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    Nepal’s Fake Rescue Scam Resurfaces, 32 Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud

    Hospitals are accused of admitting patients without medical necessity and inflating bills, while helicopter companies allegedly falsified flight records.
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    UN Team to Visit Dhaka in April to Assess Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation Readiness

    The transition will require careful policy planning to ensure that the gains achieved over decades are not undermined by sudden changes in trade and development frameworks.
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    Bangladesh Formally Seeks Three-Year Deferral for LDC Graduation

    Having conducted a rapid reappraisal of the nation’s ground realities, the new administration opted to prioritize macroeconomic stability over an immediate change in international economic status.
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    Journalism “Lost” in Balochistan as Press Freedoms Shrink, New Report Warns of Crisis

    Without decisive reforms, the report warns, the erosion of independent media will not only deepen informational marginalization but also weaken democratic accountability in a region already fraught with conflict and neglect.
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    Taliban Supreme Leader’s Shadow Looms Over Crucial Diplomatic Outreach to India and Russia

    Muttaqi, a key architect of the Taliban's post-2021 takeover diplomacy, travelled to the southern province of Kandahar on Friday for the audience with Akhundzada.
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    Bangladesh Government to Include Private Sector in US Tariff Talks?

    Leading Bangladesh think tanks and exporters have warned of serious consequences if US president Donald Trump’s administration's additional 35 per cent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods is imposed.
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    CSR: Navigating New Realities for the Non-Profit Sector

    CSR provides an important platform for cross-sector collaboration, with non-profits, companies, and the government working together to create lasting change.
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    A Cash Crisis Forces UN to Re-Figure its Budget and Freeze Staff Hiring

    The United States currently pays about 22 per cent of the United Nations’ regular budget and 27 per cent of the peacekeeping budget. As of now, the United States owes $1.5 billion to the UN’s regular budget.
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