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The annual festival Shakrain, also known as Ghuri Utsob or kite festival, was held in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, on Saturday. Taking place in every ninth month of the Bengali calendar (Jan. 14 or Jan. 15 in the Gregorian calendar), the…

The first-ever metro line in Badgladesh was put into service in Dhaka, the country's capital. The metro line, inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday, was made available to the public in the morning. It will initially run…

Thousand of supporters of the opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Bangladesh, protested the ongoing economic and political crisis and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed at the capital Dhaka.…

Due to the heavy rains and strong winds caused by the Cyclone Sitrang that hit Bangladesh yesterday, more than 16 died. Affecting particularly the coastal regions of southern and southwestern Bangladesh, the cyclone left nearly 10 million…

Due to an error in the national power grid, almost all regions, including Dhaka, the capital, of Bangladesh are left in the dark. The state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board stated that electricity transmission was cut off in an area…

A homestead next to the Padma River in the Munshiganj district of Bangladesh was driven away due to erosion. The residents of a village in Musnhiganj were afraid of the river because it had been devouring homesteads and croplands since the…

Out of 70 to 80 passengers, 24 died and 30 went missing after a boat sank in Karatoya River in the Panchagarh district of Bangladesh at 15:00 local time. Seventeen were rescued in the incident. According to Boda district manager Soleman…

On August 25, 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh after their villages and homes were attacked and destroyed. Around 40,000 Rohingya Muslims sought refuge in India, while 1 million struggle to survive in the…

The number of dead people has reached 124 in monsoon rains in India and Bangladesh. In the floods in Bangladesh, 36 people were killed. At least 94 percent of Sunamganj, which is home to about 2.5 million people, and 85 percent of Sylhet,…

The monsoon rains brought life to a standstill in India and Bangladesh. At least 9 people died in the Indian state of Assam due to heavy rains. The homes of more than 2 million people living in the state were flooded. In Bangladesh, 21…