Evening Brief

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

Iran's jailed women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran's theocratic leaders and a boost for anti-government protesters.

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Iranian human rights activist and the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) Narges Mohammadi poses in this undated handout picture. Photo: Reuters

Second batch of uranium reaches Rooppur plant

A day after the official handing over of the first batch of uranium for the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) in Pabna, the second batch of the nuclear fuel reached Rooppur on Friday.

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An aerial view of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is pictured on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Photo: Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

PM Hasina terms Bangladesh’s participation in 78th UNGA as successful

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday termed Bangladesh's participation in the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as “successful”.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gives a speech at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday, September 22, 2023. Photo: PMO

Death toll rises to 40 after glacial lake flooding in Indian Himalayas

At least 40 people were killed after a glacial lake burst its banks and triggered flash floods this week in the Indian Himalayas, government officials told Reuters on Friday as rescuers searched for dozens missing for a second day.

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A damaged steel bridge over the flooded Teesta River in north Sikkim`s Chungthang region on October 4, 2023 Photo: AFP

People suffer as heavy rain causes waterlogging in Savar, Ashulia

Torrential rains have led to waterlogging in various parts of Savar and Ashuli, causing immense public suffering.

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The image shows a private running in knee-deep water on a road in Savar on Friday, October 6, 2023. Photo: Dhaka Tribune

Dengue will take off in southern Europe, US, Africa this decade, WHO scientist says

Dengue fever will become a major threat in the southern United States, southern Europe and new parts of Africa this decade, the WHO's chief scientist has said, as warmer temperatures create the conditions for the mosquitoes carrying the infection to spread.

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File photo of mosquito insecticide spraying. Photo: Collected