Evening Brief

M Khurshid Hossain made new RAB director general

Additional Inspector General of Police M Khurshid Hossain has been appointed as the new director general of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), the elite unit of the Bangladesh Police.

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File photo of M Khurshid Hossain Collected

Government slashes palm oil and sugar prices

The Ministry of Commerce on Thursday reduced the price of palm oil by Tk12 per litre following the recommendation of the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC).

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Death toll from Iran unrest climbs to 17 as internet restricted

The death toll from Iran's wave of popular unrest shot up to at least 17 on Thursday as popular anger has flared over the death in custody of the young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini.

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Iranian demonstrators taking to the streets of the capital Tehran during a protest for Mahsa Amini, days after she died in police custody, on September 21, 2022 AFP

Biden at UN renews backing for Palestinian state

President Joe Biden on Wednesday told the United Nations that the United States remained committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state but gave no indication of any new peace initiative.

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File photo: US President Joe Biden speaks before signing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on June 25, 2022 AFP

PM Hasina to give prize money to Saff champions

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will give prize money to all the players of the Bangladesh Women Football Team after returning home from United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). 

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PM Hasina: Global solidarity needed for overcoming crises caused by Ukraine war

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for strong political commitment and global solidarity to face the challenges caused by the Ukraine war and other overlapping crises.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses a high-level meeting of the UNGA Platform of Women Leaders at the Trusteeship Council in the United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Focus Bangla