Evening Brief

PM Hasina will be first passenger of metro rail on Dec 28

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be the first passenger of metro rail following its inauguration on December 28.

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Dhaka Metro Rail Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

PM Hasina: All enjoy equal rights in non-communal Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the Awami League government is building Bangladesh as a non-communal country where everyone has equal rights.

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File Photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Dhaka Tribune

Minister: Govt keeps some ambassadors under close observation for security reasons

The government keeps some of the ambassadors stationed in Dhaka under close surveillance for their security, Home Minister Asaduzazman Khan has said.

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Dhaka Tribune

Fan gloom as Argentina World Cup victory parade ends abruptly

Millions of jubilant fans turned out Tuesday to welcome home Argentina's World Cup winners led by Lionel Messi, but most were left disappointed when an open-top bus parade had to be abandoned due to the massive crowds, in favor of a hastily organized helicopter tour.

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FIFA World Cup: Glimpse of the victory celebrations in Argentina

Bangladeshi lawyer appointed as chair of UNHRC investigative body on Iran

Barrister Sara Hossain of Bangladesh has been appointed as the chair of the recently established fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

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File Photo of Barrister Sara Hossain

Bernard Arnault: The new richest man in the world

Elon Musk did not last long as the world's richest person. A little more than a year after reaching the top, he has been eclipsed by 73-year-old French billionaire Bernard Arnault, according to analysts at Forbes.

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In this file photo taken on June 16, 2022, French luxury group LVMH Chairman and Chief Executive Bernard Arnault attends an LVMH event at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair in Paris AFP

Afghan women stopped from entering universities after Taliban ban

Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education in another assault on human rights.

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Afghan female university students stop by Taliban security personnel stand next to a university in Kabul on December 21, 2022 AFP

Minister: BNP's 27-point outline conflicts with their ideology

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said that the 27-point outline presented by BNP on Monday conflicts with their own corrupted ideology.

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File photo of Information Minister Hasan Mahmud PID

PM Hasina slams critics of Awami League govt

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday heavily criticized the people who says her party Awami League (AL) did nothing adding the inaugurated 100 roads and highways are gift from her for the nation in the month of victory.

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Focus Bangla

8 abducted from Teknaf missing after three days

The eight people missing from Cox's Bazar's Teknaf have not been located after three days.

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Teknaf Map Google Map

Samsung Galaxy A04s: Good camera, but is the performance a letdown?

Samsung released its entry-level smartphone — Galaxy A04s — in the last week of September - the successor to the Samsung Galaxy A03s.
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