Evening Brief

ADB provides $400m to construct Chittagong-Cox's Bazar railways

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladesh government on Sunday signed a loan

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Shahriar: Govt not feeling any external pressure over polls

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said on Sunday said the government was "not feeling any pressure" over the

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Payra Power Plant resumes operations following 20-day shutdown

The Payra Power Plant resumed its operation on Sunday morning after a 20-day shutdown due to a coal shortage.

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Smoke is seen coming from furnaces as Payra Power Plant resumes its operation on Sunday morning Bangla Tribune

Bangladesh come from behind to outplay the Maldives 3-1

Bangladesh football team scripted a brilliant comeback to beat the Maldives 3-1 in their second Group B fixture in the SAFF Bangabandhu Championship 2023 at Sree Kanteerava

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Bangladesh's Rakib Hossain in action during Sunday's SAFF Championship match against the Maldives in Bengaluru BFF

Women in missions: UN peacekeeping chief thanks Bangladesh

UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix has lauded the role of Bangladesh in advancing the cause of women in peacekeeping

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Cow rawhide prices fixed at Tk50-55 in Dhaka, Tk45-48 in other areas

The government has fixed the prices of cow rawhide to Tk50-55 in Dhaka and Tk45-48 in the rest of Bangladesh for Eid-ul-Azha, when Muslims sacrifice 

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