Morning Brief

Allegations of questions leak in Biman recruitment test

Examinees for the position of Ground Service Assistant have raised allegations against the Biman Bangladesh Airlines recruitment test question paper preparation committee, accusing it of being involved in question leaks.

Biman recruitment test examinees protest outside of the Uttara High School and College centre on Friday, September 1, 2023. Photo: Dhaka Tribune

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Hasina-Modi talks in New Delhi on Sept 8

The bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will be held on September 8, hours after the premier's arrival in New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit as an invited guest.

File image of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Collected

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Govt plans to operate electric train service on Dhaka-Chittagong route

Railway Minister M Nurul Islam Sujan on Monday said the government has a plan to operate electric train service on Dhaka-Chittagong route.

A Talent 3 battery-operated electric train by transportation giant Bombardier is on display at the Bombardier manufacturing plant in Hennigsdorf near Berlin on September 20, 2018. Photo: AFP

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Court demands Dhaka Airport gold theft probe report by October 15

A Dhaka court on Monday fixed October 15 for submitting the probe report over around 55.51 kilograms of gold stolen from the vault of the customs at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).

Undated image shows a man counting gold bars . Photo: Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

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Sylhet on way to being a smart regional hub

Sylhet in Bangladesh’s northeast is a divisional headquarter, but it saw development activities less than what was needed to cater the needs of the growing population, many of whom are linked to London.

The undated photo shows the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-Tech Park (Electronics City) in Companyganj of Sylhet. Photo: Dhaka Tribune

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Chunnu terms finance minister as ‘dumb man’

Jatiya Party Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu on Monday termed Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal as a dumb man and demanded an investigation into the money laundering of $1 billion to Singapore by a businessman and a Tk252 crore interest waiver by the Nassa Group.

File image of Jatiya Party Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu. Photo: Collected

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