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Cyclone Bulbul claims 13 lives in Bangladesh

Cyclone Bulbul claims 13 lives in Bangladesh

-- 2019-11-11 11:05:59

At least 13 people in 10 districts have been reported dead from a combination of falling trees, collapsed houses and illness after Cyclone Bulbul ripped through southern Bangladesh on Saturday. The h...

Chattogram port back to business

Chattogram port back to business

-- 2019-11-10 20:55:28

The Chattogram seaport has resumed regular services after Cyclone Bulbul weakened into a land depression. The Chattogram port, the busiest seaport in the country, shut down on Friday night. There wer...

President Abdul Hamid to leave Dhaka for Kathmandu on Tuesday

President Abdul Hamid to leave Dhaka for Kathmandu on Tuesday

-- 2019-11-10 20:41:44

President Abdul Hamid will leave Dhaka for Kathmandu on Tuesday on a four-day visit to Nepal at the invitation of Nepalese President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, reports UNB. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Ai...

Govt defers JSC, JDC math tests again

Govt defers JSC, JDC math tests again

-- 2019-11-10 20:23:21

The government has once again suspended the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) math examinations set for Nov 12 due to Cyclone Bulbul. The JSC test has been reschedul...

Six burned as pick-up catches fire during Miladunnabi rally in Ctg

Six burned as pick-up catches fire during Miladunnabi rally in Ctg

-- 2019-11-10 20:07:26

Six people, including five children, suffered burn injuries as a pick-up caught fire during an Eid-e-Miladunnabi rally at Lalkhan Bazar in the city on Sunday noon, reports UNB. The victims are Noor N...

Country’s river ports reopen today

Country’s river ports reopen today

-- 2019-11-10 20:01:47

The seaport and Shah Amanat Airport in Chattogram have resumed their regular services after Cyclone Bulbul weakened into a land depression, reports bdnews24.com. River transport services of the count...

PM stays awake as cyclone ‘Bulbul’ sweeps: Minister

PM stays awake as cyclone ‘Bulbul’ sweeps: Minister

-- 2019-11-10 19:20:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina passed a sleepless night on Saturday observing cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ which lashed the country’s coastal districts early Sunday, said Information M...

President Abdul Hamid hosts doa mahfil on Eid-e-Miladunnabi

President Abdul Hamid hosts doa mahfil on Eid-e-Miladunnabi

-- 2019-11-10 19:03:30

President Abdul Hamid on Sunday hosted a milad mahfil at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban on the occasion of Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), reports UNB....

Five fishermen missing as trawler capsizes in Meghna

Five fishermen missing as trawler capsizes in Meghna

-- 2019-11-10 17:59:30

Five fishermen went missing after a fishing trawler sank in the Meghna River in Charfasson upazila of Bhola district on Sunday, reports UNB. All the fishermen, yet to be identified, hailed from Abdul...

4,000-5,000 houses damaged  by cyclone ‘Bulbul’: Minister

4,000-5,000 houses damaged by cyclone ‘Bulbul’: Minister

-- 2019-11-10 16:36:42

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman on Sunday said some 4,000-5,000 houses were damaged by cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ which lashed the country’s coasta...

Seven held while gambling at Rajshahi

Seven held while gambling at Rajshahi

-- 2019-11-10 16:13:52

Police arrested seven people, including an Awami League (AL) leader, while gambling at a local AL office in Horgram union of Poba Upazila, Rajshahi on Saturday nigh, reports UNB. The arrestees are Ma...

‘Bulbul’: Tuesday’s JSC, JDC exams rescheduled

‘Bulbul’: Tuesday’s JSC, JDC exams rescheduled

-- 2019-11-10 15:54:05

Following cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' which lashed the country's coastal districts on Sunday, Tuesday's Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations have been reschedul...

Paturia-Daulatdia ferry service resumes after 12 hrs

Paturia-Daulatdia ferry service resumes after 12 hrs

-- 2019-11-10 14:48:45

The ferry services on Paturia-Daulatia river route of Manikganj district resumed on Sunday morning after 12 hours of disruption as due to bad weather triggered by cyclone ‘Bulbul’, report...

Cyclone: BRAC ready with dry food, safe water and emergency medical care

Cyclone: BRAC ready with dry food, safe water and emergency medical care

FE ONLINE REPORT 2019-11-10 14:31:24

BRAC has mobilsed response preparations, with a particular focus on Satkhira, Khulna and Bagerhat, over the cyclone Bulbul, according to a press statement. BRAC field operatives are working in coordi...

16 dead as Bulbul lashes Bangladesh, India coasts

16 dead as Bulbul lashes Bangladesh, India coasts

-- 2019-11-10 13:47:42

At least 16 people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into the coasts of India and Bangladesh with fierce gales and torrential rain...

