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India News | Delhi Govt to Transform DTC: Smart Cards, High-tech Bus Shelters and ISBT Upgrades on Agenda
Latestly
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July 16, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Delhi government has initiated a major overhaul of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to provide world-class public transport services to the citizens of the national capital. According to a release, under...
Rap, memes, graffiti: Bangladesh’s new political tools, a year after Hasina
Al Jazeera
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Dhaka, Bangladesh — On July 16, 2024, as security forces launched a brutal crackdown on student protesters campaigning against then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s increasingly authoritarian government, Bangladeshi rapper Massrur Jahan Alif —...
Is Bangladesh's Jamaat setting up BNP for a ban before polls?
Firstpost
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July 15, 2025
The once robust political alliance between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) is now showing signs of deep fracture, prompting speculation that Jamaat may be orchestrating a political manoeuvre to isolate, discredit...
Banks must strengthen IT governance, cybersecurity
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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Bangladesh's banking sector must urgently strengthen cybersecurity, IT governance, and rural digital access to ensure safe and efficient financial services in an increasingly digitised environment, experts have said. The recommendations came...
Udichi President Professor Badiur Rahman passes away at 78
United News of Bangladesh
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Eminent literary theorist, cultural personality and President of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi Professor Badiur Rahman passed away at midnight on Wednesday (July 16) at the age of 78. He breathed his last at Health and Hope Hospital in Dhaka...
Business News | Hexaware Acquires SMC Squared, a Leader in Building Global Capability Centers
Latestly
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July 17, 2025
PRNewswire Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 17: Hexaware Technologies (NSE: HEXT), a global provider of IT solutions and services, is pleased to welcome into its fold SMC Squared, a leader in building global capability centers (GCCs). The...
Over 70% of local plastic toys contain heavy metals above int’l safety limits: Study
The Business Standard
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July 17, 2025
Over 70% of the plastic toys in the country contain heavy metals above international safety standards, while some toys exceed the global safety limits by 10 to 70 times, with chromium and antimony being the most common contaminants, a recent study...
Why climate change and wars are reviving interest in nuclear energy
Swissinfo
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July 17, 2025
The Gösgen nuclear power plant in canton Solothurn is one of three still in operation in Switzerland. Keystone / Gaetan Bally The Fukushima disaster prompted several countries, including Switzerland, to abandon nuclear power. However, the need for...
Once-a-prodigy, Ayman returns to 'same problems' after 9 years
Daily Star
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July 17, 2025
Three-time national champion Ayman Ibn Zaman made a return to the Bangladesh badminton scene after a nine-year hiatus by taking part in the 39th National Badminton Championships. Once a prodigy who won the 2013 Bangladesh Games men's singles title...
Bangladeshi rap, memes helped oust Hasina — now they’re reshaping politics
Al Jazeera
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July 11, 2025
Dhaka, Bangladesh — On July 16, 2024, as security forces launched a brutal crackdown on student protesters campaigning against then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s increasingly authoritarian government, Bangladeshi rapper Muhammad Shezan released a...
Bangladesh Hindus Face Brutality: 2,400 Attacks post ouster of Sheikh Hasina mostly between August 4-20, 2024
Organiser Weekly
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Described by human rights defenders as one of the worst episodes of targeted communal violence in Bangladesh since 1971, the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council has released an explosive report documenting 2,442 incidents of violence against...
How schools are being built for extreme heat – without aircon
Eco-Business
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July 17, 2025
Temperatures inside are up to 10°C cooler than outside, contributing to high attendance, Kellogg said. Like Kéré, she believes good architecture can encourage social change. Rajasthan has the lowest female literacy rate in India, but Kellogg said...
Dhaka’s rooftops could feed the city, but law keeps getting in the way
Daily Star
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July 10, 2025
Deep in the heart of Dhaka, where multistorey complexes rise like concrete forests and parks are a luxury, a quiet revolution is taking root: rooftop farming. This is more than just an attractive concept or a design feature—it is a green,...
A Bangladeshi scientist to TIME100 Health List of Global Health Influencers
Daily Star
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July 12, 2025
TIME has named Dr Tahmeed Ahmed, Executive Director of icddr,b, to the 2025 TIME100 Health, its annual list recognising the 100 most influential individuals in global health. This recognition highlights Dr Tahmeed's pioneering contributions to...
Statistical system faces capacity challenges
Daily Star
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July 16, 2025
Bangladesh's statistical system is facing significant capacity challenges, a heavy reliance on projects, and the risk of political influence, Hossain Zillur Rahman, head of the expert taskforce tasked with strengthening the Bangladesh Bureau of...
Satyajit Ray homestead controversy: Govt urges all to avoid misleading narratives, uphold public harmony
The Business Standard
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July 17, 2025
The government today (17 July) urged all quarters to refrain from spreading misleading or factually inaccurate narratives, in any form, that end up creating confusion and disrupting harmony amongst the people. The government made the call taking...
Dhaka’s drains, dengue, and denial
Daily Star
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July 10, 2025
What is the capital of Bangladesh known for? Ask this question on a dry winter morning, and you will hear a chorus: "Biryani!" "Traffic!" "Overpopulation!"—with someone perhaps adding "resilience" as a compliment or a curse. But ask the same...
Bangladesh tribunal indicts ousted PM Sheikh Hasina for ‘crimes against humanity’
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Scientists have ‘grim outlook’ on Doomsday Glacier as main countries at risk if it collapses revealed
LAD Bible
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Scientists are worried about the fate of one of the most important glaciers in the world, because if it collapses it'll have a catastrophic effect on nations around the globe. Rising global temperatures are resulting in glaciers melting at an...
Bangladesh tribunal indicts ex-PM Hasina over protester deaths
Al Jazeera
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July 10, 2025
Deposed prime minister and others are indicted for crimes against humanity, with trial set for August. Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has indicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two senior officials over alleged crimes...