Morning Brief

Jail Killing Day: Bangladesh remembers, mourns four national leaders

Several events will be held across Bangladesh Thursday to commemorate Jail Killing Day, the day the country was robbed of its top national leaders.

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File Photo: A memorial to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the four national leaders slain on November 3, 1975, at the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

They perished in the land they made free

They were the men who showed us the path to liberty. Imbued by the ideals of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, prepared to assume the leadership of the nation in his absence, they waged a necessary war for liberty. 

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COP27: Bangladesh to push for loss and damage fund

Bangladesh will call on governments to establish a loss-and-damage fund for developing countries and implement climate financing pledges during the upcoming 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt.

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Sheikh Hasina instructs Awami League MPs to start door-to-door campaigns

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed her parliamentary colleagues from the ruling party to start door-to-door campaigns on as the next national election is fast approaching.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressing at the first Awami League parliamentary party meeting since the Covid-19 Focus Bangla

Tension rises ahead of BNP's Barisal rall

A tense atmosphere prevails in the districts and upazilas of Barisal ahead of the BNP's rally in the division scheduled for Saturday.

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‘Loss and damage has become the biggest risk to global prosperity in the present age'

Climate change impacts generate loss and damage, globally creating crises for society, human health and development, says a new report released on Wednesday.

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File Photo of Flood Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

PM Hasina: People engaged in anti-Bangladesh propaganda abroad to be punished

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the Parliament that the government is working to punish Bangladeshis who are engaged in propaganda against the country and the government abroad.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina replying to questions during the question-answer session in the parliament on Wednesday, November 2,2022 Focus Bangla

Forbes: Bangladesh apparel industry welcomes brands, retailers

Bangladesh is now putting out the welcome mat for brands and retailers nearly a decade after the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, where 1,321 factory workers were killed in a tragic building collapse due to a lack of safety precautions.

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Health Minister: Dengue has spread in 50 districts

Health Minister Zahid Maleque said that the dengue situation across the country is worsening as cases have been detected in 50 districts across the country.

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File photo of dengue patients at a hospital Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune