Evening Brief

Barisal transport strike ahead of BNP rally hits commuters hard

Commuters were hit hard after all modes of transportation went off the streets in Barisal on Friday, just a day before a divisional rally called by opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

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Myanmar takes delivery of Russian fighter jets

Myanmar's military has begun taking delivery of a batch of Russian-made combat jets, a monitoring group said on Friday, the latest hardware shipped from Moscow as rights campaigners accuse the junta of hitting civilians with air strikes.

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File photo: Myanmar Air Force fighter jets take part in a display to celebrate Myanmar's 77th Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2022 AFP

Militancy totally under full control in Bangladesh, police chief says

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Friday said his agency has achieved enviable success in curbing militancy in Bangladesh and it is fully under control now.

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Ushwe Sing: PM Hasina is very sincere to CHT people

Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing on Friday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been extending all kinds of support for the development of the socio-economic conditions of the people of the CHT region.

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Photo shows a truck travelling through the road on a hill in a Chittagong Hill Tracts district Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

In-form Taskin aims high

In-form pacer Taskin Ahmed is having an impressive tournament with the ball as the right-arm quick is admirably leading the Bangladesh pace attack with match-winning performances.

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Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed shares a light moment during a training session in Adelaide Friday as Ebadat Hossain, Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Nurul Hasan look on BCB

Imran Khan recovering in hospital after assassination bid

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was recovering in hospital on Friday after a gunman shot him in the leg, with his supporters vowing the assassination attempt will not derail his "long march" bid to return to power.

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Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan is helped after he was shot in the shin in Wazirabad on November 3, 2022 Reuters

By-polls to Faridpur-2 constituency Saturday

The by-polls for the Faridpur-2 constituency is going to be held on Saturday.

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File Photo: Voting is being held through electronic voting machines (EVMs) exclusively for the first time in Narayanganj cityMehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune