The government is set to conduct a first-ever census of undocumented Myanmar nationals or Rohingyas staying in Bangladesh to prepare a database and find out the main causes of their intrusion into Bangladesh, reports UNB. A Tk 21.75 crore project, titled ‘Census of the undocumented Myanmar nationals…

The much anticipated 100 MW of electricity from Tripura, India, could come to Bangladesh by the end of December. The State-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCBL) and the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) have already completed nearly 60 per cent of the transmission network.…

Chittagong Mohanagar Paribesh Unnayan Committee, an environmental organisation yesterday submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister, through the Chittagong Deputy Commissioner, seeking action against the corrupt Bangladesh Railways officials and employees whose negligence let to the oil spill accident…

A sub-inspector of the Industrial Police was detained while demanding money from a private insurance official yesterday (Thursday). The Kowtali police caught him and his associate red-handed. However, they were later released without any case being registered against them. A team of the Kowtali police…

Flash flooding triggered by torrential rains has killed 41 people in India’s western Gujarat state, as the annual monsoon season hits the country, reports AFP from Ahmedabad. Authorities have evacuated more than 10,000 residents mainly from coastal areas of Gujarat following heavy rains in the…