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Bangladesh wins COP27 award for community-led initiative

Bangladesh and four other countries have been awarded the Local Adaptation Champions Awards at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.

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Dengue death toll in Bangladesh crosses 200

With three more deaths reported in 24 hours till Sunday morning, this year's fatalities from Dengue climbed to 202.

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A woman and her child, undergoing treatment for dengue, sit inside a protective net at Sir Salimullah Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka on Friday, August 6, 2021 >Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

England clinch T20 WC for second 20-over world title

England beat Pakistan by five wickets to win the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup and join the West Indies on two titles as the most successful teams in the competition's history.

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England's Ben Stokes celebrates winning the Twenty20 World Cup after their victory over Pakistan in Sunday's final at Melbourne Cricket Ground AFP

World Bank agrees to finance ‘Beautiful Dhaka' project

Apart from project support from its development partners, the Bangladesh government is now more interested in receiving budgetary support.

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Finance Minister Kamal exchanges views with World Bank's visiting vice president of South Asian Region Martin Raiser at the former's office in the capital on Sunday, November 13, 2022 Courtesy

30 bus companies in Mirpur now offer e-ticketing

As many as 30 bus companies in Dhaka's Mirpur have started collecting fares from passengers through e-ticketing system on Sunday morning. 

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Joy launches interoperable transaction platform Binimoy

Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Sunday formally launched “Binimoy”, an interoperable digital transaction platform (IDTP), at a city hotel on Sunday.

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