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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Shehab Sumon
LONDON: Thousands of travelers stranded by a huge fire near London’s Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, scrambled to find ways to get home and reunite with their families on Friday as they faced what could be days of disruptions. Heathrow was shut as around 70 firefighters sought to put down the blaze at a nearby electrical substation in the west of London that knocked out power at the airport as well as the area’s back-up power system.
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1 month ago | 
arabnews.com | Shehab Sumon
DHAKA: The streets of Old Dhaka stay alive all night during Ramadan, with grocery shops, tailor stalls, hair salons, and eateries keeping their doors open as people from across the Bangladeshi capital flock to the neighborhood for its local delicacies that cannot be found anywhere else. Old Dhaka is the historic core and original settlement of the city of Dhaka. Vibrant and densely populated, it is known for its rich cultural heritage and traditional architecture.
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1 month ago | 
arabnews.com | Shehab Sumon
DHAKA: Bangladesh passed a new law on Thursday, expediting the investigation and trial process in rape cases. The move follows nationwide outrage after an eight-year-old girl was raped and subsequently died from her injuries. The girl, from Magura in southwestern Bangladesh, was staying at the house of her elder sister-in-law when the incident took place in early March. She was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka in a critical condition and died six days later.
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1 month ago | 
arabnews.com | Shehab Sumon
DHAKA: Now a hub of cheap, mass-produced clothing for global brands, Bangladesh was for centuries known as the opposite — a center of coveted luxury textiles. The European appeal of these fine fabrics in the late 18th century marked the beginning of the industry’s decline, ultimately leading to its eventual erasure.
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1 month ago | 
arabnews.com | Shehab Sumon
DHAKA: In a two-minute video, Imran Ahmed Saudagar playfully juggles wood apples before cracking them open, scooping out the flesh, and blending it with jaggery, salt, and water into a creamy juice — one of his signature recipes, which for the past few years have accompanied Bangladeshi netizens during Ramadan.
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1 month ago | 
arabnews.com | Shehab Sumon
DHAKA: Saudi developer Red Sea Gateway Terminal, which last year started operations at Bangladesh’s largest port, plans further expansion as it already facilitates about 10 percent of the country’s imports and exports. Chittagong Port is the busiest container port on the Bay of Bengal. Last year, it handled about 3.3 million TEU, or 20-foot equivalent units, serving as the main gateway for Bangladesh’s ocean cargo import and export.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Ellie Aben |Shehab Sumon
Saudi-run terminal in Chittagong expands as major hub for Bangladesh’s foreign trade /node/2593221/world March 11, 2025 14:59 Saudi-run terminal in Chittagong expands as major hub for Bangladesh’s foreign trade Red Sea Gateway Terminal is the first foreign company to operate Bangladeshi ports It is now exploring new opportunities, including in the country’s deep-sea port DHAKA: Saudi developer Red Sea Gateway Terminal, which last year started operations at Bangladesh’s largest port, plans...
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1 month ago | 
arabnews.com | Shehab Sumon
Dhaka: Bangladeshi businesses are seeking closer ties with the UAE on skills development, trade and investments, the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Sunday after it signed agreements with its Emirati counterparts to strengthen economic cooperation. The UAE is Bangladesh’s largest trading partner in the Middle East, with their bilateral trade volume valued at around $2 billion in 2024.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Shehab Sumon
Saudi Ambassador to Japan highlights the country’s attractions ahead of Osaka Expo /node/2592992/world March 09, 2025 16:09 Saudi Ambassador to Japan highlights the country’s attractions ahead of Osaka Expo The tour — held in various parts of Japan — aims to show how Saudi Arabia is not just a distant place, but a relevant and engaging destination for all TOKYO: Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Japan Dr. Ghazi Faisal Binzagr attended the Tokyo stop of the “Meet Saudi Arabia Tour” to promote the...
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1 month ago | 
arabnews.com | Shehab Sumon
LONDON: UK police closed the area around Big Ben in London on Saturday after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up the tower housing the famous clock and bell. The man had ascended several meters and was perched barefoot on a ledge of the historic structure, whose official name is Elizabeth Tower, according to an AFP journalist at the scene. Crowds looked on from beyond a police cordon, while emergency vehicles were deployed in the area and Westminster Bridge was closed.
