(Clockwise, from left-top): People wading through flood waters to reach a safe shelter in Feni; an inundated locality at Hathazari in Chattogram; army personnel reach out to the flood-hit people in Khagrachhari; and a group of volunteers distributing relief materials among the flood victims in Feni. — Focus Bangla
Read morePrices of hilsa and other varieties of fish have shown a slight decline while vegetables and eggs have become costlier in the last one week.Price of hilsa of above 900 grams remained static at the previous high of Tk 1,800-2,200 a kg, but a medium and small-sized one was retailed...
Read moreKHULNA, Aug 23 (UNB): Several villages, fish enclosures and crop fields have been inundated due to hight tide in Dakop and Paikgasa upazilas respectively of Khulna after the river embankments collapsed.The Panikhali embankment in Dakop upazila collapsed inundating fish farms and villages. Similarly, in Paikgasa's Diluhti union, the WAPDA embankment...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, Aug 23 (UNB): Fatikchhari, the largest upazila in Chattogram, is grappling with an unprecedented flood, described as the worst in living memory.The flood has submerged hundreds of homes, agricultural lands, markets, and shops, leaving over 200,000 residents in distress.For two consecutive days, vast areas have been inundated, including the...
Read moreA Dhaka court has sent Shah Kamal, former senior secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, to jail in a case lodged under The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Torikul Islam passed the order on Friday, as police produced the accused before the court...
Read moreDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has appointed new officers-in-charge (OC) at 15 police stations in the capital, reports BSS.DMP Commissioner Md Mainul Hasan made the appointments through an office order dated August 22.The police stations are Turag, Shahbagh, New Market, Sutrapur, Bongshal, Lalbagh, Rampura, Mugda, Kadamtali, Jatrabari, Shyampur, Shah Ali, Darus...
Read moreUN Human Rights (HR) Chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed grave alarm and raised profound concerns about the sharply deteriorating situation across Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State where hundreds of civilians have reportedly been killed while trying to flee the fighting, reports UNB."These atrocities demand an unequivocal response - those...
Read moreThe Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), have expressed concern over the arrests of journalist couple Shakil Ahmed, former Head of News at Ekattor Television, and Farzana Rupa, the channel's former principal correspondent, report agencies."We urge authorities to respect the reporters' procedural rights, ensure their safety,...
Read moreLight to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most placesover Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met office..Day and...
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