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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…
Surma and Kushiara rivers in Sylhet are rising due to heavy rains and hill slopes coming down from upstream. Floods have already occurred in seven upazilas bordering Sylhet. The flood affected upazilas are Jaintapur, Goainghat, Kanaighat, Companyganj, Biyanibazar, Jokiganj and Golapganj. About five lakh 33 thousand 202 people of these areas have become waterlogged. Meanwhile,…
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Assistant Private Secretary-2 Gazi Hafizur Rahman (Licu). In 2009, he was appointed as an assignment officer of the Prime Minister’s Office and got Aladdin’s lamp in his hands. Later he was promoted as APS. Gazi Hafizur Rahman (LIKU) built a mountain of illegal wealth through commission trading and influence after…
Working people have started returning to Dhaka after the Eid holiday. However, there is not much passenger pressure on the return train-launch and bus during the Eid journey. Because of this, people are returning with much relief. Many are leaving their families and returning to Dhaka alone because of school holidays. On the other hand,…
A Bangladeshi woman participates in a local community council meeting. Credit: World Bank Sitting cross-legged under a mango tree’s shade in the middle of a village in Rajshahi district, Bangladesh, I joined my colleagues and about ten women who were participating in a focus group discussion. The fieldwork marked the beginning of our in-depth research…
Secretary General of Islami Chhatrashibir Zahidul Islam said, ‘The victory we achieved in exchange for the blood of hundreds of martyrs is not the final victory. One should not forget one’s duties in the joy of this victory. We have to play a more responsible role.’ He said this in his speech as the chief…
The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has threatened to attack Israel as well as the European Union (EU) country Cyprus. It is feared that an attack on the Mediterranean country, which is located near Lebanon, could also involve the EU and the UK in conflict. Hassan Nasrallah, head of Hezbollah, said in a televised speech last…
