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Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and ...
This fire disaster is one of the most costly non-fatal incidents ever recorded in Bangladesh's history. It took a team of 600 firefighters from across the Dhaka city, along with a record 48 units of the fire service, six hours to bring the fire under control, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and approximately 75 hours to fully extinguish it.
The Daily Prothom Alo (Bengali: প্রথম আলো) is a Bengali-language daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka. It is one of the largest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh. [2] According to the National Media Survey of 2018, conducted by Kantar MRB Bangladesh, Prothom Alo has a
The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh in March 2020.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 147 was a scheduled flight from Shahjalal International Airport, Bangladesh, to Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates, via Chittagong. On 24 February 2019, the aircraft operating the flight, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 737-800 , was hijacked 252 kilometres (157 mi) southeast of Dhaka by lone ...
Around 46 privately owned television channels were permitted by the Government of Bangladesh as of 2023, [1] of which thirty-six are currently on air. Six television channels, namely STV-US, CSB News, Channel 1, Diganta Television, Islamic TV, and Channel 16, have been taken off air.
The massacre was a significant event in the political spectrum of Bangladesh, and part of the ongoing unrest that began in mid-2024. [30] The Supreme Court's decision to reinstate a 30% job quota for descendants of freedom fighters sparked initial protests as the decision reversed reforms from 2018 made in response to the 2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement. [31]
The Daily Inqilab (Bengali: দৈনিক ইনকিলাব) is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. It was founded by Maulana MA Mannan, [1] on June 4, 1986. Its main slogan is ‘Only for the country and the people’.