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Iran war could push 30m people into poverty: UN

AFP The US-Israeli war on Iran, which has sent the price of energy and fertiliser soaring, could plunge more than 30 million people into poverty, the head of the UN

US court denies bail to suspect in killing of two Bangladeshis

TDS Desk: A US court has denied bail to Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh, who was arrested on suspicion of killing two Bangladeshi PhD students at the University of South Florida—Jamil Ahmed

Govt to borrow $1.6bn from donors with strict conditions

TDS Desk: The government has approved five loan proposals worth a total of $1.9 billion from development partners, of which about $1.6 billion is a ‘non-concessional’ loan with strict conditions.

BD enters nuclear power era as fuel loading begins at Rooppur

TDS Desk: Fuel loading has begun at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, marking the start of electricity generation from the facility’s first unit and Bangladesh’s formal entry into the ranks

Iran says US no longer in position to ‘dictate’ policy to other nations

AFP: Iran said on Tuesday that the United States was no longer able to “dictate” what other countries do, as Washington weighed a new proposal from Tehran on unblocking the

Reforming tobacco tax structure to raise revenue, reduce premature deaths: ATMA

NBR-ATMA Pre-Budget Discussion Held Staff Reporter: Reforming tobacco tax structure for a long term strategy is likely to prevent around 400,000 premature deaths. Merging the low and medium tiers of