Morning Brief

Dhaka Lit Fest attracts huge crowd on first day

The 10th edition of Dhaka Lit Fest attracted a huge crowd on the opening day on Thursday.

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PM Hasina to visit Rajshahi after 5 years for election campaign

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to Rajshahi on January 29 after five long years for an election campaign. 

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PM Hasina to address nation on Friday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation on Friday evening marking the completion of the fourth year of the current tenure of the Awami League government.

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Health minister: New coronavirus subvariant will not affect Bangladesh much

Health Minister Zahid Maleque said that people in Bangladesh are mostly vaccinated so the new variant of Covid-19 would not affect the people very much. 

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Bangladesh Bank raises dollar exchange rate by Tk 1 to Tk100

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Wednesday increased the exchange rate of the US Dollar by Tk1 to Tk100.

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Forex borrowing through offshore banking to continue

Placement of funds from offshore banking operations (OBOs) with domestic banking units will continue to facilitate import payment, amid the forex crisis.

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Fardin's death: Decision on Bushra's bail Sunday

A Dhaka court has set Sunday to give its order on Amatullah Bushra's bail petition, who was arrested following Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology (Buet) student Fardin Noor death.

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21st Parliament session to continue till Feb 9

The 21st session of the current parliament that began Thursday will continue till February 9.

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