Morning Brief

Dhaka-17 by-polls underway

Balloting for the Dhaka-17 by-polls began at 8am on Monday.

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Chittagong-10 by-polls: Candidates engage in intense campaigning

The candidates contesting the Chittagong-10 by-election have thrown themselves into  spirited campaigns to win the hearts and votes of constituents as the voting approaches.

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Dhaka Tribune

Tigers seal third T20I series win in a row, and maiden T20I series victory against Afghans

Opener Liton Das top-scored with 35 as Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in the second Twenty20 international to take the two-match series 2-0 Sunday.

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Bangladesh players pose for group photos with the Twenty20 international series trophy after winning Sunday's second match against Afghanistan in Sylhet AFP

Jubo Mohila League, Mohila Awami League full committees announced

The full central committees for two women's wings of the ruling Awami League - Jubo Mohila League and Mohila Awami League - were announced on Sunday.

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Dhaka Tribune

First it was green chillies, now it's red chillies burning a hole in your pocket

With the increase in green chillies prices, red chillies too have started to get expensive in markets. 

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Collected

UK signs ‘biggest trade deal' since Brexit

The United Kingdom yesterday formally signed a treaty to join a major Indo-Pacific bloc— what it said was the biggest trade deal since the country left the European Union at the beginning of 2020.

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Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, Vietnam's Minister of Trade and Industry Nguyen Hong Dien and British Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch are seen together, on the day Britain signs the treaty to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, in Auckland on July 16, 2023 Reuters