Evening Brief

BPDB seeks revised agreement with Adani before importing power from Jharkhand

The government has sought a revision to the power purchase agreement (PPA) it signed with Adani Power Ltd for importing electricity from its thermal power plant in Jharkhand, India. 

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Hajj becomes more expensive for Bangladeshi pilgrims

The government has finalized Tk6,83,018 hajj package this year under government management which is around Tk96,000-Tk1,00,000 more than that of 2022.

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File Photo: Muslims pray at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in their holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 8, 2019 Reuters

CEC: 15-20% voter turnout in by-polls to 6 JS seats left vacant by BNP

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday said the average voter turnout in the by-election in six parliamentary seats may be 15% to 20%.

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Voters in a line to vote Focus Bangla

Will 2023 be the decisive year in Myanmar's civil war?

Thousands dead and at least 1.5 million internally displaced persons, that is the cost of the civil war in Myanmar so far.

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Anti-coup fighters being given flowers by local residents in a township in Myanmar's northwestern Sagaing region on August 16, 2022 AFP

Shedding light on Hathurusingha's Bangladesh return

Widespread discussions were doing the rounds in the Bangladesh cricket fraternity regarding the identity of the next national team head coach.

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Chandika Hathurusingha Dhaka Tribune

PM Hasina warns of conspiracies to disturb stability in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday blasted those who argue for an unelected government, saying that many conspiracies would be hatched to disturb the current stability in the country.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasian opening the month-long “Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2023” Focus Bangla

Hero Alom ahead in 63 centres in Bogra-4 by-election

Ashraful Hossen Alom, best known on social media as Hero Alom, is ahead in the voting of election to Bogra-4 (Kahalu-Nandigram).

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Ashraful Hossen Alom, best known on social media as Hero Alom Collected

Gulf Air pilot death: No case filed with Gulshan police yet

US citizen Tala Elhendi Josephano, sister of a Jordanian-American pilot, has failed to file a case at Gulshan police station over her brother's death due to alleged wrong treatment at United Hospital in Dhaka.

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Dhaka Tribune

In pictures: Booklovers crowd Amar Ekushey Book Fair on first day

Hundreds of booklovers have visited the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Bangla Academy premises and Suhrawardy Udyan on the first day to buy the latest books from their favourite authors. 

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Half a million strike in UK's largest walkout in 12 years

Half a million workers went on strike in Britain on Wednesday, calling for higher wages in the largest such walkout in over a decade, closing schools and severely disrupting transport.

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Teachers hold placards as they take part in a protest organized by GMB and NEU trade unions outside Trafford Town Hall in Manchester on February 1, 2023 AFP

Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus: An amazing deal for just Tk40,000

Xiaomi first introduced its Redmi line-up back in the year 2014. 

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