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300 BGB platoons deployed ahead of Upazila polls 3rd phase

A total of 300 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to maintain law and ...

28 May 2024 17:11 PM

Global experts urge Bangladesh to adopt tobacco harm reduction strategies

In an effort to protect public health, stakeholders and policymakers are advocating for the adoption of tobacco harm reduction (THR) ...

28 May 2024 17:08 PM

Cyclone Remal wreaks havoc on Bangladesh coasts, leaving deadly trail of destruction

Cyclone Remal has caused widespread devastation, leaving at least 13 people dead, destroying more than 35,000 homes, and impacting over ...

28 May 2024 16:54 PM

Dhaka’s waterlogging: Who’s fault it isn’t anyway?

Cyclone Remal has not only ravaged coastal areas but also caused significant problems in the capital, Dhaka. The torrential rains brought ...

28 May 2024 16:50 PM

One-Party dominance, profit-driven politics threaten local governance: TIB warns

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has raised concerns about the growing one-party dominance and influence of business interests in local government ...

27 May 2024 23:45 PM

Fitch downgrades Bangladesh's credit rating to 'B+' amid external buffer concerns

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Bangladesh's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'B+' from 'BB-', citing sustained weakening of the ...

27 May 2024 23:24 PM

Elections to 19 Upazila Parishads postponed

The Election Commission on Monday postponed the elections to 19 out of 109 Upazila Parishads slated for May 29 due ...

27 May 2024 21:47 PM

Papua New Guinea government says Friday's landslide buried 2,000 people and formally asks for help

The Papua New Guinea government said a landslide Friday buried more than 2,000 people and has formally asked for international ...

27 May 2024 18:40 PM

How Bangladesh is pioneering a path to disaster resilience

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation in 2005 in the US, a panel of experts on CNN made a ...

27 May 2024 16:56 PM

France to lift state of emergency in efforts to allow political dialogue in riot-hit New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron decided Monday to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia ...

27 May 2024 16:11 PM