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Home adviser urges EU states to open visa centre in Dhaka

Home affairs adviser retired Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday requested the European Union ambassador to Bangladesh, Michael Miller, to facilitate the establishment of a visa centre in Dhaka for the EU member states that currently do not issue visas from Bangladesh...

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Europe vows more arms for Ukraine

Ukraine’s European allies vowed Friday to step up weapons deliveries as support from the United States dries up under president Donald Trump.

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United held late in Lyon after Onana errors

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana endured a night to forget as two costly mistakes allowed Lyon to snatch a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday.

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Cultural awakening, liberty of artists and state

DO ARTISTS or cultural personae in a state enjoy freedom in expressing their thoughts and philosophy and in reflecting them in their creation? Does the state allow a free reign to artists to sail as they dream of? If not, how do these two reconcile or, otherwise, survive in a system? The debate has been long-drawn especially since the European Renaissance, but it is yet to...

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EU proposes 25pc tariffs on US goods

The EU plans tariffs of up to 25 percent on US goods in retaliation for levies on metals, but will spare bourbon to shield European wine and spirits from reprisals, according to a document seen by AFP on Tuesday...

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US leader Trump unveils sweeping global tariffs

US president Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a raft of punishing tariffs targeting countries around the world including some of its closest trading partners, in a move that risks sparking a ruinous trade war.

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Tesla sales tumble in Europe in March

Tesla sales kept falling in March in many European markets as it suffered from a double blow of boycotts against the policies of its founder Elon Musk and an ageing model line-up...

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Tesla sales sink by nearly half in Europe

Tesla sales plunged in the European Union in the first two months of the year, auto industry figures showed Tuesday, as Elon Musk’s politics and ageing models may be turning consumers away.

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EU tariffs not a deterrent, says Chinese EV maker XPeng

Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng said Friday that European Union tariffs on EVs made in China have had a ‘large economic impact’ but will not deter the firm’s plans to tap European markets...

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Bangladesh's apparel exports to EU rise by 61pc in Jan

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the European Union have recorded significant growth in the beginning of 2025, rising by 60.9 per cent to 1.91 billion euros in January, compared with 1.19 billion euros in the same month of 2024...

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New Canada PM seeks ‘reliable’ Europe allies

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney said Monday that his country was seeking to reinforce ties with ‘reliable’ European allies, as he embarked on a transatlantic trip after his country’s economy and even sovereignty came under unprecedented...

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Nature-based solutions for climate resilience

NATURE-BASED solutions have gained significant attention recently to address environmental degradation, water and food insecurity, natural disasters, and climate crises. The concept of NbS stems from the ecosystem approach. In 2016, the European Commission defined NbS as ‘nature-inspired and nature-supported solutions.’ These solutions encompass actions aimed...

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Asteroid probe snaps rare pics of Martian moon

On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare images of the red planet’s mysterious small moon Deimos, the European Space Agency said on Thursday...

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Europe’s Ukrainian predicament

THERE is something deeply moving about the ignorance and scatty nature of politicians. At points, it can even be endearing.  In the apparently wide wake left by the mauling of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the press at the Oval Office on February 28, backers of Kyiv’s war effort were wondering: What next?  How do we prevent Ukrainian defeat at the...

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EU to provide €68m aid for Rohingyas

Visiting European Union commissioner Hadja Lahbib on Monday said that the union was providing 68 million euros in 2025 for the Rohingya response, including host communities in Bangladesh, and for the Myanmar conflict, notably for the...

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