Morning Brief

PM Hasina vows to uphold democracy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday reiterated that her government is committed to upholding democracy.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks with former Deputy USAID Administrator Bonnie Glick at the PM`s official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Photo: PID

How a Hamas leader masterminded a resistance campaign on Israel

Last week, a secretive mastermind of Palestine, Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, initiated a resistance campaign called Al Aqsa Flood, which Israel has likened to its own “9/11” moment.

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Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Gaza on October 8, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Gold price hiked by Tk2,333 per bhori

Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (Bajus) has raised the gold price by Tk2,333 per bhori.

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File image of Gold jewellery Photo: Dhaka Tribune

World Bank: Dengue cases surge with rainfall onset

World Bank Senior Operations Officer Iffat Mahmud has said that the number of dengue cases rises in Bangladesh during the rainy months.

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Airbus: Bangladesh to be among few countries with sovereign satellite

With the implementation of the Bangabandhu-2 satellite, Bangladesh will join the select group of countries in the world possessing a sovereign earth-observation satellite.

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The first Air France airliner`s Airbus A350 takes off after a ceremony at the aircraft builder`s headquarters in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, September 27, 2019. Photo: Reuters