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India rice imports set to surge in flood-hit Bangladesh

Bangladesh and northeast India are experiencing one of the worst floods in decades due to incessant rains from upstream regions since the middle of this month…writes Mahua Venkatesh Rice imports in flood-hit

June 29, 2022

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Bangladesh tightens Covid rules as cases rise

The moves are aimed at limiting the fresh spread of the new wave of Covid-19 as Bangladesh is again seeing a surge in fresh cases after a respite of several months….reports Asian

June 29, 2022

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Silver smuggling from India to Bangladesh on the rise

Exporters pay duties for the consignments they send. Countries importing silver ornaments, including Bangladesh, also charge import duties from importers….reports Asian Lite News A section of jewellers in Bangladesh are making a

June 28, 2022

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Hasina opens Padma Bridge

While lauding the courage of the nation, Prime Minister Hasina said the project is a symbol of a Bangladesh’s pride, honour and ability, report Sumi Khan Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on

June 25, 2022

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BSF nabs Bangladeshi woman with 18 years’ savings along IB

Nasreen was apprehended on Wednesday by troops of the 68Bn Border Security Force (BSF) in the North 24-Parganas district of West Bengal…reports Asian Lite News They slip in through the porous Indo-Bangladesh

June 24, 2022

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Heavy rains batter Bangladesh; 68 killed in floods

Of the victims, 24 deaths and 645 infections were reported in the last 24 hours as of Thursday morning…reports Asian Lite News A total of 68 people have been killed in floods

June 24, 2022

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20 killed, millions stranded as floods ravage Bangladesh

Local TV reports showed widespread damage to habitation, crops, roads and highways across vast swathes of the country’s mainly northeastern region due to the flooding….reports Asian Lite News At least 20 persons

June 23, 2022

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Padma Bridge and China’s failed bid to influence Dhaka

On June 20, the Chinese Embassy’s Facebook page and website circulated a statement containing photos of an event in the embassy compound on June 19 and the ambassador’s speech….reports Asian Lite News

June 23, 2022

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Unicef extends support to flood-hit B’desh

The agency has already dispatched 400,000 water purification tablets that can support 80,000 households with clean water for a week….reports Asian Lite News Four million people, including 1.6 million children, are currently

June 21, 2022

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Bangladesh hit by worst-ever floods in century

Officials said thousands of homes in Sylhet and Sunamganj have been inundated and electricity has been cut….reports Asian Lite News Almost half of Bangladesh remained in the grip of devastating floods, as

June 20, 2022

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