Morning Brief

Four southern districts still struggling

The flood situation in Bandarban, Cox’s Bazar, Feni and Rangamati districts worsened further on Wednesday even though there was less rain than on previous days.

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The photo shows ongoing waterlogging and flood situation in Chittagong on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, Photo Credit: Dhaka Tribune

Dhaka grapples with sudden downpour causing agony to commuters

Following a day of dry weather, Dhaka experienced a sudden and continuous downpour for an hour in the afternoon on Wednesday.

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Vehicles are submerged as Dhaka experiences a sudden and continuous downpour for an hour in the afternoon causing waterlogging at Motijheel area in Dhaka on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. Photo: Dhaka Tribune

Fakhrul: Awami League obstructing BNP’s program out of fear, vengeance

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that the Awami League has been "creating obstacles" to BNP's programs in the name of peace rallies out of fear and political vengeance.

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File Photo: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir addressing at a rally. Photo: Mahmud Hasan Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Momen: Foreigners find advantages when country is weak

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said foreigners do not want Bangladesh to do well, rather they want unrest.
 
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Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen speaks at a seminar on the recent development trajectory of Bangladesh at the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. Photo: PID
What provoked the ethnic violence in India’s Manipur?

At least 120 people have been killed since May in armed clashes in Manipur, a remote state in northeast India with a history of ethnic conflict. 

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