Evening Brief

Bangladesh begin SAFF campaign with Lebanon defeat

Bangladesh kicked off their SAFF Bangabandhu Championship 2023 campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Lebanon at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, India Thursday.

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Bangladesh's Sohel Rana in action during their SAFF Championship opener against Lebanon in Bengaluru Thursday

PM reflects on Awami League's struggles, calls for vigilance

Prime Minster and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged her party men to remain prepared for thwarting any kind of ill-activity and conspiracy against the country's continued peace and democracy.

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Police: No unfit vehicle can ply highways this Eid

No unfit vehicles can ply highways during Eid-ul-Azha this year, Additional Inspector General Md Shahabuddin Khan has said.

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Legal notice seeks CEC Awal's resignation, 500C in compensation

A legal notice has been served seeking compensation of Tk500 crore and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal regarding his comment over the recent attack on Islami Andolan Bangladesh-backed mayor candidate Mufti Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim during the Barisal City Corporation (BCC) election.

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File Photo of CEC Kazi Habibul Awal Collected

Dhaka ranks below war-torn Kyiv in list of least livable cities

Dhaka has ranked as the seventh least liveable city, the same as last year, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index 2023, two spots below Kyiv, the war-torn Ukrainian capital.

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Dhaka City Aerial View Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Bangladesh Bank adopts dual methods for forex reserve calculation

Bangladesh Bank has started the actual calculation of the foreign exchange reserve in Bangladesh in accordance with the principles of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will be published on July 1.

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File Photo of Dollar Note Dhaka Tribune

Dhaka-17 by-polls: Hero Alom gets back candidature

YouTuber Ashraful Hossen Alom, popularly known as Hero Alom, on Thursday got back his candidature for Dhaka-17 by-polls.

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Fakhrul: PM Hasina's Saint Martin's remark nothing but a political stunt

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the Prime Minister's comment “falsely” accusing their party of selling Saint Martin's to go to power was nothing but a stunt to make political gains.

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File Photo of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Rajib Dhar/Dhaka Tribune