Evening Brief

Hathurusingha back as Bangladesh head coach

Bangladesh Cricket Board has confirmed the appointment of Chandika Hathurusingha as the national team head coach.

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UN expert concerned over rights violations of women migrant workers

UN Special Rapporteur Felipe González Morales has expressed concern over the risk of human rights violations of women migrant workers.

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Feasibility study for Chittagong Metro Rail begins

The inauguration of transport master plan and preliminary feasibility study of metro rail in Chittagong was held at Radisson Blu Chattogram Bay View on Tuesday.

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Dhaka Tribune

Minister: Around 60% of brick kilns operating illegally

60% of the brick kilns in the country are being operated illegally without environmental clearance. 

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File Photo of Brick Kilns Md Manik/Dhaka Tribune

BGB blocks BSF from fencing border

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) stopped the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from illegally installing barbed wire fence along Hili border in Dinajpur on Tuesday. 

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Blinken meets Palestinian leaders in bid to restore calm

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to meet Palestinian leaders Tuesday for his final stop on a Middle East tour aimed at curbing the worst outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence in years.

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