Morning Brief

Envoy: IPEF is inherently political since it excludes China

Ambassador of China to Bangladesh HE Li Jiming has been gracious enough to grant this extraordinarily open and forthright interview to Probir Kumar Sarker, exclusively for Dhaka Tribune, which we shall be running in five parts this week. This is the fourth part.

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Ambassador of China to Bangladesh HE Li Jiming Courtesy

Iraqi cleric Sadr calls off protests after worst Baghdad violence in years

Powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers to end their protests in central Baghdad on Tuesday, easing a confrontation that led to the deadliest violence in the Iraqi capital in years.

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Armed members of Saraya al-Salam (Peace Brigade), take aim during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Baghdad on August 30, 2022 AFP

Private sector credit grows 13.95% in July

After overcoming the impact of Covid-19, the demand for investment in the private sector has risen resulting in increased growth of credit.  

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BIGSTOCK

Perpetrators yet to be identified 5 days after Manikganj temple vandalism

The police have yet to identify and arrest anyone involved in the vandalism of idols at a temple in Harirampur of Manikganj five days after the incident.

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Broken idols from the vandalism at a temple at Harirampur in Manikganj Dhaka Tribune