Morning Brief

Why the metro rail matters for Dhaka city

Residents of Dhaka are currently waiting to board the metro train and travel to their places of employment or study. Hopefully, the red-green flag will be flown on the metro rail during December, the bijoy month.

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Awami League, BNP at odds over Dec 10 rally

Tension over the BNP's December 10 rally in Dhaka mounted high on Tuesday as the opposition party once again failed to reach an agreement with the government and law enforcement agencies on the venue of its rally.

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Bangla Tribune

Dacca Diary: Tuesday, December 7, 1971

Dacca seems to be learning to live with war – or, rather, threat of war, because Indians so far bombing only few military targets on city outskirts. But people do keep glancing nervously at the sky. UN tried again for a mercy flight, but the plane was hit by naval gunfire, presumably India, off East Pakistani coast. India not winning very many friends among the stranded Westerners here. Some Americans in hotel lobby demanding to know why the Marines don't come in and evacuate them. “We did it in Congo,” another says. “It will be soon,” the first says.

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FM Momen: Nothing to be worried about BNP's Dec 10 rally

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said there is nothing to be worried about BNP's December 10 rally in Dhaka, noting that it is meaningless if there is no people's support behind any initiative.

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Dr SA Malek passes away

Freedom fighter Dr SA Malek, a former political adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during 1996-2001, has passed away.

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US judge dismisses suit against Saudi prince in Khashoggi murder

A US judge dismissed Tuesday a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his alleged role in the 2018 murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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A demonstrator holds a poster with a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on October 25, 2018 Reuters

Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud scheme

Donald Trump's real estate company was convicted on Tuesday of carrying out a 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud tax authorities, adding to the legal woes facing the former US president as he campaigns for the office again in 2024.

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Former US president Donald Trump attends a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections, in Dayton, Ohio, US, November 7, 2022 Reuters

Ukraine appears to show ability to strike far inside Russia

A third Russian airfield was set ablaze by a drone strike, a day after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability to penetrate hundreds of kilometres into Russia with attacks on two air bases.

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A firefighter stands in front of burnt market stalls hit by shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 6, 2022 Reuters