Morning Brief

Audit uncovers gross anomalies in lighthouse project

The government has started taking strict measures against officials found involved in massive financial irregularities in the 2020-21 fiscal year regarding a project of the Department of Shipping to install lighthouses and coastal radio stations along the coastline.

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Covid-19: Bangladesh logs 159 cases in 24hrs, highest in 6 months

Bangladesh is witnessing a spike in Covid-19 cases as the health authorities reported 159 new cases in 24 hours till Monday evening. 

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Govt eyes 5,000C more non-tax revenue in FY24

The government aims to realize Tk50,000 crore as non-tax revenue (NTR) in the next FY24, up by Tk5,000 billion from the current FY23.

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Children of single mothers face immense mental health challenges

Raising children as single mothers comes with unique difficulties, particularly in the social reality of Bangladesh where they have to battle various obstacles very often. 

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Dipu Moni: SSC 2026 to be conducted under new curriculum

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Monday announced that the new curriculum for the secondary level of education is set to be fully implemented by 2025, and the students studying under it will sit for their Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations in 2026.

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Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni at the inauguration ceremony of an education festival at the International Mother Language Institute Bangla Tribune

Sudan truce extended as gunfire continues, aid trickles in

Warring generals in Sudan have agreed to extend by five days a humanitarian ceasefire they repeatedly violated and which failed to deliver promised aid corridors.

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Sudanese people greet soldiers loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on April 16, 2023 AFP