Morning Brief

SSC results: Girls ahead of boys in pass rate, GPA 5

Girls have once again outshone boys in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, securing both a slightly higher pass rate and greater number of GPA-5 achievers.

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Students of Ideal School and College celebrate after receiving their SSC results on Monday, November 28.2022 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Mobile phone production declines further in October

Mobile phone manufacturers in Bangladesh have seen their sales continue to decline in October, causing manufacturing and assembling of devices to fall by 1.25% when compared to a month earlier. 

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Dhaka Tribune

Obaidul Quader: AL to resist violence on Dec 10

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was behind the killing of August 15, 1975 and his son Tarique Zia, also the acting chairman of the BNP, was behind an attempt to kill Sheikh Hasina.

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File photo of Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Focus Bangla

Water transport workers withdraw indefinite strike

The leaders of the water transport workers have withdrawn their strike demanding wage hike as of Monday evening, following some sign of initiative from the line ministry.

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UNB

US to release emergency aid for Ukraine energy infrastructure

The United States is expected to announce "substantial" financial aid to Ukraine on Tuesday to help it deal with the damage caused by Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure, senior US officials said.

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FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian serviceman fires a mortar on a front line, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine November 16, 2022 Reuters

Talking points: Neymar-less Brazil into last 16, Bruno sizzles for Portugal

Five-time champions Brazil and Portugal advanced to the knockout stage on matchday nine as 14 goals were scored across four matches – more than any other day in Qatar. The first two games between Cameroon v Serbia and Ghana v South Korea set the tone for the rest of the day, as the Arab World Cup's round two of action concluded with two-time winners France also confirming their last berth. With the decisive round three getting underway from Tuesday, we take a look at the Monday that was, along with the prospects of two of the three last 16 teams: 

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Clockwise: Casemiro's winner against Switzerland, Vincent Aboubakar en route to scoring against Serbia, Bruno Fernandes celebrating and Mohammed Kudus with the man of the match award