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‘Bangladesh needs to focus on water, not just carbon emissions'

Hasin Jahan, country director of WaterAid, recently spoke to Dhaka Tribune's Nawaz Farhin Antara about her experiences at the IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition 2022 and planning for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27)

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Record 248 Bangladesh workers left for South Korea

A total of 248 Bangladesh expatriate workers left for South Korea from Bangladesh through a chartered flight from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday.

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6 dead after powerful earthquake shakes Nepal

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal early Wednesday, killing at least six people and destroying multiple houses in the western district of Doti, close to populous towns, officials said.

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Divided America awaits verdict on Biden

A sharply polarized United States on Tuesday braced for a tense night of election results and legal challenges ahead as control of Congress and the future of President Joe Biden's agenda stood in the balance.

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Experts: Musk's Twitter faces fresh conspiracy theories during US midterms vote

Election experts reported new conspiracy theories spreading across Twitter and other social media platforms as Americans headed to the polls on Tuesday, days after Twitter Inc fired half its staff and new owner Elon Musk tweeted a recommendation to vote for Republican candidates.

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Elon Musk photo and Twitter logo are seen through magnifier in this illustration taken November 4, 2022 Reuters

UK PM Sunak accepts Williamson's resignation with great sadness

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he had accepted Minister Gavin Williamson's resignation "with great sadness" and was grateful for his personal support and loyalty.

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks outside Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, November 2, 2022 Reuters

Ukraine promises not to give up a single centimetre to Russia in east

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday night said his forces would not yield "a single centimetre" in battles for control of eastern Donetsk region while Russian-installed officials described Ukrainian forces moving into one southern town with tanks.

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Ukrainian servicemen fire a Polish self-propelled howitzer Krab toward Russian positions, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on a frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 8, 2022 Reuters