Evening Brief

Chuadanga records highest temperature for 14 days in a row

For the 14th consecutive day, Chuadanga district in Bangladesh recorded the highest temperature.

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File Photo: A man selling ice bar in the scorching heat in Dhaka University area on Monday, May 16, 2022 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

58 Dhaka markets at risk of fire

The Fire Service and Civil Defence have released a list of 58 markets and shopping malls declaring them as "extremely risky" and "risky" in terms of fire accidents. 

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BBS: Household debt increases to Tk70,506 on average

The amount of debt per household is increasing, as one-third of households in Bangladesh are now in debt.

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Could establishment of an Asian monetary fund help China's yuan dethrone US dollar?

When Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim revived a decades-old proposal for the establishment of an Asian monetary fund during a recent visit to China, he framed it as a way for participating nations to reduce their reliance on the US dollar – possibly giving a boost to the regional role played by the yuan.

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on March 31, 2023 Reuters

Metro rail to run in the afternoon on Eid day

The metro rail services will be operated every 20 minutes from 2pm to 6pm on Eid day. 

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Dhaka Tribune

President-elect Shahabuddin: Next general election will be free, participatory and acceptable

President-elect Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday dispelled any worry about the next general election saying that there is an independent election commission to make the voting impartial, participatory and acceptable to all.

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President-elect Mohammed Shahabuddin at an event to mark the publication of a book written by him named “Agiye Jabe Bangladesh” UNB

Kamal: Investigations into early-hour market fires ongoing

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said members of the law enforcement agencies are conducting investigations into every fire that broke out in the early hours in some city markets.

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DSCC forms probe body over New Supermarket fire

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has formed a nine-member probe committee to investigate the fire that broke out at Dhaka's New Supermarket on Saturday morning. 

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BNP discusses polls issue, non-violent political process with US envoy

A 3-member BNP delegation, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, met US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Sunday and discussed the next election issue and non-violent political process.

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A 3 member BNP delegation, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a discussion with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas UNB

Bidyanondo apologizes for photo blunder

Bidyanondo Foundation, a voluntary organization, has apologized for its recent photo blunder on social media.

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President Hamid, PM Hasina for united efforts to build ‘Smart Bangladesh'

President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the countrymen to work together for building a non-communal, hunger- and poverty-free, developed and prosperous “Smart Bangladesh” as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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File photo of President Hamid, left and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, right BSS

Peugeot 3008 is giving other luxury brands a run for their money

For those who are not familiar with the brand, Peugeot has been around for more than 200 years, meaning it's way older than Toyota, Nissan, Mercedes and most other names you are familiar with.  

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