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    Agriculture

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    The Environment Agency has stepped up its operational measures and is urging the public to use water wisely.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh’s Islands of Safety: How Cluster Homesteads Keep Char Families Afloat

    The quiet success of these earthen islands offers a practical lesson: resilience grows strongest when communities raise the ground together.
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    Afghanistan

    Untreated Disabilities: Afghanistan’s Hidden Health Catastrophe

    Without scaled-up, inclusive responses covering all provinces Afghanistan risks consigning generations to preventable suffering.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh, IOM Launch EU-Backed Climate Mobility Initiative

    As global temperatures rise, stories of Bangladeshi communities adapting – through planned relocations, skill-building, or community-led resilience – will inform responses worldwide.
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    Aid

    Russia Offers Rupee Route to Unlock Bangladesh Payments and Trade

    The ERD preparatory work now under way will determine how forcefully Bangladesh presses its own priorities when the two sides sit down later this year.
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka’s Care Sector in Crisis: Calls Grow for Urgent Regulation and Reform

    Rising cases of dementia and chronic conditions among the elderly demand specialised approaches currently lacking in most facilities.
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    Finance and Economy

    Peshawar Bakers Threaten Shutdowns Over Stagnant Roti Rates

    The simultaneous provincial wheat-release programme may ease some pressure on millers, but bakers say the benefit will only reach them if official roti rates are adjusted accordingly.
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    Accountability

    Pakistan’s Deadly Strike on Kabul Rehab Centre: A Possible War Crime, Says Amnesty

    The Omid Centre attack is more than a military incident – it is a stark reminder of war’s indiscriminate toll on the vulnerable.
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