Evening Brief

Modi: Bangladesh is India’s largest development partner

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Bangladesh is India's largest development partner and the largest regional trade partner.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shakes hands with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during her ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, September 6, 2022 Reuters

Inflation to ease from October, hopes MA Mannan

Planning Minister MA Mannan on Tuesday expressed his hope that the general point-to-point inflation in Bangladesh is likely to ease from October due to the various measures taken by the government.

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Planning Minister MA Mannan Collected

Truss appointed as Britain's PM, Johnson bows out

Queen Elizabeth appointed Liz Truss as British prime minister on Tuesday, tasked with steering the country through a looming recession and energy crisis that threatens the futures of millions of households and businesses.

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Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become PM and form a new government, at Balmoral Castle on September 6, 2022 Reuters

PM Hasina, Modi jointly unveil Unit-I of Maitree Super Thermal Power Project

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Tuesday jointly unveiled Unit-I of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project powering the Bangladesh-India partnership.

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Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi wave ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India September 6, 2022 Reuters

Dengue claims 5 more lives in 24 hours, 284 others hospitalized

Five more dengue patients died in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 31.

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File Photo: Dengue patients, protected under mosquito nets, receive treatment at Mitford Hospital on Friday, August 6, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Metro rail fare fixed at Tk5 per km

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) has fixed the fare of Dhaka Metro Rail at Tk5 per kilometre.

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File photo of Metro rail Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune