Morning Brief

Dengue puts street children in great danger

With numerous closed reservoirs and stagnant water acting as breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes, the street children of Dhaka find themselves at an increased risk of contracting mosquito-borne illnesses, mainly dengue and chikungunya.

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Why we must say no to faculty partisan politics

The 1973 University Ordinance of Bangladesh provides autonomy to several public universities, meaning that university authorities are solely responsible for managing their day-to-day affairs. 

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Jamaat gets permission to hold rally at Engineers Institute

The Jamaat-e-Islami claims to have got permission to hold a rally at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in Dhaka's Ramna.

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Awami League picks Mohammad Arafat for Dhaka-17 by-polls

Awami League central working committee member and media personality Mohammad Ali Arafat has been nominated as the party candidate for Dhaka-17 constituency by-poll which fell vacant following the death of ruling Awami League lawmaker and noted film actor Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque in May.

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Prof Mohammad A Arafat Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Is Moulvibazar border a safe transit route for Rohingya trafficking?

The bordering areas of different upazilas in Moulvibazar are being used as a "safe transit route" by human traffickers to help the Rohingya refugees sneak into India.

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UK ex-prime minister Boris Johnson resigns as MP

Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson on Friday announced his resignation as an MP, accusing a parliamentary probe into the "Partygate" scandal of driving him out. 

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FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, January 31, 2022 Reuters