Evening Brief

How much will the MRT Line-1 affect the Purbachal Expressway?

Experts fear that the eight-lane Kuril-Purbachal Expressway, which is on the verge of completion, may have to be dug up and rebuilt due to conflicts with the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-1.

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Purbachal Expressway Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Madrasa students brought under Bangabandhu Education Insurance program

The government has decided to bring another 50,000 students, this time from madrasas and technical schools, under the Bangabandhu Education Insurance program in an effort to support poverty-stricken families and reduce dropouts.

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HSC results likely to be published between Feb 7-9

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education intends to publish the results of the Higher Secondary School (HSC) Certificate and its equivalent exams between February 7-9.

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File Photo: Students sit for the first of the HSC exams at Government Shahid Suhrawardy College in Dhaka on Thursday, December 2, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Bangladesh, France keen to build partnership in aviation, space, aerospace technology

Bangladesh and France have reasserted their will to build a "key partnership" in aviation, space and aerospace technology.

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Embassy: Not necessary to use broker to apply for US visa

In coordination with the US Embassy, Bangladesh police have arrested six individuals who were selling fraudulent entry and exit stamps to US visa applicants. 

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World Bank managing director to arrive in Dhaka Saturday

World Bank Managing Director of Operations Axel van Trotsenburg will arrive in Dhaka Saturday on his first official visit to Bangladesh.

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