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Now big blaze burns Dhaka airport cargo section

A devastating fire ravaged Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport cargo section Saturday, shutting down flight operations at the main gateway to Bangladesh, after two consecutive factory fires. Incidentally, the airport blaze falls in a chain having occurred hot on the heels of two garment-factory fires in Dhaka's Mirpur and Chittagong...

Shipments at cargo village believed fully insured

Compensation for the burnt cargos at the fire-ravaged cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) is likely as consignments are believed fully insured, according to multiple insurance-industry sources.Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin, who visited the site, told reporters that the export-cargo village remained safe, and that only goods stored...

Govt promises quick action if sabotage found behind recent fires

The interim government has said they are aware of 'public concern' regarding some major fires in several locations across the country, stressing that any credible evidence of sabotage or arson will be met with a swift and resolute response."We wish to assure all citizens that the security services are investigating...

Government's climate project puts roads before livelihoods

Although the government has branded its latest rural-development scheme as a climate-resilience and livelihood project, most of its spending will go for building roads, markets, and ghats rather than improving the income and adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities.Under the proposed "Climate Resilient and Livelihood Enhancement Project (CRALEP)," the Local Government...

Bangladesh's RCEP bid enters formal evaluation stage

Bangladesh's pursuit of membership in the world's largest trade bloc -- the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) -- has officially entered a structured evaluation process, marking a key step in the country's bid to join the Asia-Pacific trade grouping.A planned visit by a Bangladeshi delegation to the ASEAN Secretariat in...