Evening Brief

Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman gets anticipatory bail

The High Court has granted Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman a six-week anticipatory bail in a case filed against him under the Digital Security Act (DSA).

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Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman after High Court granted him six week anticipatory bail Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Dipu Moni: Age limit of autistic children will be considered for public admission

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Sunday said that the age limit of autistic children will be considered for admission in educational institutions.

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Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni at a discussion meeting organized on the occasion of 16th World Autism Awareness Day at the International Mother Language Institute Collected

FOSWAL Literary Award to Bangabandhu handed over to PM Hasina

The FOSWAL Literary Award, conferred to Father the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was handed over to his daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday.

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File photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks in a meeting with the Bangladesh University Council standing committee at her official residence, Ganabhaban, on Thursday, January 19, 2023 Focus Bangla

Remittance up to $2bn in March

Bangladesh's remittance earnings reached $2 billion in March, after six months due to higher dollar rate from banks compared to the rate set by Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers Association (Bafeda).

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File Photo of Dollar Note Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Monsoon rain damaged watermelon cultivation in southern region of Barisal

In the last week of the month of Chaitra, last month of Bangla calendar, the monsoon rains damaged the fields of watermelons which were ripe for picking. 

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Monsoon rain has damaged fields of watermelon cultivation Dhaka Tribune

Ministry: Hajj packages will be pricier in coming years

Hajj packages will become more expensive in the coming years, the Ministry of Religious Affairs has said. 

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File Photo: Muslims pray at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in their holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 8, 2019 Reuters

12kg LPG cylinder price slashed by Tk244

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Sunday lowered the price of 12-kilogram cylinders of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk244.

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Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

More rain expected across Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusts or squally wind at few places across Bangladesh.

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Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune