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35 transformers break down in Cumilla, disconnecting power for 27,000 customers

Dhaka, April 29 -- A Nor'wester storm in Cumilla has caused extensive damage to electrical connections in all 17 Upazilas. The stormy winds uprooted electric poles, damaged transformers and metre boxe... Read More


Downpour leaves commuters stranded, waterlogging slows traffic across Dhaka

Dhaka, April 29 -- Heavy rain has thrown daily life in Dhaka into disarray, with office-goers, students, and workers facing widespread difficulties across the city. Roads in several areas became wate... Read More


Bangladesh marks 35 years since devastating 1991 cyclone

Dhaka, April 29 -- Wednesday marks the 35th anniversary of the devastating 1991 cyclone in Bangladesh. Known officially as Cyclone 02B, or colloquially as "Gorky" or "Marian", the storm is recognised... Read More


Patient care squeezed as only 37 doctors fill 91 posts at Gopalganj eye hospital

Dhaka, April 29 -- Gopalganj Eye Hospital and Training Institute, the largest government facility of its kind in south-western Bangladesh, has faced severe operational challenges due to nearly two-thi... Read More


Child deaths mount as suspected measles cases near 36,000 mark

Dhaka, April 29 -- Bangladesh has recorded one more death of a child with measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours, while 88 new cases of the viral infection were laboratory-confirmed across the cou... Read More


Supreme Court Bar polls: 40 nominations axed amid political row

Dhaka, April 29 -- Around 40 nominations have been cancelled before election to the Supreme Court Bar Association, triggering a dispute among the election subcommittee, the current bar leadership and ... Read More


Health minister recounts 'humiliation' as a Bangladesh war hero in Pakistan

Dhaka, April 29 -- Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has said he faced humiliation for being a freedom fighter at a conference in Pakistan back in 2004. The minister shared... Read More


'You'd be speaking French': King Charles delivers retort to Trump at White House

Dhaka, April 29 -- King Charles III has used a high-profile state dinner at the White House to deliver a witty rebuttal to President Donald Trump, suggesting that Americans would be "speaking French" ... Read More


Four ARSA members arrested in Dhaka with explosives, firearms

Dhaka, April 29 -- Four suspected members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) have been arrested in Dhaka with explosives, firearms and other equipment, according to the Detective Branch of p... Read More


Police arrest 4 'extremists' with firearms, explosives, organisational links unclear

Dhaka, April 29 -- Four suspected extremists have been arrested in Dhaka with explosives, firearms and other materials. A team of the Detective Branch of police from the Ramna Division made the arres... Read More