Morning Brief

Bangladesh Bank eases age limit for pandemic-hit job seekers

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the banks to give up to an additional 39 months to jobseekers to apply to the banking sector due to the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in the recruitment process.

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Biman demands loan waiver, blames BPC and CAAB over massive debt

The national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has demanded a loan waiver from the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) and Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB).

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

Equation for Bangladesh to qualify for semi-final

Bangladesh can still qualify for the semi-finals of the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, despite their loss against India.

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Bangladesh players line up for the national anthem prior to their Twenty20 World Cup match against India in Adelaide Wednesday AFP

Parliament: Rape survivor's character cannot be questioned during trial

Bangladesh Parliament on Thursday unanimously passed the much talked about “The Evidence (Amendment) Bill, 2022” which states that a rape survivor's character cannot be questioned during prosecution.

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File photo of friends and classmates of the O level rape victim organize protest at Dhaka's Dhanmondi 27 Road on Saturday, January 9, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Food minister warns against eating polished rice

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Thursday urged the people to stop eating polished rice and start eating nutrient-rich rice.

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File photo of sacks of rice at a shop Focus Bangla

Imran Khan stable after assassination attempt

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was in stable condition after being shot in the leg at a political rally on Thursday in what the country's president deemed "a heinous assassination attempt."

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File photo: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan gestures during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad on June 4, 2021 Reuters

BNP activists arriving two days early to join Barisal rally

Defying a two-day long transport ban, leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have started gathering at Barisal city's Bangabandhu Park to attend the party's divisional rally on Saturday.

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Soybean oil price could go up again

Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association has put forward a proposal to the commerce ministry to raise the price of both bottled and loose soybean oil by Tk15 per litre.

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RMG stakeholders discuss strategies for sustainable RMG in Bangladesh

Representatives from the employers, workers, government and the world's largest retail brands discussed strategies for sustainable growth of the country's ready-made garment (RMG) sector at the Bangladesh business forum on November 2nd in Dhaka.

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Combined textile and clothing exports from LDCs in Asia account for 8% of the global total, which contracted in 2020 due to the pandemic Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune