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International Desk : President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday of a “real” risk of nuclear war if the West escalates the conflict in Ukraine.In a defiant speech in Moscow, the Russian leader said his soldiers were advancing in Ukraine and warned the West of “tragic consequences” for any country that…

International Desk : The United Nations is closely monitoring the Nobel laureate professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus issue. This was announced in the regular press briefing of the Office of the Secretary General of the United Nations on Wednesday.In the briefing, a journalist asked, how is the UN monitoring the situation…

Zarif Mahmud : As a least developed or LDC, Bangladesh has long been exempted from compliance with the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) treaty regulations on intellectual property in the pharmaceutical industry.In 2026, if it leaves the list of Least Developed Countries (LDC), this facility should not…

Asifiqbal Thakoor, Delhi : As of the 2000s, the cost of the village has increased in line with the city. This is the first time that data on monthly household expenditure in rural and urban areas has been released under the Modi government. The two-decade calculations show that during this…

Staff Correspondent: Earth has endured 12 months of temperatures 1.5C hotter than the pre-industrial era for the first time on record, Europe’s climate monitor said Thursday, in what scientists called a “warning to humanity”.Storms, drought and fire have lashed the planet as climate change, supercharged by the naturally-occurring El Nino…

Industry Desk: Wildfires blazing across Chile have killed at least 51 people, leaving bodies in the street and homes gutted, with flames continuing to spread on Sunday and the toll expected to rise. President Gabriel Boric has decreed a state of emergency in the central and southern parts of the…

Interested for trade in Chinese currency Rabiul Haque : Chinese loan discount for Bangladesh reduced. Again, the country has not given any new promise of financing any project in recent times. China’s debt relief has been brisking in the past two fiscal years. At this time, big projects were also…

Oil price high in Bangladesh but low in int’l market Farhad Chowdhury : Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is making profit as the price of fuel oil is at a bearable level in the world market. The state treasury is also getting rich. But the people of the country are not…