Evening Brief

BTA claims tea workers get Tk400 daily wages, other benefits

Bangladesh Tea Association (BTA) on Wednesday said tea garden workers get wages and benefits amounting to at least Tk400 per day. 

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File photo of tea garden workers at a tea plantation Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

PM's Energy Adviser hopeful of overcoming power, energy crisis

Adviser to the Prime Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has expressed optimism to overcome the country's ongoing power and energy crisis created due to Russia-Ukraine war.

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Dollar price, VAT hikes cause local smartphone sales to drop

The relatively-new domestic mobile phone manufacturing industry has been hit hard by high inflation, dollar price hike, and increased value-added tax as their sales plummeted amid cautious spending by consumers. 

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Covid: Bangladesh reports one death, 170 cases

Bangladesh on Thursday reported one Covid-19 death and 170 positive cases.

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Indian foreign minister defends ties with Myanmar junta

India's foreign minister on Thursday defended his country's ties with the Myanmar junta, despite growing international concerns about recent executions and the legitimacy of elections planned for next year.

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India's Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar takes part in a press conference with Thailand's Foreign Minister in Bangkok on August 17, 2022 AFP

RAB: Helper was operating crane responsible for Uttara accident

The driver’s assistant was operating the crane responsible for the girder falling on a private car in Uttara killing five people, says Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).

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A total of five people were killed when a girder of a crane fell on a private car in Uttara, Dhaka on Monday, August 15, 2022 Collected