 countries vow landmine help to Ukraine

Dozens of countries committed Thursday to help clear war-torn Ukraine of massive amounts of mines and explosives, which contaminate nearly a quarter of its territory.

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Russian strike kills one in south Ukraine

A Russian missile strike overnight killed a woman and wounded 16 people in Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, where Moscow has ramped up aerial attacks, authorities said on Tuesday.

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Russia captures another Ukrainian village

Russia on Sunday said it has captured another east Ukrainian village as it closes on the important city of Pokrovsk, where its forces have been advancing for weeks...

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Ukraine, Russia foil dozens of drone attacks

Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks overnight, with Russian officials saying on Saturday that Ukrainian strikes had killed one person in the Belgorod border region...

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Heavy rains drench Dhaka

Dhaka city dwellers experienced heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and gusty wind on Saturday morning...

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