Evening Brief

CPD: Bangladesh has the highest price for beef, rice and sugar in the developing and developed world

Rice, sugar, soybean oil and beef are more expensive in Bangladesh than in other developing or developed countries, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

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High court seeks postmortem report over Naogaon custodial death

The High Court on Monday asked the authorities to submit a postmortem report on the death of a woman named Sultana Jasmine who died in RAB custody on Friday after being arrested from Naogaon city.

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File photo of the High Court Dhaka Tribune

Minister: Doctors at 30 govt hospitals can run private practice in own institutions from March 30

Doctors in 10 district government hospitals and 20 upazila hospitals will be allowed to see patients in their respective institutions after office hours from March 30, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday.

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File photo shows Health Minister Zahid Maleque addressing the media Rajib Dhar/Dhaka Tribune

PM Hasina slams BNP for calling for movement in Ramadan

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Monday denounced the BNP's call for movement in the month of Ramadan disregarding its sanctity and peace in public life, urging the countrymen to remain alert about any move against the country's development.

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File photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina PID

Will draft policy on motorcycle movement be revised?

The draft policy aimed at controlling the speed and movement of motorcycles in Bangladesh may undergo revisions, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed dissatisfaction at a recent Executive Committee on National Economic Council (Ecnec) meeting. 

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File Photo of Bikers at road Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Biden writes to PM Hasina: You set an example of empathy, generosity for the world

US President Joe Biden has said his country made a commitment to finding long-term solutions to the Rohingya refugee crisis and holding perpetrators of the atrocities accountable.

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File photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sitting beside then US Vice President Joe Biden during the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York City PMO