Evening Brief

PM Hasina to meet Italy's Meloni Tuesday, sign 2 MoUs

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will have a bilateral meeting with her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Tuesday during her three-day visit to attend an FAO conference.

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Dengue toll rises to 155 with nine more deaths

Nine 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 155 this year.

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UAE keen to invest in Bangladesh's renewable energy sector

The United Arab Emirates is interested in making investments in the energy sector of Bangladesh, particularly renewable energy, a visiting minister of the oil-rich Gulf country has said.

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Election Commission seeks judicial inquiry into Hero Alom assault

The Election Commission (EC) wants to form a judicial inquiry committee to probe into an attack on Ashraful Islam Alom, popularly known as Hero Alom, during Monday's Dhaka-17 by-polls.

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Ashraful Hossen Alom, popularly known as Hero Alom being under attack Dhaka Tribune

High Commission clarifies: No impact of US visa policy on Canada

Canada has not made any changes to its visa regime for Bangladesh, a spokesperson of the Canadian High Commission in Dhaka told Dhaka Tribune.

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Trainee doctors to resume work from Saturday on five conditions

The private postgraduate trainee doctors have announced to resume their work from next Saturday under five conditions.

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