Evening Brief

Metro rail: Trains to run every 10 minutes

The metro rail authorities have decided to operate the country’s first electric trains every 10 minutes for 16 hours every day once inaugurated in December this year.

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File photo of Metro rail Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Educational institutions get 2-day weekly holiday

The government has decided to keep educational institutions closed two days a week to save energy.

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File Photo of Students in a class Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Govt ensures uninterrupted electricity supply in villages for 10-15 days

The government has ensured uninterrupted electricity in rural areas of Bangladesh for irrigation.

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File Photo of Rice Paddy Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Govt sets office hours from 8am to 3pm

The government has decided to set office hours from 8am to 3pm, for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions from Wednesday in a bid to cut down power consumption.

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File photo of Bangladesh Secretariat Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Momen: Did not talk about Bangladesh election in India

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said that he did not talk about next general election of Bangladesh during his recent India visit.

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File photo: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen briefs reporters on the recent Bangladesh visit of his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, at a press conference in Dhaka on August 7, 2022 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Bangladesh Bank seeks to salvage 10 weak banks, start talks

Bangladesh Bank has opened talks with the managing directors and the chief financial officers of 10 banks to try to finalise deals to save them from collapsing.

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The Bangladesh Bank Headquarters In Motijheel Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Tea workers resume work with previous salary of Tk120 for now

Tea workers have decided to return to work from Monday with the previous daily wage of Tk120.

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File photo of tea garden workers at a tea plantation Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

UK to continue duty-free market access to Bangladesh after LDC graduation

The UK will continue to provide Bangladesh with duty-free access to its market after the country’s graduation from the LDC category.

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Banks to remain open from 9am to 4pm

The government has decided to set bank hours from 9am to 4pm starting Wednesday. 

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Cabinet approves 2 new universities in Naogaon, Meherpur

The cabinet, on Monday,  approved the draft law for two new universities in Bangladesh.

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