Morning Brief

PM Hasina leaves for tri-nation tour

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here on Tuesday morning on a 15-day official tour to Japan, the USA and the UK.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a cheque handover program for the repayment of a loan taken out for the construction of the Padma Bridge Bangla Tribune

Momen tells outgoing British envoy:All parties' commitment required for credible polls

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has reiterated that the government wants "free, fair and credible" general elections.

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Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen meets outgoing British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on April 24, 2023 Ministry of Foreign Affairs

President Sahabuddin attends office Monday evening

President Mohammed Sahabuddin, now a resident of Bangabhaban, attended his office for the first time by signing some important files on Monday evening.

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File Photo of Mohammed Shahabuddin Focus Bangla

Explosions at Pakistani counter-terrorism ammunition store kill at least 13

Two explosions in a counter-terrorism ammunition depot in northwest Pakistan killed at least 13 people and wounded over 50 on Monday, police said.

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Police officers and rescue workers gather after explosions on the counter-terrorism office building in Swat, Pakistan April 24, 2023 Reuters

Powerful Indonesia quake sends islanders fleeing

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled residents on islands west of Indonesia's Sumatra on Tuesday, forcing them to flee to higher ground before an hours-long tsunami warning was lifted.

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File image: A man walks near a destroyed kindergarten affected by the earthquake in Cugenang, Cianjur, West Java province, Indonesia, November 22, 2022 Reuters