US, other countries deepen climate goals
US pledges to slash emissions 50%-52% by 2030 with Japan pledging 46% cut and Canada 40%-45% reduction
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Bangladesh
- Infection: 736,074
- Recovery: 642,449
- Death: 10,781
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection: 144,217,276
- Recovery: 82,683,830
- Death: 3,064,345
Source: Johns Hopkins University
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Workers move one of the first Dhaka Metrorail coaches from a barge to a trailer truck for transportation to Dhaka Mass Transit Company's depot at Diabari in Uttara on Thursday, Apr 22, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Workers secure one of the first Dhaka Metrorail coaches with ropes on a trailer truck for transportation to the depot in Uttara on Thursday, Apr 22, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A truck takes the first train cars for the Metro Rail from the Mass Transit Company Limited’s new jetty to a depot in Uttara’s Diabari on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A truck takes the first train cars for the Metro Rail from the Mass Transit Company Limited’s new jetty to a depot in Uttara’s Diabari on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Workers use a crane to set up one of the first coaches of Dhaka Metrorail on the tracks at the depot in Uttara on Thursday, Apr 22, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Police control traffic in Mirpur Beribandh area of Dhaka on Thursday, Apr 22, 2021 amid the second phase of a total lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus infections. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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