Evening Brief

EU high representative: Rohingya crisis is not forgotten

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has assured of EU's continuous humanitarian support to deal with the needs of the Rohingyas in Bangladesh.

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Belarus court jails Nobel Peace Prize winner Bialiatski for 10 years

A court in Belarus on Friday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison for financing protests and other crimes, in a case that rights groups say was politically motivated.

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File photo of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski Collected

Envoy: Bangabandhu's legacy remains guiding light for Dhaka-Delhi relations

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has said Bangladesh's Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's legacy remains a "guiding light" for Bangladesh-India relations and the driving force of India's steadfast partnership with Bangladesh on its journey towards progress and prosperity.

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Lalon festival begins in Kushtia Saturday

A three-day Lalon memorial festival is set to begin at Lalon's Shrine in Chheuria under Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district on Saturday.

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Dhaka Tribune

Narayanganj locals block highway demanding justice over murder of 2 brothers

The family members of the two brothers, who were stabbed to death allegedly by their uncle and cousins in the Kanchpur area of Narayanganj, and locals on Friday afternoon blocked the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway demanding justice over the murder. 

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Bangla Tribune

PM Hasina set to leave for Doha Saturday to attend LDC5 Conference

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Doha on Saturday to participate in the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), to be held on March 5-9.

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File photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks in a meeting with the Bangladesh University Council standing committee at her official residence, Ganabhaban, on Thursday, January 19, 2023 Focus Bangla

Malaysia ex-PM Najib cleared of audit tampering in 1MDB graft scandal

A Malaysian court on Friday acquitted jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in one of the many cases he faces over a multi-billion corruption scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

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File photo: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak walks out from the Federal Court during a court break, in Putrajaya on August 23, 2022 Reuters

Bodies of 2 Bangladesh students killed in Canada road crash arrive in Dhaka

The bodies of two Bangladeshi students who had been killed in a recent road crash in Canada reached Bangladesh on Friday.

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Bangla Tribune

‘Crisis in Myanmar causing humanitarian catastrophe of gigantic proportions'

Mercy Barends, member of the Indonesian House of Representatives and Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) chair, on Friday said the crisis in Myanmar is causing a humanitarian catastrophe of gigantic proportions. 

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