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Floods ease in Bangladesh but 300,000 still in shelters
River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in emergency shelters requiring aid, disaster officials said Sunday. The heavy floods, which killed at least 18 people in Ba...
An Exceptional Initiative by the Bangladeshi Artist Forum in North America for Flood Relief
On this day, August 25, 2024, artists from around the world are coming together to host a Facebook Live concert to raise funds for the victims of the devastating floods in Bangladesh. The concert is organized by the Bangladeshi Artist Forum in North America and suppor...
Metro rail service resumes
Metro rail operations resumed on Sunday morning more than one month after its suspension due to violence amid quota reform movement. "Operations resumed at 7:10am from Uttara end and everything is okay so far," MAN Siddique, the ma...
Oral exams for 44th BCS suspended again
The Public Service Commission has once again postponed the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service oral examinations for ‘unavoidable reasons’. A press release signed by PSC Controller of Examinations Anand Kumar Biswas was issue...
Narayanganj tyre factory still burning
A fire that broke out in a tyre manufacturing factory in Rupganj of Narayanganj on Sunday (August 25) night remained uncontrolled. Kakali Akter, control room duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters, on Monda...
New air alerts in Ukraine a day after 'massive' Russian attack
Russia fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine on Monday, killing at least four people and battering the country's already weakened energy grid, officials said. The Russian attack triggered widespread blackouts and came af...
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal No 3
The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been instructed to hoist local cautionary signal-3 as the low-pressure area over the northwest bay and adjoining southern part of Bangladesh intensified into a well-marked low.
Writ seeks reform in secondary school curriculum
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives on reforms in the secondary school education system. The petition demands the formation of an investigation committee to identify those responsible for creat...
Modi, Biden discuss Ukraine, safety of Hindus in Bangladesh
Days after returning from Kyiv, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to US President Joe Biden on Monday (August 26) and briefed him on his visit to Ukraine. In a post on X, Modi said they also discussed the Bangladesh situation and...
Fire quenched after 32 hours, fears to collapse
After 32 hours of effort, the fire at the Gazi Tyres factory in Narayanganj’s Rupganj has finally been extinguished on Tuesday (August 27) morning. However, the fire service fears the building may collapse at any moment. Assi...