Bangladesh

Metro rail authority has started taking preparation to operate trains on Fridays soon, said MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd. “We have to change the software and do some other work to start operations on Friday. Our team has started the preparation,” he told today. Asked from when trains may start…

The Meteorological Department has given a glimpse of another round of floods in September.  Flood situation may occur in several places in the northern, northeastern and southeastern regions of the country this month, according to the Meteorological Department. According to the government agency, the country has received 47.2 percent more rainfall than normal in the…

Pre-registration from e-Hajj system (www.hajj.gov.bd), e-Hajj BD mobile app through government through all Union Digital Centers, Divisional and District Offices of Islamic Foundation, Baitul Mukarram Mosque and Hajj Offices in Ashkona, Dhaka And can do initial registration. Hajj pilgrims by private means have to do preliminary registration by the authorized agency. Pre-registration certificate and passport…

56 kilometers of railway lines in the eastern part of the railway were submerged in flood water during the worst flood in memory. Out of this, 13 km of three railways were heavily damaged. Train services were closed for four days. According to the concerned engineers of Railway Eastern Zone, it may take about 6.5…

The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief said that the death toll has risen to 54 in 11 flood-affected districts. 2 people died in last 24 hours in Feni district. Among them, 14 people died in Comilla, 6 people in Chittagong, 19 people in Feni, 8 people in Noakhali, 3 people in Cox’s Bazar and…

The death toll from the recent floods in 11 districts has climbed to 52 with 21 more deaths reported in Feni, Comilla, Noakhali and Moulvibazar till Thursday, according to a report from the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry. Among the deceased, 14 people died in Comilla, six in Chittagong, 17 in Feni, eight in Noakhali,…

A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on 14 former Awami League ministers and lawmakers in connection with corruption allegations brought against them. The others are former social welfare minister Dipu Moni, former health minister Zahid Maleque, former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, former industrial minister Nurul Majid…

Comilla has faced extensive damage due to severe floods. Like other sectors of the district, the fisheries sector has suffered huge losses. The district, which has been the first and second in fish production for several times, has suffered a total loss of Tk 404 crore in the fisheries sector due to severe floods. Which…