Evening Brief

Dengue strikes Rohingya camps: 1,634 refugees infected, 4 dead

The dengue situation in Cox's Bazar's Rohingya camps has reached an alarming level: between January and July 10, a total of 1,634 individuals had been infected, resulting in four fatalities during treatment.

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Rohingyas walk on a road at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Allison Joyce/Dhaka Tribune

PM to open South Asia's largest single sewage treatment plant in Dhaka Thursday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the South Asia's largest single sewage treatment plant (STP), having a capacity of treating 5 million sewage per day, at the city's Khilgaon area on Thursday, which will save the rivers surrounding the capital from pollution.

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Bangladesh looks to launch taka-rupee card by December

As Bangladesh and India on Tuesday launched trading in the rupee, Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder said they are in the process of starting a taka-rupee dual-currency card by December.

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ADB approves $190m to improve rural roads in Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $190 million additional funding for the ongoing Rural Connectivity Improvement Project (RCIP) that is upgrading rural roads, making agricultural areas more productive, and improving socioeconomic centers in rural Bangladesh.

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Envoy: Bangladesh-India trade in rupee an important beginning

Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Pranay Verma described Tuesday's launch of rupee trading as a "very important beginning" amid the US dollar crisis.

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File Photo: Pranay Kumar Verma, high commissioner of India to Bangladesh UNB

EU delegation holds meeting with EC on preparations for holding national election 

Members of the Election Exploratory Mission (ExM) from European Union (EU) had a meeting with the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday, and wanted to know about its preparations for holding the next election "fairly and peacefully."

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