Evening Brief

Govt okays import of 180,000 tons of fertiliser, 35% payment for Bangabandhu Tunnel in dollars

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Wednesday approved a number of proposals including import of a total of 180,000 metric tons (MT) of fertiliser.

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Bangladesh Book Fair in Kolkata to start on December 2

Bangladesh Book Fair in Kolkata 2022, the 10th edition of the event, will be held from December 2-11.

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Ban on tourism in 2 Bandarban upazilas extended till Nov 20

Bandarban district administration has further extended the temporary ban on tourism in Ruma and Rowangchhari upazilas till November 20 as part of high security measures.

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FILE PHOTO: CHT border road in Bandarban, August 2019 Dhaka Tribune

Bangladesh to open fertilizer factory in KSA soon

The country is now planning to establish a fertilizer factory in Saudi Arabia (KSA) through single or joint-venture investment amid dwindling domestic gas supply.

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File photo of a farmer applying urea as fertilizer during the process of preparing seedbed for paddy cultivation Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Buet student Fardin murder: Prime accused Bushra sent to jail

A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent Amatullah Bushra, the prime accused in the murder case of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Fardin Noor Parash, to jail rejecting her bail petitions in a case filed with Rampura police station.

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Fardin Noor Parash Bangla Tribune

Dengue claims three lives, 767 hospitalized in 24hrs

Three dengue patients died while 767 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till 8am on Wednesday.

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File photo of dengue patients at a hospital in Dhaka Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune