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The global refugee crisis and Bangladesh's Rohingya challenge
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Geopolitics and funding shortages exacerbate the global refugee crisis, trapping Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh without sustainable solutions.
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Non-leather footwear exports stall, miss global boom
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Watch / What awaits Sheikh Hasina when she returns to the country?
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Politics and religion has now gotten mixed with support for WC team: Kazi Sabir
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