Bangladesh

The cyclonic storm Mocha has started crossing the coastal district of Cox’s Bazar and the neighbouring country Myanmar’s north coast with the speed of up to 215 km per hour (kmph), according to the latest bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Tariful Newaz Kabir, a meteorologist of the BMD, told UNB that the cyclone has started crossing Cox’s Bazar and ...

Cyclonic Mocha is likely to cross Cox’s Bazar and North Myanmar between 9am and 3pm on Sunday. At that time, low-lying lands in the coastal areas may be inundated by high tides of 8 to 12 feet above the normal tides, according to the latest bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Mocha over east central Bay and adjoining areas, kept ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the engineers, key-force of the country’s development, to uphold Bangladesh’s existing development spree. “The trend of development of Bangladesh has to be continued and it’s my only expectation to you (engineers). . . InshAllah, none could stop the development journey of Bangladesh,” she said while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the 60th ...

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman on Saturday said the government doesn’t have the capacity to shift 1.2 million Rohingyas living in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar to safer places in the wake of cyclone Mocha. He came up with the remark while talking to reporters after an emergency meeting of the Implementation Board of ...

To press home their 10-point demand including the formation of a neutral caretaker government, BNP has started its pre-announced rally in front of its Nayapaltan party office. Nayapaltan and its surrounding areas suddenly became abuzz as thousands of partymen gathered for the rally which started at 2:30pm on Saturday. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is scheduled to join ...

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examination scheduled for Sunday and Monday (May 14, 15) under six education boards were postponed as very severe cyclonic storm Mocha is likely to slam Bangladesh coast within the next 24 hours. The six boards are the Chattogram board, Cumilla board, Jashore board, Barishal board, Bangladesh Madrasa Education board and Technical Education board. ...

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said law enforcers have remained alert so that Rohingya refugees can’t go out crossing barbed-wire fences and spread to the entire country. However, Rohingyas would be shifted to safer places if cyclone ‘Mocha’ hits Bangladesh, instead of Myanmar, he said. The Home Minister said all law enforcing agencies including APBn have been cautioned so ...

Flight operation at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram has been kept suspended since 6am on Saturday. The order will remain in force till further decision. Confirming the matter on Saturday morning, Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority public relation officer Sohel Kamruzzaman said all flights for May 13 and 14 have been cancelled as great danger signal no 8 has been ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called for strengthening mutual trust and respect and building partnership among the Indian Ocean region countries along with fostering maritime diplomacy for the region’s ‘resilient future’. Inaugurating the two-day Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) here this evening, she also sought active global support to repatriate the Rohingyas to their homeland in a sustainable manner. “The ...

Visiting Mauritius President Prithvirajsing Roopun on Friday visited Liberation War Museum in the city’s Agargaon area. Prithvirajsing Roopun along with his wife Sayukta Roopun and entourage reached the museum premises at 11.45 pm. Former Cultural Affairs Minister and noted cultural personality Asaduzzaman Noor, Liberation War Museum Trustee Dr Sarwar Ali, Trustee and Member-Secretary Sara Zaker and senior officials of the ...