Opening the floodgates

For the first time in generations, Bangladesh’s entire south-eastern region is facing its worst flooding in history affecting millions of people. The cause? Indian authorities opened the gates of the Dumbur Reservoir in Tripura for the first time in three decades, releasing massive volumes of water into an already rain-soaked region.  Could there have been flooding without…

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Strong condemnation and protest against the unjust arrest of 7 Jamaat leaders and activists in Bandarban district city

Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and former MP Professor Mia Golam Parwar issued a statement on June 30 strongly condemning and protesting the unjust arrest of 7 Jamaat leaders and activists in Bandarban district city. In the statement, he said, “On June 27, the police arrested 7 Jamaat leaders and activists in Bandarban district town…

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Fully Prepared for War Situation: Iran

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi stressed that his government wants peace, saying his country is prepared for a “war situation”. He said this while leaving Tehran for a visit to Iraq on Sunday (October 13). “We are fully prepared for a war situation,” he said while visiting Iraq, according to AFP from Tehran. We are…

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Next year, the loss of the Electricity Development Board will stand at 18 thousand crores — CPD

Staff Reporter: Due to the government’s wrong policies, the continuing losses of the Power Development Board (PDB) will increase by 196 percent to 18 thousand crore rupees by 2025. Even after the increase in electricity prices and government subsidies, the company will incur huge losses. Research Director of CPD, Khandkar Golam Moazzem, gave this information…

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Former land minister Saifuzzaman spent more than 6 thousand crore rupees on luxury housing

Former Land Minister of Bangladesh Saifuzzaman Chowdhury spent more than Rs 6,000 crore on luxury real estate in London, Dubai and New York. But he did not mention the foreign assets in his Bangladesh tax return. Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) confirmed the matter through a lengthy investigation. I-Unit investigated in the UK how Chowdhury…

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