Morning Brief

School students still struggling to cope with Covid learning losses

A significant number of school students across all grade levels are still struggling to catch up on their studies after suffering learning losses during the prolonged Covid-19-induced school closures in 2020 and 2021.

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Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

CAAB rejects UAE civil aviation proposal

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has rejected the proposal from the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the aviation regulatory body of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which had requested an increase in flight frequency and the fifth freedom facility to operate flights from Bangladesh to third countries.

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File photo shows planes parked at the tarmac of the airport in Dhaka  Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

PM Hasina: Maybe US does not want me in power

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the United States may not want her in power because it has banned Bangladesh's special security forces.

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Bangla Tribune

Foreign secy: Bangladesh remains vocal on rights of migrants, refugees

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Tuesday said that Bangladesh would always remain vocal about the human rights and dignity of migrants and refugees, and issues like high migration costs and migrant workers' exploitations.

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File photo of Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Masud Bin Momen Collected

Ukraine claims Bakhmut gains, admits Russian progress

Ukraine said Tuesday it had pushed Russian forces from the flanks of Bakhmut but conceded that Moscow's forces were pushing deeper inside the embattled town.

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Ukrainian service members ride a tank, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, April 10, 2023 Reuters