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AC market thrives on local brands, affordable prices

AC market thrives on local brands, affordable prices

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'There is huge potential for AC export after meeting Bangladesh's needs'

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AC's classification as a luxury item needs to reconsidered

R N Paul, Managing Director, RFL Group. Sketch: TBS

This surge in demand is driving innovation in the sector

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Firefighters are seen spalshing water in the area near the Amurbunia patrol post of Jeudhara station within the Chandpai range of Sundarbans East Forest Division where a fire broke out on Saturday, 4 May. Photo: TBS

Sundarbans fire under control; operation to continue 2 more days: Forest official

Three teams of Navy joined the battle against the Sundarbans blaze today (6 May), as efforts are underway to douse the flames that broke out in the area near the Amurbunia patrol post of Jeudhara station within the Chandpai range of Sundarbans East Forest Division.

2h | Environment
Private sector credit crosses BB target in March

Private sector credit crosses BB target in March

4h | Economy
People flee the eastern parts of Rafah after the Israeli military began evacuating Palestinian civilians ahead of a threatened assault on the southern Gazan city, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Israel military calls on Palestinian civilians to evacuate Rafah

3h | Hamas-Israel war
Harmful heavy metals found in potato tubers: Study

Harmful heavy metals found in potato tubers: Study

2h | Agriculture
Students walk to school amid extreme heat on 28 April 2024. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Overwhelming heat exacerbates health challenges across Dhaka, as children bear the brunt of the impact

1h | Health
Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Inspection authority orders factories to keep cold water for workers amid heatwave

1h | RMG
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsule launches aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket on a second un-crewed test flight to the International Space Station, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, US May 19, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo

Boeing's Starliner set for first crewed mission to ISS

1h | Science
Dhaka stocks exchange

DSEX crosses 5,700 mark after 11 days

2h | Stocks
Police lift a pro-Palestinian demonstrator from the ground on the University of Virginia campus, in Charlottesville, VA, where tents are set up, Saturday 4 May, 2024. Photo: Cal Cary/The Daily Progress via AP

Arrests of Israel-Hamas war protesters exceed 2,300 as police clear more US campus encampments

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Celebrating excellence in journalism and the arts, Pulitzer Prizes to be awarded Monday

Celebrating excellence in journalism and the arts, Pulitzer Prizes to be awarded Monday

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On average, one BD Clean team completes 20 projects per month - including cleaning up canals in places such as Noakhali, Bandarban, Sylhet and Tangail. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

BD Clean: Getting your hands dirty to clean up the country

3h | Panorama

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Stocks

Dhaka stocks exchange

DSEX crosses 5,700 mark after 11 days

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Chairman Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam. TBS Sketch

Indiscipline major problem for money market: BSEC chair

Infographic: TBS

Stocks continue strong momentum as turnover rebounds

Logo of Rahim Textile Mills Ltd

Rahim Textile investing Tk13.73cr for expansion

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Music is a symbol of harmony

Music is a symbol of harmony

Fire hazard in electric vehicles

Fire hazard in electric vehicles

Successful cultivation of diabetes-friendly rice in Brahmanbaria

Successful cultivation of diabetes-friendly rice in Brahmanbaria

Features

Panorama
The humidity in Bangladesh makes the heat worse - if the temperature is 38°C but the humidity is 90%, then the chances of heatstroke will become higher. Photo: Rajib Dhar

What Bangladesh can learn from the Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan

Food
Representational image. Photo: Unsplash

Sweat-infused rice balls shaped using armpits become culinary hit in Japan

Earth
The Red Sea has unique marine habitats, including coral reefs, mangroves and sea grass beds. Photo: Mike G Rutherford

The bedazzling Red Sea and a futile search for dugongs

Pursuit
How 3 Buet programmers coded their way to ICPC success

How 3 Buet programmers coded their way to ICPC success

Habitat
The complex is built on a 7,466 square metre site, which is almost rectilinear in shape, with the western arm skewed by eight degrees. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

A building with a soul: Inside GP corporate headquarters

In Focus
Elderly man breaks down in tears amid the unbearable heatwave that is sweeping over the country. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Special prayers at Baitul Mukarram Mosque for rainfall

Brands
Photo: Collected

Kraftz’s Colouring Plates: A true escape

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Home security products to create a safe haven

Explorer
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul has a typical Ottoman layout with a central dome surrounded by four semi-domes over the prayer hall. Photo: Collected

Bosphorus bliss: In the land of the Ottomans

Tech
Photo: Reuters

Bangladesh requested removal of 52% of Google content on govt criticism in 6 months

Wheels
While the allure of sleek sedans and rugged SUVs may be undeniable, MPVs take the lead in terms of the value they offer. Photo: Akif Hamid

Why Multi-Purpose Vehicles are the ultimate daily drivers

Offbeat
Photo: KFC

KFC launches BBQ perfume

Mode
Using fine cotton yarn, the weavers bring out various artistic motifs inspired by nature on the jomin or the body of the tant shari. Photo: TBS

Five ways to incorporate tant into your lifestyle

By The Numbers
TBS Illustration

Largest birds in the world

Thoughts & Analysis

Highways and flyovers: A mirage of development without discipline

Reshad Rahman Bhuiyan

What Bangladesh can learn from the Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan

Masum Billah

Economy

Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Inspection authority orders factories to keep cold water for workers amid heatwave

Competitive interest rate and crawling peg system to fix exchange rate soon: Governor Abdur Rouf

Private sector credit crosses BB target in March

World+Biz

Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI

Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI

Celebrating excellence in journalism and the arts, Pulitzer Prizes to be awarded Monday

Arrests of Israel-Hamas war protesters exceed 2,300 as police clear more US campus encampments

Stocks

Dhaka stocks exchange

DSEX crosses 5,700 mark after 11 days

Indiscipline major problem for money market: BSEC chair

Stocks continue strong momentum as turnover rebounds

Bloomberg Special

Germany finds itself ill-suited to serve the energy needs of industrial giants like BASF SE over the longer term.Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg

Charting the global economy: European growth exceeds projections

How crazy would it be if Warren Buffett bought Boeing?

How to get a meeting with the UAE’s $1.5 trillion man

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Bangladesh losing top Buet engineers to employment abroad

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Adidas set to open first outlet in Bangladesh

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When more power needed, country's sole hydro plant loses 30% capacity

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Cenbank dissolves National Bank board again; Khalilur Rahman becomes new chairman

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Director announces 'Shyama Kabya' withdrawal from Cineplex, says he was humiliated

Influencer shot dead in restaurant after attackers find her through social media post

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Jadeja proves all-round value ahead of World Cup

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Sri Lanka, Scotland qualify for women's T20 World Cup

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When more power needed, country's sole hydro plant loses 30% capacity

When more power needed, country's sole hydro plant loses 30% capacity

6.5 lakh visitors arrive in 2023, exceeding pre-Covid level

Cardamom conundrum: Annual demand 8,000 tonnes, daily trade over 1,000 tonnes

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A few months after Rafi’s death, Borsha Islam launched ‘Trek with Rafi’, a new group to make her own career in adventure tourism. Photo: Masum Billah

Trekking past tragedy: In the bleeding embrace for eternity, he whispered her name

Illustration: TBS

Into the maze of Gen Z minds in Bangladesh

Kaiputras: The pig herders' song

Kaiputras: The pig herders' song

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Why are rickshaw hoods in Dhaka getting narrower?

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April exports dip below $4b, hitting six-month low, remittance rises to $2.04b

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