Morning Brief

20km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail-Bangbandhu Bridge

Traffic has formed from the east side of Bangabandhu Bridge to Rabana Bypass, causing sufferings for the passengers and drivers.

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Dhaka Tribune

Slum residents suffer from unbearable loadshedding

Sizzling heat and frequent loadshedding are making life miserable for most residents of Dhaka, but those living in the capital's slums are suffering more than most.

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File photo: Korail, the largest slum in Dhaka, sitting on a 150-acre land belonging to Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited, has been home to several thousand poor people since 1956 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Oil tanker-lorry collision leaves one dead, several injured in Chittagong

A man was killed and several others injured in a collision between a wagon and a truck in Saltgola rail crossing area of Chittagong city on Thursday night.

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UNB

Imran Khan secures bail in murder case

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday secured bail from Islamabad's High Court.

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File Photo: Policemen escort Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan (C) as he arrives at the High Court in Islamabad on May 12, 2023 AFP

President Shahabuddin urges judiciary to be more active in ensuring justice

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday urged the judiciary to be more active so that the people get justice within shortest possible time.

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PID

Saudi Arabia to consider giving 10 more Hajj flight slots to Biman

Saudi Arabian deputy minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr Abdulfattah bin Sulaiman Mashat on Thursday assured that his government would consider approving 10 more slot of dedicated Hajj flight to Biman Bangladesh Airlines as per Dhaka's request.

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Biman Bangladesh Airlines Courtesy

UN expert: Bangladesh must suspend pilot Rohingya repatriation project

Bangladesh must immediately suspend a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar, where they "face serious risks" to their lives and liberty, a UN expert said on Thursday. 

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File photo of a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune