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Update : 24 Aug 2023, 08:00 PM

Govt allows onion imports from 9 countries including Pakistan

The Bangladesh government has allowed onion imports from nine more countries apart from India. 

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File image of onion. Photo: Dhaka Tribune

PM Hasina writes to Modi, congratulates India on successful moon landing

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent a message to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulating him and the people of India on the successful lunar landing of Chandrayaan-3.

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The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft seconds before its successful lunar landing on the south pole of the Moon on August 23, 2023 Photo: AFP

BRICS to admit six new members next year

BRICS leaders announced on Thursday the admission of six new countries from next year as the club of large and populous emerging economies seeks to reshape the global order.

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(From L to R) President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia`s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend the 2023 Brics Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on Aug 24, 2023. Photo: AFP

Xi assures Bangladesh of support in joining BRICS, solving Rohingya issue

Chinese President Xi Jinping assured that his country will always stay beside Bangladesh in its needs including providing support in joining the BRICS and ensuring permanent solution to the Rohingya issue.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchange greetings before their talks at Hilton Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. Photo: Focus Bangla

UN rights chief: International community must not forget Rohingyas, host community

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Thursday said the international community must not forget the Rohingya people or their host community in Bangladesh in the face of competing crises.

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File image of Rohingya camp.Photo:Dhaka Tribune

Bangladesh logs 8 more dengue deaths

Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours to Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 514 this year.

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File Photo of Dengue Unit. Photo: Dhaka Tribune

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