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April 22, 2024 10:16 PM

Bangladesh issues nationwide new heatwave alert for 3 more days

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has extended the heat alert for three more days from Monday. Meteorologist Md Bazlur Rahman said the prevailing extreme heatwave may linger in Bangladesh for the next 72-hour starting from Monday (April ...

April 21, 2024 5:33 PM

Very severe heat wave grips parts of Bangladesh

Very severe heat wave has gripped parts of Bangladesh, with maximum temperatures ranging from 40 degrees Celsius to over 42 degrees Celsius in some areas. Very severe heat wave is sweeping over north, north-east and north-west districts of Bangladesh...

April 19, 2024 1:33 PM

Another 13 Myanmar border guards take shelter in Bangladesh

Amid a conflict between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group in Myanmar’s Rakhine, 13 more members of the Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) took shelter in Bangladesh on Thursday night. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) public relations of...

April 16, 2024 10:35 AM

In Bangladesh, 13 killed in bus-pickup van collision

In Bangladesh, at least 13 people were killed and several others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a pick-up on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur district on Tuesday morning. The accident happened at about 8 am. All the deceased...

April 15, 2024 10:05 PM

Tagore & Victoria Ocampo Recital in Dhaka

The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC), High Commission of India in Dhaka organised a colossal Music, Dance and poetry recital on "Tagore and Victoria Ocampo- Vijaya the victorious 100 years" on Monday. Renowned Tagore scholar and singer from the U...

April 3, 2024 12:42 PM

World Bank projects India’s growth to reach 7.5% in FY 23-24

The World Bank has said that the Indian economy will grow by 7.5 percent in 2024, driving the growth momentum of the South Asian region, which is projected to achieve a robust growth rate of 6 percent in the same year. According to the report "Jobs ...

March 13, 2024 6:03 PM

Bangladeshi ship hijacked by Somali pirates

A Bangladeshi-flagged cargo vessel, MV Abdullah,  carrying coal and manned by 23 crew members has been hijacked by Somalian pirates in the Indian Ocean near Somalia coast. The ship was heading for Dubai from Mozambique's Maputo port when the pira...

Last updated on: 19th June 2026

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