Morning Brief

PM Hasina to UK: Bangladesh interested in vaccine research and development

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on an official visit on Friday, invited UK businesses to avail themselves of the investment opportunities in Bangladesh. 

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Tipu Munshi: RMG workers’ demand for salary hike is logical

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Friday said the demand of readymade garments (RMG) workers for salary hike is logical in view of the rising commodity prices amid the current global economic situation.

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SSC: Jessore Board postpones MCQ test for Bangla 2nd paper

The Jessore Education Board has postponded the multiple choice question (MCQ) test of the Bangla Second paper of the ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination.

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GM Quader: Jatiya Party to shun alliances in next national polls

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman and deputy leader of the opposition GM Quader has said that his party will not join any alliance in the next national election.

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File photo of Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader Collected


 

1 killed, 6 injured in Myanmar mortar shelling near Gumdhum border

At least one died and six other people including a Rohingya child sustained critical injuries in firing and mortar shelling from across the Myanmar border in Gumdhum of Bandarban on Friday.

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Comedian Abu Hena Rony, 4 others burnt in gas balloon explosion

Bangladeshi stand-up comedian Abu Hena Rony and four others have sustained burn injuries in a gas blast on the fourth founding anniversary event of the Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP).

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The injured in the Gazipur balloon explosion are being taken to the hospital Dhaka Tribune


UN summit returns in person to world of divisions

The UN General Assembly is back in person after the pandemic disruption but in a world as full of crises as ever, with the war in Ukraine set to pit the West against Russia.

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British Ambassador to the United Nations Barbara Woodward speaks as the UN General Assembly meets during a special session to pay tribute to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at UN headquarters in New York, US on September 15, 2022 Reuters