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Daily brief · 22 Sept 2026

  1. Dhaka's northern metro extension opens two stations ahead of schedule

    Trains began stopping at the two new stations on Saturday, weeks before the June timetable.

    • Two stations on the northern extension opened to passengers on Saturday morning.
    • The official notice confirms regular service hours apply from day one.
    • The remaining three stations on the extension are still listed for next year.
    2 sources
  2. Dhaka's new independent bookshops are quietly thriving

    Five shops opened in eighteen months. We visited all of them on a Friday afternoon.

    • Five independent bookshops have opened in Dhaka in the last eighteen months.
    • Owners say events and coffee, not book margins, keep the doors open.
    • Bangla-language fiction sells better than owners expected.
    1 source
  3. Court fines a logistics firm for customs declaration violations

    The register entry records a fine and a compliance order; the company has 30 days to appeal.

    • The court register records a fine against Demo Freightways Ltd for mis-declared shipments.
    • A compliance order requires audited declarations for 12 months.
    • The company may appeal within 30 days; no appeal was listed at publication time.
    1 source