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https://www.newagebd.net/post/opinion/310695/can-family-farmer-cards-offer-protection Can family, farmer cards offer protection? About 10 per cent of the population live in ultra-poor conditions in Bangladesh. | New Age BANGLADESH’S social protection system is entering an important new phase...

https://www.newagebd.net/post/opinion/310693/strategic-maritime-autonomy Strategic maritime autonomy A map of the Bay of Bengal. | Wikipedia I HAVE spent much of my professional life around ships, ports, logistics and the machinery that keeps a vessel at sea. One lesson has stayed with me: a...

https://en.prothomalo.com/international/south-asia/zjtmregexs Ex-Pakistan PM Khan taken back to jail after hospital checks: govt AFP Islamabad, Pakistan Published: 21 Aug 2026, 12: 23 Security personnel cordon off a street outside the Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad on August 20...

https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/government/t93rbnmnj5 Pakistan President Zardari congratulates Fakhrul, invites him to Pakistan BSS Dhaka Published: 21 Aug 2026, 22: 41 Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Asif Ali Zardari BSS Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has congratulated Mirza...

https://en.prothomalo.com/opinion/op-ed/23j6aav8hd Bangladesh's green energy dilemma: Bold targets, slow grid Suborna Akther Laboni Worldwide, the rush to adopt renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions is hurting rural and indigenous communities disproportionately, with their lands taken...

https://en.prothomalo.com/opinion/a61vqgyybm Sustainable path to Bangladesh's semiconductor future Ariful Islam & Tasnia Fatin Published: 21 Aug 2026, 16: 15 Semiconductor chips Reuters file photo A semiconductor is a material like silicon with electrical conductivity between a conductor and...

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/remembering-zhu-rongji Remembering Zhu Rongji A great Chinese leader and friend of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia (L), former Bangladesh Prime Minister, and Zhu Rongji (R) former Chinese Premier Source: Collected Photo The passing of former Chinese Premier...

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/opinions/can-ai-help-keep-bangladeshs-lights-on Can AI help keep Bangladesh’s lights on? Bangladesh is once again confronting a familiar energy crisis. Gas shortages are limiting electricity generation, load-shedding has increased, and the government has...

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/bangladeshs-media-after-the-july-uprising Bangladesh's media after the July Uprising The uprising of July 2024 in Bangladesh not only marked a political surprise in Bangladesh but also posed an important test for its media system. Starting off as a...

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/govt-working-to-reduce-agro-products-import-in-phases-agriculture-minister Govt working to reduce agro-products import in phases: Agriculture Minister Fisheries, Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid has said the government is...

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/chinese-traders-eye-bangladeshi-fruits-farm-products-at-kunming-festival Chinese traders eye Bangladeshi fruits, farm products at Kunming festival Photo: Collected The 2026 Mekong-Lancang Fruit, Coffee, Flower and Beer Carnival began on Friday at the...

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/economy/dhaka-eyes-equally-beneficial-economic-partnership-with-new-delhi-shama-obaed Dhaka eyes equally beneficial economic partnership with New Delhi: Shama Obaed Shama Obaed Islam State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said Bangladesh...

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/economy/us-debt-crosses-40-trillion-threshold-after-doubling-under-trump-and-biden US debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/economy/bd-to-retain-duty-free-mkt-access-to-uk-after-ldc-exit BD to retain duty-free mkt access to UK after LDC exit For 92pc of its goods, no need for negotiating separate trade agreement with UK Bangladeshi exporters will continue to enjoy preferential...

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/new-strategic-imagination-needed-to-turn-rohingya-crisis-into-an-opportunity New strategic imagination needed to turn Rohingya crisis into an opportunity Ticking bomb can be used as leverage to be a regional power, says Int’l expert Sami Hamdi...