Evening Brief

Fakhrul, Abbas freed from jail after a month

Just after a month of their arrest, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Mirza Abbas were freed from jail on bail on Monday evening.

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BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Mirza Abbas are freed from jail on bail UNB

Cabinet clears policy to fix minimum and maximum prices of agricultural goods

The Cabinet on Monday cleared the draft of the National Agricultural Marketing Policy, 2023 in order to modernize the marketing system and ensure the highest benefits for the farmers through different measures including fixation of minimum and maximum rational prices for the agricultural goods.

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Study finds Bangladeshi RMG factories were paid less than production cost

Large fashion brands sourcing clothes from Bangladesh for the UK market reportedly paid below the cost of production, according to a survey. 

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Nasrul Hamid: Govt mulling over monthly adjustment of power, energy prices

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said on Monday that the government is working on a plan to introduce a system for adjusting power and energy prices every month.

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File photo for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Nasrul Hamid Dhaka Tribune

PM Hasina: Govt overcame challenges in executing metro rail project

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that her government overcame several challenges in implementation of metro rail and different development projects in the country.

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Foreign Minister: 'Frequent visits' by US officials a good development

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday said Bangladesh remains "constructive and very positive" to address any gaps and wants to develop a "much better relationship" with the United States.

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Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Iran sentences three more to death over Amini protests

Iran has sentenced to death three more people, accused of killing three members of the security forces during the protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death, the judiciary said on Monday.

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Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, who were executed for killing a member of Iran's Basij paramilitary force amid protests, attending a court hearing in Karaj on January 7, 2023 AFP