Evening Brief

PM Hasina: Be vigilant against food hoarding, black-marketing

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked all to be vigilant against the hoarding of foods and the black marketing of these commodities during the upcoming fasting month of Ramadan.

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Biman MD: No scope to reduce hajj flight fare this year

There is no scope to reduce the fare of hajj flights this year, said Managing Director of national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines Shafiul Azim on Sunday.

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File Photo: People are seen aboard an aircraft ahead of their flight to Saudi Arabia for Hajj in this undated file photo Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Hajj flights start May 21

Flights carrying Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj will begin on May 21.

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File Photo of Muslims are at Dhaka airport for their pilgrimage to Makkah, Saudi Arabia Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Diya-Rubel pair wins gold at Archery Asia Cup

Bangladesh's archery pair Diya Siddique and Hakim Ahmed Rubel have bagged gold medal in recurve mixed team event at 2023 Asia Cup Archery in Taoyuan, Taiwan Sunday.

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Bangladesh archers Diya Siddique and Hakim Ahmed Rubel celebrate on the podium after bagging gold medal in the recurve mixed team event at the Asia Cup in Taiwan Sunday

Can Pakistan afford to hold general elections?

The demand for general elections is gaining momentum in Pakistan. Supporters of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan believe that it is the only way to drag the country out of the acute political and economic crises it is confronting. A fresh mandate for a political party, or a coalition, will do the country good, they argue.

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Supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan try to stop riot police scuffle outside Khan's house to prevent officers from arresting him, in Lahore on March 14, 2023 AFPMadaripur crash: Families in torment as bodies pile up at hospital

As the number of fatalities from the bus accident has raised to at least 19, the family members of the victims have begun to rush to the hospital in search of their loved ones.

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Shakib completes graduation

Ace Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan always makes a way to create headlines on and off the field. 

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Shakib al Hasan shakes hands with Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni during the convocation ceremony of American International University-Bangladesh in Dhaka Sunday

Madaripur crash: BAU student Afsana dies on way to collect certificate

Twenty-six-year-old Afsana Mimi was on her way to collect her MSc certificate from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Sunday morning.

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Road accident on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway at Shibchar in Madaripur Focus Bangla

45th BCS preliminary exam on May 19

The preliminary exam (MCQ Type) of 45th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) will be held on 19 May 2023.

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Death toll from Madaripur crash rises to 19

The death toll from an accident in the Kutubpur area in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur has risen to 19, with two people succumbing to their injuries while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

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Road accident on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway at Shibchar in Madaripur Focus Bangla