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⚡ Breaking Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has left Dhaka for a four-day state visit to Japan at Premier Sanae Takaichi's invitation, leading a 15-member delegation ahead of a formal summit in Tokyo on October 27.
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⚡ Breaking Japan is set to arrange about 1 trillion yen ($6.35 billion) in private-sector investments in Bangladesh over five years, covering automobiles, manufacturing, energy and the Matarbari economic zone, as PM Tarique Rahman holds a Tokyo summit with Premier Sanae Takaichi.
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Bangladesh's three missions in Saudi Arabia have barely three dozen officers to serve 3.5 million workers, a parliamentary committee heard, as the execution of two Bangladeshis without advance notice exposed gaps in consular protection.
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Bangladesh has urged developed nations to honour long-overdue climate finance commitments, saying predictable and adequate funding is essential for climate-vulnerable countries to tackle global warming.
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Saudi executions: Bangladeshis held on separate charges, with the Saudi government providing details of the cases.
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Uzbekistan FM meets Khalilur Rahman in Tashkent, discussing bilateral cooperation and economic ties.
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EU invites Bangladesh to share success story in preferential market access, recognising the country's export achievements.
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Bangladesh and Algeria have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in hydrocarbons, expanding bilateral energy cooperation.
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Singapore's economy grew more than 5 percent in the most recent quarter, continuing an AI-fuelled boom that has made the city-state one of the fastest-growing advanced economies.
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Bangladesh will propose a jointly financed Human Resource Development Special Zone during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's upcoming visit to Japan, aiming to expand skilled migration and improve employment opportunities for young Bangladeshis.
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A delegation led by German Ambassador to Bangladesh Rüdiger Lotz visited two AKIJ Resource factories in Narayanganj on Tuesday to explore opportunities for cooperation in production capacity, technological advancement and sustainable manufacturing.
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The International Monetary Fund expects energy-rich Middle Eastern economies to bounce back, but not in the medium term, with significant implications for Bangladesh's energy security and remittance flows.