Morning Brief

BBA plans scenic elevated road to connect haor region with Dhaka

The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) plans to build a 14km-long elevated road while also upgrading the existing road to improve connectivity between the haor region and Dhaka.

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The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) plans to build a 14km-long elevated road between the haor region and Dhaka Courtesy

Bangladesh offers relief to consumers, adjusts fuel prices by Tk5

The government on Monday, reduced fuel prices by Tk5 to alleviate the pressure on consumers caused by the recent price hikes due to the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

UN human rights expert on climate change to visit Bangladesh in September

UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, will visit Bangladesh from September 4 to 15.

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File Photo: UN Special Rapporteur Ian Fry UNB

Fakhrul refuses to comment on Jamaat ameer's remark

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday refused to comment on Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman’s leaked comments on the future of the 20-party alliance.

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File Photo of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Rajib Dhar/Dhaka Tribune

NSU teacher suspended over sexual allegations reinstated

The North South University (NSU) authorities have reinstated part-time faculty Assistant Professor Md Atikur Rahman as a fact-finding committee found the allegations of his sexually harassing a female student to be false.

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File photo of North South University Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

DGHS raid: 8 hospitals sealed off in Dhaka on first day

A total of eight hospitals and diagnostic centres in Dhaka have been sealed off as part of a nationwide drive under the direction of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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File photo of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) office in Dhaka's Mohakhali Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune