Bangabandhu Tunnel: Authorities look for short-term toll solution
A committee of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) is looking for a toll solution to ensure that the long-awaited Bangabandhu Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River can compete for traffic with the existing Shah Amanat Bridge.
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Bangabandhu Tunnel Dhaka TribuneMortar shells from Myanmar found at Bangladesh border
The Myanmar border security, Border Guard Police (BGP), reportedly hurled mortar shells at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari.
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The mortar shells reportedly hurled by Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) on Sunday, August 28, 2022 Dhaka TribuneShamsul Haque Tuku elected deputy speaker of parliament
Former State Minister for Home Affairs Shamsul Huq Tuku has been elected unanimously as the deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad due to the death of Fazle Rabbi Mia.
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Shamsul Haque Tuku CollectedGovt cuts import duty on rice
The government has waived import duty on rice in a bid to bring the market under control.
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Why are young students showing higher tendency for suicide?
After securing poor marks in a higher maths exam, a ninth grader of Holy Cross Girls High School in Dhaka went straight to the 10-storey building where she lived in a flat with her family and jumped to her death in her uniform on August 25.
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Representational image BigstockPakistan foreign minister says help needed after 'overwhelming' floods
Pakistan needs financial help to deal with "overwhelming" floods, its foreign minister said on Sunday, adding that he hoped financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund would take the economic fallout into account.
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Men walk along a flooded road with their belongings, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Suhbatpur, Pakistan August 28, 2022 Reuters