Shaheed Nur Hossain Day today

Shaheed Nur Hossain Day today

-- 2019-11-10 12:55:30

Shaheed Nur Hossain Day, a red-letter day to restore democracy in the country, is being observed today with due solemnity, reports BSS. On this day in 1987, Awami Juba League (AJL) leader Nur Hossain...

Flight operations resume at Ctg airport after 14 hrs

Flight operations resume at Ctg airport after 14 hrs

-- 2019-11-10 12:46:58

Flight operations at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram resumed on Sunday morning after 14 hours of disruption due to inclement weather triggered by cyclone ‘Bulbul’, reports...

Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed

Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed

-- 2019-11-10 12:31:23

Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), was observed in the country on Sunday with due religious solemnity. On this day in 570, the 12th of Rabiul Awal of the...

Dhaka to be rickshaw-free within two years

Dhaka to be rickshaw-free within two years

-- 2019-11-10 12:25:40

 For many Westerners, the cycle rickshaw (also known as the cyclo or pedicab) is an iconically Asian form of transport, according to a report published ob The Economists. In fact, most Asian cit...

Cyclone Bulbul weakens into deep depression

Cyclone Bulbul weakens into deep depression

-- 2019-11-10 11:25:09

Cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ over Khulna and adjoining northwestern part of Bangladesh moved slowly northwestwards and weekend further into a deep depression. The depression was lying over Bag...

Operations at Ctg maritime port, airport resume

Operations at Ctg maritime port, airport resume

FE ONLINE DESK 2019-11-10 11:20:36

Operations have resumed at the Chittagong maritime port and the Shah Amanat International Airport, with the cyclone Bulbul already weakening too much to cause any ruins. The airport manager, wing com...

Cyclone 'Bulbul' crosses West Bengal-Khulna coasts

Cyclone 'Bulbul' crosses West Bengal-Khulna coasts

-- 2019-11-10 09:39:07

Severe cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ completed crossing the West Bengal-Khulna coast near the Sundarbans around 5am on Sunday and now lying over Khulna and adjoining southwestern part of the cou...

‘Bulbul’ may cross Khulna coast by mid-night

‘Bulbul’ may cross Khulna coast by mid-night

-- 2019-11-09 20:52:38

Severe cyclonic storm “Bulbul” is likely to cross Khulna-West Bengal coast near the Sundarbans by this mid-night tonight. Maximum sustained wind speed within 74km of the cyclone centre is...

‘No fund for public universities if provocative acts don’t stop’

‘No fund for public universities if provocative acts don’t stop’

-- 2019-11-09 17:53:10

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government will stop providing funds to public universities if the teachers do not stop provocative activities to take their students to a wrong path...

Abul Kasem’s fourth death anniversary tomorrow

Abul Kasem’s fourth death anniversary tomorrow

-- 2019-11-09 16:58:08

The fourth death anniversary of Md Abul Kasem, a former first class gazetted officer of Defence Finance (Army), will be observed tomorrow (November 10). Abul Kasem died on November 10, 2015 at S...

CAAB suspends operations at Chattogram  airport amid nearing cyclone

CAAB suspends operations at Chattogram airport amid nearing cyclone

FE Online Report 2019-11-09 16:34:59

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has suspended all operations of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport from Saturday 4:00pm until Sunday 6:00am to avert any damage due to the neari...

Measures in place to face Cyclone Bulbul, says Hasina

Measures in place to face Cyclone Bulbul, says Hasina

-- 2019-11-09 16:19:37

The government has taken all the necessary steps to tackle the effects of the impending cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said. "We have made preparations to face...

Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ likely to cross Khulna coast this evening

Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ likely to cross Khulna coast this evening

-- 2019-11-09 15:44:59

Bangladesh raised the storm danger signal  Saturday noon as cyclone ‘Bulbul’ intensified further and may cross West Bengal-Khulna coast(near the Sundarbans)  by Saturday evening....

Cyclone ‘Bulbul’: Medical teams ready; shelters opened

Cyclone ‘Bulbul’: Medical teams ready; shelters opened

-- 2019-11-09 13:59:32

The government on Saturday said 1,577 medical teams were formed and 4,516 shelters were opened in the coastal districts as cyclone ‘Bulbul’ continued to approach. Health minister Zahid Ma...

Sadeque Hossain Khoka’s qulkhwani on Nov 15

Sadeque Hossain Khoka’s qulkhwani on Nov 15

-- 2019-11-09 13:26:58

The Qulkhwani of former Dhaka City Corporation mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka will take place on November 15 instead of Sunday at Brothers Union Club grounds in Gopibagh of the city after Asr prayers....