Evening Brief

Water levels of major rivers in Brahmaputra basin on the rise

The water levels of the Dharla, Teesta, Dudhkumar and Brahmaputra rivers of the northern region have started rising in Kurigram due to rains and onrush of huge water from upstream. 

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File photo of Teesta River Dhaka Tribune

Dengue: Bangladesh records highest single-day death toll in 2023

Bangladesh recorded four deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, the highest toll in a single day this year.

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Dengue patients under treatment at Mugda General Hospital Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Govt ponders scrapping Tk2,000 minimum tax

The much talked-about Tk2,000 minimum tax for all may be cancelled ahead of approving the national budget for FY24.

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Quader: Bangladesh not concerned about new US visa policy

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said Bangladesh is not concerned about the new US visa policy.

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File Photo of Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader Focus Bangla

Journo Nadeem murder: RAB transporting UP Chairman Babu to Dhaka

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is transferring Sadhurpara UP Chairman Mahmudul Alam Babu, the alleged mastermind in the killing of Jamalpur journalist Golam Rabbani Nadeem, to Dhaka.

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Awami League condemns Sirajganj BNP leader calling for 'fight to kill PM Hasina'

Weeks after a Rajshahi unit BNP leader publicly called for “assassination” of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a video has emerged of another BNP leader giving slogan – echoed by hundreds of supporters, and urging for a “fight to kill Hasina”.

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Joint general secretary of BNP's Sirajganj district unit Ranjon, marked red in the picture, publicly called for “assassination” for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a protest rally in Sirajganj UNB

Nazrul: All BNP leaders united to join polls only under neutral govt

BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan termed Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader's assertion that many BNP leaders are preparing to join the next election under a partisan government a ‘sheer lie'.

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File photo of BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Netflix to launch restaurant featuring British-Bangladeshi Chef Nadiya Hussain

Netflix, the world's largest streaming site, is preparing to launch its very own restaurant called Netflix Bites.

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Netflix is preparing to launch its very own restaurant, Netflix Bites featuring British-Bangladeshi Chef Nadiya Hussain Collected

23 Bangladeshis marooned in India's Sikkim flash flood

Some 23 Bangladeshi nationals along with 2,000 tourists have been stranded in India's North Sikkim due to a landslide triggered by a flash flood since Thursday. 

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Another Bangladesh Army man killed in IED explosion in Bandarban

An army soldier has been killed and another injured in an IED explosion in Bandarban's Ruma upazila. 

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