128 Myanmar border troops take refuge in Teknaf

At least 128 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) took refuge in Bangladesh through the Naf river near Shahporir Dwip in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar today and yesterday amid the ongoing conflict between the junta forces and rebel Arakan Army. Of them, BGB troops came into Bangladesh through Kanchan jetty under Sabrang union around…

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Jamaat-Shibir’s appeal to regain legitimacy

The government is going to withdraw the executive order banning Jamaat-e-Islami and its student organization Chhatrashibir. Jamaat and Shibir applied to regain the legitimacy. In view of this application, it is said that the notification banning Jamaat-Shibir may be canceled on Wednesday or within a day or two.  Jamaat’s lawyer Advocate Shishir Monir told Samakal…

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Embankment breaches flood 19 villages in Khulna

Nineteen villages have been inundated due to embankment breaches, severely affecting residents and damaging shrimp farms, Aman rice fields, and seedbeds in Paikgacha and Dacope upazilas of Khulna district. The Kalinagar Rekhamari embankment in Paikgacha breached, flooding 13 villages, while the Khulisa embankment in Dacope collapsed, impacting six villages. Locals said that efforts to repair…

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Why carbon emissions could cost Bangladeshi RMG makers

At the end of 2022, the European Union and European Parliament agreed to what will become the world’s first Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). In simple terms, CBAM is a tariff on the import of carbon-intensive products. Initially, these products will include those that require a highly carbon-intensive manufacturing process – cement or fertiliser, for…

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