Morning Brief

LGRD minister: Water prices in Dhaka will be fixed zone-wise

Water prices in Dhaka will soon be fixed zone-wise, Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Md Tajul Islam has said.

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File photo of residents of a building lining up to collect water Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune


Modernizing Mongla Port: Govt mulls state-of-the-art navigation lock system

The government is considering the introduction of a modern navigation lock system to ease the movement of rising water vessel traffic at the Mongla Port.

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Mongla Port Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune


Hasan: Human rights violations by Zia, BNP to be exposed to UNHRC

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said they would expose the incidents of human rights violations unleashed by BNP and its founder Ziaur Rahman before the world community, including the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

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File photo of Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud Dhaka Tribune


Teesta banks erosion: Over 250 houses in Kurigram washed away in 3 days

More than 250 houses have been washed away by the Teesta River in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram in the last three days.

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File photo of Teesta River UNB


Russians to bid farewell to Gorbachev, but without Putin

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will be laid to rest on Saturday in a Moscow ceremony, but without the fanfare of a state funeral and with the glaring absence of President Vladimir Putin. 

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A candle burns next to a picture of late former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the City Hall in Berlin on September 1, 2022, after Gorbachev died aged 91 in Moscow on August 30 AFP


Foreign yarn and fabric producers want more business with the RMG sector

The international suppliers of yarn, fabric, dye chemicals and machinery are eying to grab the growing apparel sector of Bangladesh by increasing their supplies.

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Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune