Evening Brief

Dominant Tigers defeat England in first T20I

Bangladesh produced a dominating all-round performance to defeat world champions England by six wickets in the first of three Twenty20 internationals at Zahir Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Thursday.

Read more hereBangladesh's Nazmul Hossain Shanto plays a shot against England during the first Twenty20 international in Chittagong Thursday AFP 

Rajuk to crack down on Dhaka basement markets

The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) will conduct drives against markets located in the basement of buildings in different areas of the capital.

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Forex reserve drops to $31bn

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves fell to $31 billion

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Why people are keeping cash outside of banks

The volume of banknotes outside the banking system has grown significantly in FY23.

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Gulistan blast: 3 including building owner remanded

Three people including the owner of the building in Dhaka's Gulistan where an explosion killed 21 people have been remanded.

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Police recover some of 11.25C robbed from bank vehicle

The police have recovered a portion of the Tk11.25 crore that was stolen from a private security agency's van earlier Thursday.

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