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Morning, People. You might no longer need to travel to the Maldives if BNP comes to power —BNP’s Mahbuber Rahman Shamim promised to turn Nijhum Dwip into “the Maldives of Bangladesh.”
Another change: Kanye West, aka Ye, is now apparently going by “Ye Ye.”

📰Prodhan Khobor

Major Embarrassment | Covid’s Back | Air India Tragedy

🔎Bistarito

😬 Major Embarrassment for Bangladesh’s Interim Govt?

Things didn’t go as planned for Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus during his UK trip. UK’s refusal to arrange a meeting between PM Keir Starmer and Bangladesh’s interim Chief Adviser has sparked backlash, with critics calling it a diplomatic snub. Despite Dhaka’s earlier optimism, the British side confirmed no talks would happen—leaving Yunus to settle for lower-profile meetings. CA also refused a meeting with Tulip Siddiq in London, calling her corruption case a “court matter".

Some Wins: UK froze £185 million (about Tk 2,700 crore) in assets linked to ex-minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury. That’s a win for the ACC’s corruption crackdown, which is now targeting big names from the Hasina era. Reports claim $234 billion was looted during her time in power. Yunus’s visit, aimed at recovering these funds, did yield a meeting with King Charles III (who gave him the Harmony Award) and talks with ministers like David Lammy on trade and corruption.

Will it work? 🤞 UK’s asset freezes are a step forward, yet legal battles could drag on for years.

💭 SM TO THINK ABT

51% of Bangladeshi girls married before 18, 7% become teen moms: UNFPA

ঐDeshi

😷 Mask up, people — Covid’s creeping back. 15 new cases were reported in a day, with 82 already logged this June — that’s over a third of the year’s total. Meanwhile, dengue’s still biting: 108 fresh cases, mostly outside the big cities. Barishal remains the hotspot with 89 new infections — no deaths, but 481 are still hospitalized.

💸 Remittance hits record highs, but bank deposits lag behind—an odd mismatch fueled by waning trust, rising hundi flows, and a growing preference for cash. In the first 11 months of FY25, remittances surged 27.5% year over year to $27.51B, but bank deposits grew just 4.35%, even slower than last year. Urban growth slowed, Islamic banks saw deposit declines, and a 10-day Eid break reignited demand for informal channels.

💰 In the first 11 months of FY 2024–25, Bd exported $44.95B worth of goods — up 10% Year-over-year, with 32 sectors (clothing, electronics, footwear, etc.) seeing growth. But exports of jute, leather, cement, and veggies slipped, and over 80% of total earnings came from just knit and woven garments.

📊Data Point

Tk 32,000cr
Deposits flock to 10 banks in 3 months as weak lenders struggle.

🌍Bideshi

🚨 Tragedy struck as an Air India flight to London crashed minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 241 people, including 53 Brits. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner slammed into a residential area—only one passenger, a British national in seat 11A, survived. Investigators are probing possible flap failure, while Boeing stock tumbled 8% amid renewed safety concerns.

🦄 After nearly dying in 2016—getting rejected by over 100 VCs—Chime just IPO’d at a $14.5 billion valuation, crushing its initial $9.8B price. The neobank’s rise from scrappy startup to profitable player in 2025 is fueled by no-fee banking for the working class and smart credit tools. A single early investor saved the day back then, and now everyone’s paying attention.

☢️ UN nuclear watchdog declared Iran non-compliant with non-proliferation rules—prompting Tehran to announce a third uranium enrichment site and upgrade centrifuges. Meanwhile, Trump warned an Israeli strike "could very well happen" but insists he’d "love to avoid conflict." With U.S.-Iran talks set for Sunday in Oman, tensions spike: Washington evacuated personnel, oil prices jumped, and Tehran vowed a "history-making" response if attacked.

📺:

“Boktobbo

There is an attempt to spin and divert attention from Gaza to other things like Iran. The real big story is going on in Gaza. It's horrible and terrible things are done, but the world is not stopping us.

Alon Liel, former director general of the Israeli foreign ministry

❕ Baki-Stuff

• Miraz named Bangladesh ODI captain for next year.

• Snapchat rolls out new video editing tools and creator insights.

• Israeli strikes kill 52 in Gaza as UN prepares ceasefire vote.

• Trump offers $5M 'gold card' for US residency via new website.

📺 MUST Watch: Kingdom of Heaven (2005)—A medieval action epic where a humble blacksmith unexpectedly levels up to knight status and finds himself defending Jerusalem in the middle of a holy war.

📚 MUST Read: Animal Farm (George Orwell)— Lesson on how power corrupts, showing how revolutions can turn into dictatorships — a must-read to understand politics, control, and human nature.

🎧 Listen: Nemesis – VIP (New Album)— The rock legends are back!

🤸 Well-Being: Read this article of BBC on How being alone can make you happier!

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