Evening Brief

Dengue: Over 2,000 patients hospitalized in 10 days

In the last 10 days, Bangladesh has reported a total of 2,209 dengue patients. 

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File photo of dengue patients at a hospital in Dhaka Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Kamal: Govt itself looking for 35 missing people

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said the government itself was looking for 35 people who were on the missing list of human rights organizations.

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File photo of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal Collected

DNCC mayor: Weeklong special dengue drive from Sunday

A weeklong special drive to control Aedes mosquitoes that spread dengue will kick off on Sunday, said Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam.

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File Photo: A city corporation employee spraying mosquito repellant using a fogging machine Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Home minister: Myanmar warned against firing near Bangladesh border

Myanmar has been warned against firing near the Bangladesh border, so no more shells land inside the country, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said.

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Dhaka circular riverway transport service launched

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has launched a service to operate speed boats around Dhaka via waterways in a bid to reduce traffic gridlocks on the roads of the capital.

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PBI will not slip up in Mitu murder investigation, assures home minister

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) would not make mistakes in the probe into the murder of Mitu, wife of former Chittagong superintendent of police (SP) Babul Akter, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said.

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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan speaks at an event at a hotel in Dhaka on Saturday, August 27, 2022 Focus Bangla

Minister: Commodity prices will drop when dollar stabilizes

The prices of essentials will drop when the dollar-taka exchange rate stabilizes, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said.

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Prices of edible soybean oil have increased again Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

US report: Bangladesh made significant progress in fiscal transparency

Bangladesh government made significant progress towards meeting international requirements in fiscal transparency, but it still fell short of the minimum standard, says a new report released by the United States.

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Government considering digital currency

The government is mulling over switching to digital currency -- a move believed to be faster, cheaper and transparent in transactions.

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Anjan Dutt sued over upcoming ‘Bela Bose’ movie

A case has been filed against Anjan Dutt, an Indian film director, actor, and singer-songwriter for an upcoming movie based on his famous song “Bela Bose”.

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Anjan Dutt Collected

PM Hasina: Concerted efforts helped avoid possible disasters from Covid

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government and concerned stakeholders' collective and timely efforts helped avoid possible disasters saving many lives from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Focus Bangla