International

October 18, 2024, 11:17 am

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Hasina loots crores of Taka from people in name of developments: Tuku No major headway in Titas smart prepaid meter project BREB officials demand removal of BREB chairman VAT cut on edible oil comes into effect, expected to reduce price by 20pc RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR: Tax incentives, import duty cuts key to attracting Chinese investment: CPD Bangla Academy President Selina resigns 18 die from drinking tainted liquor in India’s Bihar Govt considering extending Eid, Durga Puja holidays BNP demands cancellation of 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th BCS exams Flood damage to paddy, veggies in Mymensingh exceeds Tk 300cr

International

Trump ordered to pay $83m in damages in defamation trial

International Desk: A federal court jury ordered Donald Trump to pay a total of $83.3m (£65.6m) for defaming the writer E Jean Carroll while he was president in 2019. The

Pneumonia claims 234 child lives in Pakistan’s Punjab

International Desk: An outbreak of pneumonia in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has killed 234 children this month amid smog, extreme winter and low vaccination of minors, the Punjab caretaker

Shop fire in China’s Jiangxi province kills 39, traps others

International Desk: Thick plumes of smoke emerge from a building after a street shop caught fire in Xinyu City of Jiangxi Province, China in this screengrab obtained from a social

19 Bangladeshis held in Thailand over ‘fake documents’

Desk Report: Thailand Immigration Police has arrested 19 Bangladeshis after receiving a tip-off from the public that a person resembling a foreigner was seen at Taba Market in Che He

Mali gold mine collapse kills dozens

International Desk: At least 40 people were killed after a tunnel collapsed in a gold mine in Mali, officials say. “It started with a noise. The earth started to shake,”

Saudi, Bangladesh plan new Arabic language institute in Dhaka

Desk Report: Saudi, Bangladesh plan new Arabic language institute in DhakaBangladeshi authorities say it will benefit prospective expat workers. Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh are working on establishing a new Arabic