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West Indies beats Bangladesh by 10 wickets to sweep Test series 2-0

West Indies has beaten Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test and taken a one-sided series 2-0 in Saint Lucia

The Hindu

266,824 Hajj Pilgrims Arrived in Madinah

A total of 266,824 pilgrims from across the globe have so far arrived in Madinah to perform this year’s holy Hajj pilgrimage, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday. Figures from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah showed that 215,580 pilgrims have arrived through the Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bangla bridge to halve Kol-Dhaka train travel time

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the 6.15-km road-rail four-lane Padma Bridge, the country's biggest development project since its birth in 1971, that is expected to give the nation's development index a big boost and connect India directly to Dhaka, through road, rail and ports.

The Times of India

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PM Hasina opens Bangladesh’s longest bridge over River Padma

Experts say the 6.15km bridge, built at a cost of nearly $4bn, will connect the southwest of the country to Dhaka.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh marks opening of country's longest bridge

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has celebrated the opening of the country’s longest bridge, which took eight years to build amid setbacks involving political conflict and corruption allegations

The Independent UK

India congratulates Bangladesh as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opens Padma bridge

“The Padma bridge will not just help the internal connectivity of Bangladesh but will also improve trade and logistics between India and Bangladesh,” said the Indian mission in a congratulatory message.

The Hindu

Deadly flood reminds of need for cooperation

It is gratifying to note that Bangladesh and India resolved to work more closely for further collaboration in the areas of common rivers and water resources management during the seventh session of the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting held in Delhi on June 14.

Bangkok Post

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Bangladesh floods leave 3.5 million children needing clean water: UNICEF

Fifteen children have drowned in flash floods that swept through Bangladesh with another 3.5 million urgently needing clean drinking water as the risk of waterborne diseases grows, UNICEF's country representative said on Friday.

Reuters

Sarfaraz Khan set to be picked for Test series against Bangladesh

BENGALURU: Domestic and Mumbai cricket's latest 'run-machine' Sarfaraz Khan is set to reap the rewards of his sensational run in the Ranji Trophy in the past two seasons.

The Times of India

Water receding slowly in flood-hit northeast Bangladesh

Water levels are slowly receding in major rivers in Bangladesh’s flood-hit northeast, bringing hopes of relief to millions of Bangladeshis, but woes continued in India’s northeast, where 5.5 million people remained affected

The Independent UK

West Indies vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ICC World Test Championship 2021-23

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The Independent UK

As Bangladesh floods recede, fears of waterborne diseases

Amid health concerns, authorities race to get drinking water to people stranded in homes in over a dozen districts.

Al Jazeera

Fears of waterborne disease rise in Bangladesh as floods recede

Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people stranded in their homes by flooding across a quarter of the country, an official said on Thursday.

Reuters

Japan halts aid for coal-fired plants in Indonesia, Bangladesh

TOKYO: Japan will stop providing yen loans for the construction of coal-fired electricity plants in Indonesia and Bangladesh, the government said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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South Asia's record-breaking weather set to worsen as climate change brings more dangerous monsoon seasons

South Asia is home to millions of the most vulnerable people in the world and this year has become the embodiment of climate extremes and weather records. Scientists fear it will only get worse due to climate change.

Benzinga

Here's How Alibaba Is Reaping Benefits Of Overseas Infra Investments As Domestic Crackdowns Continue To Pinch

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), through its Pakistan e-commerce subsidiary Daraz, expanded its reach across Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Myanmar, becoming South Asia's largest e-commerce company outside India,

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh floods: Experts say climate crisis worsening situation

The densely populated delta nation, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable, is facing its worst floods in 100 years.

Reuters

Bangladesh, India race to help millions stranded in deadly flooding

Authorities in Bangladesh intensified efforts on Wednesday to deliver food and drinking water to millions of people struggling after heavy rain unleashed catastrophic flooding across a quarter of the country.

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The Independent UK

Climate change a factor in 'unprecedented' South Asia floods

Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the devastating floods in Bangladesh and northeastern India

Reuters

Rain-triggered floods in Bangladesh conjure climate warnings

Scientists say that climate change was likely to have made the rains that unleashed catastrophic flooding across Bangladesh worse.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh, India floods kill over 100; millions in need of aid

The worst floods in decades in northeastern parts of two nations kill nearly 110 and leave millions scrambling for aid.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: India, Bangladesh floods destroy homes, lives

Early and strong monsoon rains have brought heavy flooding to northeastern India and Bangladesh, killing dozens of people, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes and cutting millions off from crucial supplies.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Floods Swamp More of Bangladesh and India, Millions Marooned

Floodwaters inundated more of Bangladesh and northeast India on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities struggled to reach more than 9.5 million people stranded with little food and drinking water after days of intense rain. Particularly heavy monsoon rain has brought the worst floods in more than a century in some…

The Independent UK

Dozens dead, thousands homeless in Bangladesh, India floods

Villagers in northeastern Bangladesh are crowding makeshift refugee centers and scrambling to meet boats arriving with food and fresh water as massive floods, which have killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands there and in neighboring India, continue to wreak havoc

Reuters

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