Evening Brief

Minister: Bangladesh does not want war with Myanmar

Bangladesh does not want a war with Myanmar, rather wants to resolve the ongoing issues through peaceful means, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said.

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Minister: No first dose of Covid vaccine after October 3

The first dose of Covid-19 vaccine will not be available after October 3 this year, Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said.

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Syringes and a Covid-19 vaccine vial are seen as an official writes down inoculation information on a vaccine card during a special daylong countrywide campaign, at Mir Hazaribagh Nagar Shastho Kendra in Dhaka, Saturday, February 26, 2022 Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka

Gumdhum SSC test centre moved to Kutupalong over tension at Myanmar border

A Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination centre at Gumdhum of Bandarban has been moved to Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila, as shelling and firing from Myanmar continued till late on Friday.

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File photo of an SSC exam centre Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Govt targets to export goods worth $100 bn by 2026

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Saturday said that the government has a target of attaining manufacturing goods exports worth $80 billion by 2024 and $100 billion by 2026.

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Vaccination of children aged 5-11 years from October 11 in districts, upazilas

The government will start inoculating children aged between 5 to 11 years against Covid-19 in districts and upazilas from October 11.

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Covid-19 vaccination campaign for children Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Bangladesh on alert to prevent new entries from Myanmar amid tension at border

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Coast Guard are on the alert to prevent Rohingyas from crossing into Bangladesh amid escalating tensions at the border with Myanmar, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said.

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File Photo: This photo taken on April 25, 2018 shows Rohingya refugees gathered behind a barbed-wire fence at a temporary settlement setup in a ‘no man's land’ border zone between Myanmar and Bangladesh, near Maungdaw district in Myanmar's Rakhine state AFP

RMG exports rise in top markets in the first two months of FY23

The export of apparel items marked significant gains in the top destinations – both in traditional and nontraditional markets in the first two months (July and August) of the current fiscal year (FY2022-23), said the recently published country-wise detailed apparel export data of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).

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BTRC to disable multiple SIMs under one NID by November 30

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will deactivate more than 15 SIMs registered under one national identity (NID.)

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Dengue death toll rises to 44 as 2 more die

Two more Dengue patients died in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 44.

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Ziaul Haque Mridha relieved from Jatiya Party

Jatiya Party relieved Ziaul Haque Mridha from all posts, including the post of advisor to Jatiya Party chairman, on Saturday.

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Ziaul Haque Mridha Bangla Tribune

Long lost moon could have been responsible for Saturn's rings

Discovered by Galileo 400 years ago, the rings of Saturn are about the most striking thing astronomers with small telescopes can spot in our solar system.

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File photo: In this handout photo released by the Nasa/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 photo taken on September 12, 2019 shows an observation of Saturn on June 20, 2019 AFP