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COP27 adopts loss and damage fund

The UN's COP27 climate summit approved on Sunday the creation of a special fund to cover the losses suffered by vulnerable nations hit by the impact of global warming.

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FILE PHOTO: A COP27 sign is seen at the Green Zone at the UN climate summit in Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 17, 2022 Reuters

Messi, Ronaldo break internet with picture for ages

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been delivering day in, day out for more than 15 years now and their competitive rivalry has always been a hotly debated topic among millions of fans across the world.

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APUB holds firm on politics-free campuses

Political activities will continue to be disallowed on private university campuses even if the student wings of political parties form committees, the Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh (APUB) has said.

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University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) campus Courtesy

Trump Twitter account reappears after Musk poll

Donald Trump's notorious Twitter account was reinstated Saturday after the platform's new owner Elon Musk ran a poll in which a narrow majority of voters supported the move, days after the former US president announced another White House bid.

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In this file photo illustration taken on August 10, 2020, the Twitter account of US President Donald Trump is displayed on a mobile phone in Arlington, Virginia AFP

Bangladesh now global leader with 178 green factories

Bangladesh has further strengthened its position as the global leader in safe and green readymade garment (RMG) factory units with two more units obtaining US Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) certificates.

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A woman at work in a garment factory in Dhaka Dhaka Tribune