Bangladesh

Power supply to 2.22 crore consumers of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB), out of its total 3.58 crore, has been suspended following the landfall of cyclone Remal on Sunday. According to a top official of the BREB, these consumers are living in the areas belonging to 61 Palli Biduyt Samities (PBSs), out of a total 81. “The areas where ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday extended an invitation to US business leaders to explore business opportunities in Bangladesh and partner with the country in its journey towards becoming a developed, prosperous, and smart nation by 2041. “I invite you to invest in our many vibrant and high-potential sectors, such as renewable energy, shipbuilding, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, light and heavy machinery, ...

Cyclone Rimal has caused extensive damage in Bagerhat’s Mongla. The heavy rain with gusty wind which started since Sunday night, is still continue. According to upazila project implementation officer Md Jafor Rana, at least 8,000 houses and several tree were damaged during the storm. Electric poles also fell down. Sixty-thousand people marooned as 10 to 12 villages were flooded with ...

The cyclonic storm Remal started crossing coastal regions of Bangladesh packing winds up to 120 km per hour. “The cyclonic storm Remal started crossing … the entire process of crossing of the cyclone will take 5 to 7 hours,” Dr Abul Kalam Mallik, a meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said last night. The severe cyclonic storm “Remal” over northwest ...

Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government remains alert so that no journalists face any harassment in the name of Digital Act. He said this while addressing the founding anniversary programme of the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) on the premises of DRU at Segunbagicha in the capital. Quader also urged ...

A court in Dhaka has ordered police to confiscate 119 more properties in the names of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, his wife, and daughters, and four flats in his name at Gulshan in the capital. At the same time, the court ordered to confiscate the shares in their names at different companies and family savings certificates ...

Nayeb Ali Joarder, who was elected unopposed in the by-polls to Jhenaidah-1 constituency, on Sunday took oath of office as the Member of Parliament (MP) in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS). JS Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to Joarder at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital, a press release said. JS Secretariat senior secretary KM Abdus Salam ...

A three-member team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police went to India on Sunday (May 26) morning. DB chief Harun Or Rashid is leading the delegation. Other two members are Wari division DC Muhammad Abdul Ahad and ADC Shahidur Rahman. Earlier, the team left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 10am and reached Kolkata at 11am (Bangladesh time). ...

Cyclone Remal is likely to hit southern districts of Bangladesh by Sunday (May 26) evening, a meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Saturday night. “Under the influence of cyclone, Bangladesh, particularly its southern and southeastern regions may witness heavy to very heavy rainfall,” said Director General of Department of Disaster Management Mizanur Rahman. Referring to the data of ...

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has asked to hoist danger signal no 7 for Mongla and Payra ports due to cyclonic storm Remal in the Bay of Bengal. At the same time, Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar ports were advised to show danger signal no 6. The Met Office published the forecast on its website on Saturday night. The deep depression over the ...