Evening Brief

Bus fares lowered by 5 poisha per km

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) have decided to cut down bus fares by 5 poisha (Tk0.05) per kilometre following the recent reduction in fuel prices to alleviate the pressure on commuters.

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File Photo of passengers getting on Bus Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

TIB: 71% of households of Bangladesh victims of corruption

Around 70.9% of Bangladesh households have had to pay bribes to get government services in various sectors, said a household survey of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Wednesday.

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Bangladesh reports another Covid death, 214 cases

Bangladesh reported another Covid-19 death and 214 cases in 24 hours to Wednesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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PM Hasina asks Chhatra League to work for food production amid looming crisis

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of her ruling Awami League, to work for boosting food production in the country as the world might face a deeper food crisis.

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Jumon Das arrested again in DSA case

Police have once again arrested Jumon Das in a new case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for inciting violence through sharing a Facebook post.

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File photo: Thousands of Hefazat-e-Islam followers gather at Noagaon village of Shalla upazila in Sunamganj to vandalize the houses of Hindu community on March 17, 2021 Dhaka Tribune

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.

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File Photo of Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev attends the parade marking the World War II anniversary in Moscow Reuters