Evening Brief

Bangladesh boasts 171 Leed-certified green RMG factories now

The readymade garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh now has 171 US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified green factories, the highest in the world.

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A woman at work in a garment factory in Dhaka Dhaka Tribune

HSC, equivalent exams from November 6

The Higher Secondary Certificate(HSC) and equivalent exams will begin from November 6 this year. 

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File Photo: Students sit for the first of the HSC exams at Government Shahid Suhrawardy College in Dhaka on Thursday, December 2, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

PM Hasina to hold press conference Wednesday on her India visit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Wednesday afternoon on the outcome of her recent four-day visit to India.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Focus Bangla

Sajeda Chowdhury laid to rest at Banani Graveyard

Senior Awami League leader Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, who died late Sunday night due to old-age complications at the age of 87, has been laid to rest at the Banani Graveyard in the capital. 

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File photo of Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury Bangla Tribune

Salman Khan’s clothing brand to open its first outlet in Dhaka

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's clothing brand Being Human is expanding its base in Bangladesh, with its first outlet opening this Thursday in the capital’s Banani.

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A Being Human Clothing store in Hyderabad, India

Tea prices up Tk30 a kg at peak season

Tea prices usually go down during peak harvest season from June-October, but this year it is surprisingly going up.

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

India's rice export curbs paralyze trade in Asia as prices rise

India's restrictions on rice exports have paralyzed trading in Asia, with buyers scouring for alternative supplies from Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar where sellers are holding off on deals as prices rise, industry officials said.

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File photo: Labourers unload rice bags from a supply truck at India's main rice port at Kakinada Anchorage in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh on September 2, 2021 Reuters

Foreign secretary: Bangladesh wants end to tensions along Myanmar border through discussions

Bangladesh wants to avert any tensions along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border through "dialogue and discussions" using the existing mechanism between the two border forces amid Myanmar's internal conflicts.

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File photo of Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen UNB