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Two kids drown in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Permanent shops on leased land!
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Illegal pond: A threat to surrounding cropland
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Natore UP member found dead, wife injured
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Payra erosion threatens Barguna villages
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Country
18,585 people get bail in 7 days
A total of 18,585 people, accused of criminal charges, have secured bail from the lower courts across the country in the last seven working days.
21 May 2020, 08:10 AM
Amphan aftermath: 1 crore consumers with no electricity
Around one crore consumers around the country have been out of electricity coverage, following the lashing of Cyclone Amphan.
21 May 2020, 08:10 AM
AIIB approves $250mn loan to Bangladesh for Covid-19 response
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $250 million loan to Bangladesh as the country grapples with the fallout from the novel coronavirus disease.
21 May 2020, 06:55 AM
Amphan floods houses, fish enclosures; destroys WDB embankment in Bagerhat
The embankment of 35/1 polder of Water Development Board (WDB) in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat collapses in many places after being hit by super cyclone Amphan.
21 May 2020, 06:22 AM
Nine dead as cyclone Amphan lashes Bangladesh
A total of nine people have been killed in seven districts of the country as super cyclone Amphan battered Bangladesh’s south-western part in the early hours of today morning.
21 May 2020, 06:03 AM
Covid-19 shows silver lining of change in global climate efforts: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that although Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected the economy along with public health, it has a silver lining in the form of changes in global efforts to deal with climate change and growing competition for natural resources.
21 May 2020, 05:41 AM
Drug peddler killed in Dhaka gunfight: Rab
An alleged drug peddler is killed in a "shootout" with Rapid Action Battalion in Dhaka’s Agargaon area.
21 May 2020, 05:36 AM
65-day ban on fishing in the Bay begins
A 65-day ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal has begun.
20 May 2020, 19:07 PM
Cyclone Amphan: 53 lakh without electricity
Approximately 53 lakh people in different districts are now out of electricity coverage as cyclone Amphan lashes coastal areas of the country.
20 May 2020, 16:42 PM
Relief irregularities: 7 UP level public representatives suspended in Faridpur
Seven public representatives of Gopalpur Union Parishad under Faridpur’s Alfadanga upazila are suspended due to their alleged involvement in misappropriating relief items and rice.
20 May 2020, 16:42 PM
Body of Cyclone Preparedness Programme leader recovered after boat capsize
The body of a local Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) leader has been recovered nine hours after he went missing following the capsizing of a boat in a canal in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali.
20 May 2020, 15:18 PM
Cyclone Amphan strikes Bangladesh’s coasts
Extremely severe cyclone Amphan has started crossing Bangladesh’s coastal districts, particularly the nearby areas of Sundarbans, with strong winds of over up to 180km per hour.
20 May 2020, 15:11 PM
Child dies after branch of tree falls during storm
A five-year-old child died this evening while on the way to a cyclone centre in Galachipa upazila of Patuakhali.
20 May 2020, 14:41 PM
Railway offers parcel services to transport mangoes at reduced rates
Apart from couriers and trucks on roads, mango producers of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj will be able to use parcel services of the railway at reduced rates for transporting mangoes to other districts this season.
20 May 2020, 14:06 PM
Covid-19 fallout: 10% decline in govt’s immunisation coverage in Gazipur, adjacent areas
The Covid-19 outbreak has resulted in a 10 percent decline in the government’s expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) coverage in Gazipur and adjacent areas in March compared to February, said a Care Bangladesh report.
20 May 2020, 14:02 PM
Cyclone Amphan: Shipping Ministry opens control room
The Shipping Ministry has launched a control room to deal with various issues centering cyclone Amphan.
20 May 2020, 12:42 PM
Mosud Mannan appointed new envoy to Turkey
The government has appointed Mosud Mannan as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to Turkey.
20 May 2020, 12:27 PM
Cyclone Amphan: over 24 lakh people evacuated, state minister says
The government has evacuated about 24,08,819 people in coastal districts of the country as super cyclone “Amphan” is likely to make landfall in Bangladesh tonight.
20 May 2020, 11:52 AM
Govt is ready to face cyclone ‘Amphan’: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government is prepared to face cyclone ‘Amphan’.
20 May 2020, 09:31 AM
Cyclone Amphan: Around 5 lakh moved to shelters in Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat
A total of 472,068 people are moved to 3,677 cyclone shelters in three costal districts -- Khulna, Satkhira and Bagerhat -- as super cyclone storm Amphan is set to make landfall this evening.
20 May 2020, 09:15 AM