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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Mosque could move into former chapel

A former chapel in Taunton could become the town’s mosque after a planning application was submitted. The Octagon Chapel on East Reach was built in the 1960s and was a place of worship until 2012. In 2013 it became an auction house but now the owners Greenslade Taylor Hunt want to sell it. Taunton Mosque…

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BNP leader Khokon walks out of jail

BNP Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon was freed from jail after granting bail on Wednesday after more than six and a half months of his arrest. He walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj around 12:30pm, said BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. After the release, some leaders and activists received…

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