Morning Brief

How can we keep road accidents in check?

"Mom, why won't dad open his eyes? When will we go home?”

The child's mother has no answer. On Sunday morning, the bus carrying the child's father fell into a ditch at Madaripur's Shibchar. They had come to identify the body after receiving the tragic news.

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Road accident on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway at Shibchar in Madaripur Focus Bangla

Several officials implicated in Biman question leak still on exam committee

Several Biman Bangladesh Airlines officials who were implicated in question paper leaks during the organization's recruitment exam last year are still holding positions on its exam committee.

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Biman building Courtesy

Dhaka's rail link with rest of Bangladesh restored after 2 hours

Rail communication between Dhaka and the northern and southern districts of Bangladesh has been restored after two-hour disruption on Thursday night. 

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Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

US envoy entertains Awami League leaders with Beef Kala Bhuna

A delegation led by Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday attended a closed-door meeting followed by lunch at the residence of the US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas, where the Awami League leaders were served beef Kala Bhuna, a special and traditional dish of Bangladesh, and had a candid discussion about the next national parliament election of Bangladesh, trade, people to people relations, and security cooperation between Dhaka and Washington.

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Gold prices drop again

Gold prices dropped by Tk1,166 per bhori in the domestic market. The gold prices fell twice in a week after reaching record high on March 18.

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File photo shows gold jewelleries displayed at a shop in Dhaka Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Myanmar to take 1,000 Rohingya refugees in pilot program

Myanmar will accept the return of around 1,000 Rohingya refugees in a pilot repatriation program, with a junta spokesman telling AFP Wednesday the resettlement would likely begin by mid-April.

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Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

17 banks suffer severe liquidity crunch after violating lending limits

Despite Bangladesh Bank's initiatives to promote good governance in the banking sector, 17 banks have recently violated their loan disbursement limits, and are now embroiled in a severe liquidity crisis.

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Stacks of Bangladeshi taka Mehedi Hasan/ Dhaka Tribune