Evening Brief

Adarsha files writ demanding allocation of stall at Ekushey Book Fair

Publisher of Adarsha Prakashani Md Mahabubur Rahman on Thursday filed a writ in the High Court challenging the validity of the decision of not allocating a stall in the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela 2023.

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People visiting Book Fair 2023 Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

PM Hasina likely to attend UN conference on least developed countries in Doha next month

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to participate in the fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) to be held in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on March 5-9.

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File Photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Dhaka Tribune

January sees highest remittance in 5 months

Remittances to Bangladesh increased to a five-month high in January as banks made an all out effort to mobilize US dollars from abroad to ease the pressure on the foreign exchange market

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Queen Of Belgium To Visit Bangladesh

Queen Mathilde of Belgium is coming to Bangladesh on a three-day visit this month.

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Belgium's Queen Mathilde and King Philippe attend a parade on Belgian national day in Brussels, Belgium July 21, 2021. REUTERS Reuters

Bangladesh seeks extended oil credit from Saudi Arabia

Cash-strapped Bangladesh asked Saudi Arabia for extended credit on oil supplies, Dhaka's foreign ministry said, as the South Asian nation grapples with dwindling foreign exchange reserves.

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An Aramco oil facility near al-Khurj area, just south of the Saudi capital Riyadh on September 15, 2019 AFP

France defender Varane announces international retirement at 29

France centre-back Raphael Varane, a World Cup winner in 2018 and runner-up last year, announced Thursday his retirement from international duty at the age of 29. 

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