Evening Brief

No problem with movement, but don't go for violence, PM Hasina warns BNP

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said BNP is free to hold meetings and processions, but her government will take stern action if the opposition resorts to arson attacks and killings in the name of anti-government movement.

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Report: Bangladesh en route to become trillion-dollar economy

The country's gross domestic product (GDP) is set to reach the trillion dollar-mark sooner than expected, riding on an ambitious business community, fast-growing consumer market and improved industrial and agricultural output, according to a report.

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Talking points: England and Netherlands edge closer, Qatar miss out on own party

Matchday five and six saw equal eight goals scored as the Qatar World Cup entered its business stage without the home team.

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Clockwise: England's Harry Maguire against USA, Iran players toast coach Carlos Queiroz, Ecuador's Enner Valencia and the Netherlands' Cody Gakpo vie for the ball and Qatar's first ever World Cup goal-scorer Mohammed Muntari AFP

The ABCs of LCs

According to this newspaper there is a Letter of Credit crisis in Bangladesh. Importers can't use them because the banks don't have the dollars to back them up. According to the Bangladesh Bank, again in this newspaper, this is nonsense, also that the problem will be solved in January -- meaning the problem isn't nonsense if it's only going to be solved in three months' time.

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PM Hasina hints at holding no dialogue before next polls

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Saturday hinted that no dialogue would be held prior to the next general election, saying any party can take part in the polls if it wants.

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Salman F Rahman: No dollar crisis from next month

Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman on Saturday said that the dollar crisis would be resolved by next month.

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Two more dengue patients die in 24hrs

With two more deaths from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Saturday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 244 this year.

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A woman and her child, undergoing treatment for dengue, sit inside a protective net at Sir Salimullah Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka on Friday, August 6, 2021 >Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Home minister: Location of escaped militants to be traced soon

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal hoped that the location of the escaped militants will be traced very soon.

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Abu Siddique Sohel alias Sajid alias Sihab and Moinul Hasan Shamim alias Sifat Bangla Tribune