Evening Brief

Ecnec approves 6 projects involving 2,504.75C

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a total of six projects involving Tk2,504.75 crore.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joins the Ecnec meeting virtually from Ganabhaban on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 PID

PM Hasina for finding a way to import oil from Russia

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed all concerned ministries to devise a way to import crude oil from Russia amid a fuel crisis in the country. 

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joins the Ecnec meeting virtually from Ganabhaban on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 PID

Uttara crane accident: PM Hasina orders blacklisting contractors

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to take action against those responsible for the Uttara BRT girder accident following an investigation.

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A total of five people were killed when a girder of a crane fell on a private car in Uttara, Dhaka on Monday, August 15, 2022 Collected

Flood death toll rises to 139

The death toll from this season's floods in Bangladesh rose to 139 with another death in Rangpur in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

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File Photo of Flood Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Biman flights on Dhaka-Guangzhou route from Thursday

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh is set to launch the first flights on the Dhaka-Guangzhou routes from Thursday. 

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File photo of the Biman's first Dreamliner Akash Beena Courtesy

Tea workers want rice instead of wheat subsidized

The Bangladesh Tea Association (BTA) recently requested the government to allocate 1,800 tonnes of wheat at a subsidized rate for tea industry workers for survival of the sector.

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