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Bangladesh issues flood warnings for 12 districts

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board has warned that low-lying areas in 12 districts across the country may see flooding due... Read More


Cautionary signal No. 3 issued at ports amid low pressure in Bay of Bengal

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has instructed Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra maritime ports to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3, anticipating squally wi... Read More


BNP's Mirza Fakhrul flies to Bangkok for follow-up eye treatment

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has gone to Bangkok for a follow-up for his eye surgery. Fakhrul left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Thai Airways... Read More


Jatin Sarker, left-wing intellectual and Independence Award-winning writer, dies at 89

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Jatin Sarker - a progressive left-wing intellectual, Independence Award-winning writer, and teacher - has died at the age of 89. He passed away while receiving treatment at the... Read More


Finance Advisor Salehuddin promises full support for a 'good election'

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has said the finance ministry will provide the cooperation needed to improve law and order for a "good election" in February. On Wednesday, Salehuddin ... Read More


Tribunal sets indictment hearing over Ashulia corpse burning case for Aug 21

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- A tribunal will decide on Aug 21 whether a case over the burning of six bodies in Ashulia during July Uprising will proceed to trial. The International Crimes Tribunal bench le... Read More


Rabindra University students block railway, cutting off train service to the north

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Rabindra University students demanding the construction of a permanent campus have escalated their protest by blocking the railway line in Sirajganj's Ullapara, halting rail com... Read More


Teesta River water level continues to rise, hundreds stranded

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- The water level of the Teesta River continues to rise amid heavy rain. Flooding and landslides have stranded hundreds of villagers in low-lying areas along the river's left bank... Read More


Youth hacked to death in Sylhet

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- A youth has been hacked to death near the entrance of Khadimnagar National Park in Sylhet Sadar Upazila, police say. The incident took place on Tuesday evening, said Syed Anisu... Read More


Hope meets a hard stop: Consensus Commission ducks direct elections for women

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Women's rights groups in Bangladesh are furious and frustrated after the all-male National Consensus Commission, mandated to build political agreement on key reforms, settled on... Read More