Bangladesh, July 17 -- Al-Arafah Islami Bank's board of directors has picked new leadership, after control of the bank passed to Chattogram-based KDS Group. Veteran entrepreneur Badiur Rahman has ret... Read More
Bangladesh, July 17 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury says the government will continue relief efforts until rehabilitation of flood-affected people is complete. After distributing rel... Read More
Bangladesh, July 17 -- Continuous erosion by the Bishkhali and Gazalia rivers has cut off Islamabad village in Jhalakathi's Nalchity from the mainland, turning it into an island. The remaining 45 fam... Read More
Bangladesh, July 17 -- Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the opposition is trying to use the July Uprising as a tool to return to power. Speaking at an event at t... Read More
Bangladesh, July 17 -- A stage has collapsed while Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury was distributing relief to flood victims at Dohazari in Chattogram's Chandanaish Upazila. The stage ga... Read More
Bangladesh, July 17 -- The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has warned of short-term flooding in five districts of northern Bangladesh's Rangpur Division. In a forecast issued on Friday, i... Read More
Bangladesh, July 17 -- The Met Office has forecast squally weather over the northern Bay of Bengal, the country's coast, and four seaports due to the influence of a low-pressure area. On Friday, mete... Read More
Bangladesh, July 17 -- Water levels at Rangamati's Kaptai Lake have risen following heavy rain, with authorities set to open all 16 spillway gates of the Karnafuli Hydropower Station's dam. Authoriti... Read More
Bangladesh, July 17 -- Two children have drowned after entering a rain-swollen canal to bathe in Narsingdi's Raipura Upazila, police say. The incident took place on Friday afternoon at Srinagar's Bhe... Read More
Bangladesh, July 16 -- A minor child's right to maintenance is an "independent and distinct" legal right regardless of whether the parents remain married, the High Court has ruled, saying an unproven ... Read More