Bangladesh

The flood situation in Netrakona has improved somewhat due to continuous rains and landslides. Although there has been some improvement in Purbadhala, Kalmakanda, Durgapur of the district, the flood situation remains unchanged in the lower areas of Sadar and Barhatta upazilas. Today, the water in all the rivers has started to recede. According to the…

Brigadier General (Retd.) said that there have been many irregularities in Chittagong port in the past. M Sakhawat Hossain. He said, the country’s main seaport will be gradually de-cluttered.  He said these things in a press briefing at Newmooring Container Terminal of Chittagong Port on Tuesday afternoon. After that, he held a meeting with the…

Torrential rains worsen again in Netrakona amid improving flood situation. Many more villages were flooded again. Meanwhile, in Sherpur and Mymensingh, even though the water has not risen, the suffering has reached its peak. Banvasis are suffering from food shortage in different areas of Mymensingh. The flood victims complained that the relief did not reach…

Flash floods caused by heavy rains and landslides in five upazilas of Sherpur have improved. Four rivers continue to recede. The water of these rivers is flowing under the Bipatsima. However, the water of Brahmapatra river, Dashani and Mrgi river is increasing. Although the flood situation has improved, the suffering of the people has not…

33 thousand families are trapped in water due to heavy rains and landslides in Haluaghat, Dhobaura and Phulpur upazilas of Mymensingh. In this situation, the relief distribution program is going on along with the rescue work of the victims. District and upazila administration officials confirmed these facts at 1 pm on Monday (October 7). According…

Incessant rains and uphill landslides are flooding new areas in Sherpur. This has worsened the flood situation. The waters of several rivers of the district are flowing over the boundary. Water has risen in more than two hundred villages of 28 unions of five upazilas. More than one and a half lakh people are trapped…

As the rain continued in Sherpur, the flood situation worsened. The water of various rivers has increased. The water is rising in different areas and new areas are being flooded.  From last Friday to Saturday (October 5) night, a total of 7 people, including women, old people and teenagers, were drowned in flood water. The…

The flood situation has worsened in Mymensingh’s Haluaghat, Dhobaura and Phulpur upazilas due to heavy rains and landslides. More than one and a half lakh people of 21 unions of three upazilas have been trapped by water. Electricity connection and mobile network are disconnected. District relief and rehabilitation officer on Sunday (October 6) afternoon. Sanwar…

ঢাকায় নিযুক্ত সুইডেন, নরওয়ে ও ডেনমার্কের কূটনীতিকদের সঙ্গে বৈঠক করেছে বিএনপি। আজ রোববার সকালে দলটির আন্তর্জাতিক বিষয়ক কমিটির তিনজন সদস্য বিদেশি কূটনীতিকদের সঙ্গে ওই বৈঠক করেন। বিএনপির পক্ষ থেকে জানানো হয়, আজ সকালে গুলশানে সুইডিশ রাষ্ট্রদূতের বাসভবনে ওই বৈঠক হয়। এতে সুইডিশ রাষ্ট্রদূত নিকোলাস উইকসে, নরওয়ের রাষ্ট্রদূত হ্যাকন আরালড গুলব্র্যান্ডসেন ও ডেনিশ দূতাবাস ডেপুটি হেড…

শান্তিতে নোবেল বিজয়ী অধ্যাপক ড. মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস ছাত্র-জনতার অভ্যুত্থানের পর বাংলাদেশের অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের প্রধান উপদেষ্টার দায়িত্ব নিয়েছেন। দেশের অভাবনীয় এক পরিবর্তিত রাজনৈতিক পরিস্থিতিতে শিক্ষার্থীদের বিশেষ অনুরোধে তিনি এই দায়িত্ব নেন। নতুন বাংলাদেশ নিয়ে মানুষের স্বপ্ন, গুরুত্বপূর্ণ নানা খাতে সংস্কারের মাধ্যমে সেই স্বপ্নের বাস্তবায়ন, গণতন্ত্রে উত্তরণ চলমান পরিস্থিতি নিয়ে প্রথম আলোর সঙ্গে কথা বলেছেন এই অর্থনীতিবিদ।…