Thailand Week 2025 kicks off in Dhaka today

Bangladesh Navy Chief Admiral M Nazmul Hassan inspects activities at the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chattogram Port on Wednesday. He reviewed container handling at the NCT-2 JT area, container examination at the appraisal point, and terminal operations at the CTMS building. The Chittagong Port Authority handed over the terminal’s operations to Chittagong Dry Dock Limited on 7 July. PHOTO: ISPR

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This photo taken on 26 June 2025 shows participants of a “hands-on livestreaming bootcamp” for farmers selecting their props for a livestream sales presentation at the rural revitalisation office in Penglai, Yantai city, China’s eastern Shandong province. Gao Chaorong knows what it takes to turn out good crops of sweet potatoes, peanuts and wheat, but tasty produce is no longer enough to draw China’s app savvy crowd. To prevent her crops from rotting unsold in the fields, the 56-year-old is now back in school, attending a “hands-on livestreaming bootcamp” to learn to take her vegetables straight to consumers via their mobile phones. PHOTO: AFP

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