Morning Brief

Power Division: No loadshedding from next year

The Power Division on Sunday said that there will be no loadshedding from summer of 2023. 

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Bangladesh needs to pursue prudent policy to protect economic interests

The world is becoming increasingly polarized due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The conflict has had a global effect, and Bangladesh is not immune. Against this backdrop, the government should pursue prudent policy which will ensure the wellbeing of 170 million Bangladeshis and the country's economic interests, speakers at a roundtable discussion have said.

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UK appeal hearing to rule on IS bride Shamima Begum

A woman who lost her British citizenship after joining the Islamic State group in Syria will on Monday have her case reviewed, with her lawyers arguing that she was a "victim of trafficking".

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Renu Begum, sister of teenage British girl Shamima Begum, holds a photo of her sister as she makes an appeal for her to return home at Scotland Yard, in London, Britain February 22, 2015 Reuters

Climate Change: UN, Bangladesh to strengthen cooperation

Bangladesh and the United Nations (UN) on Sunday discussed ways to further strengthen the national efforts of adaptation to and mitigation of the adverse effects of climate change, specially in the context of the recently concluded COP27 in Egypt.

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Who will pay for climate loss and damage?

The COP27 summit of nearly 200 countries agreed on Sunday to set up a "loss and damage" fund to support poorer countries being ravaged by climate impacts, overcoming decades of resistance from wealthy nations whose historic emissions have fuelled climate change.

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An attendee poses for a picture near a model earth during the COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 19, 2022Reuters

Police sue 20 including death row convicts who escaped from Dhaka court

Police filed a case against 20 people including the two death row convicts in publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan murder case who were snatched from a Dhaka Court lock-up on Sunday.

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Abu Siddique Sohel alias Sajid alias Sihab and Moinul Hasan Shamim alias Sifat Bangla Tribune