Student representatives will be appointed to the boards of directors of companies under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, said the concerned ministry’s adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan today..He said the secretaries should not hold positions of chairmen of the companie

The Forest Department is trying to rescue the elephant that was shown in a video being tortured by several people near the Fire Service and Civil Defence station in Cumilla's Daudkandi upazila

The government issued a gazette notification cancelling its executive authority to raise power and gas prices without public hearing by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)

Shortens lives in Gazipur, Narsingdi by over 6 years

Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions today, according to BMD latest weather bulletin

Inadequate logistics continue to plague relief distribution along the eastern flank of Bangladesh that has been ravaged by the recent flood. Although the government has allocated food relief and cash -- 20,650 tonnes of rice and Tk 3.52 crore -- many among the 5.6 million flood victims of 11 districts are yet to benefit from it.

Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Farooq-e-Azam today said no new areas have been flooded after India opened 109 gates of Farakka barrage

Flood situation has improved slightly in different upazilas of Chattogram as the district experienced no heavy rain in the past 24 hours till 8:00am today

Concern Worldwide Country Director Manish Kumar Agrawal has said they are utilising local knowledge and expertise to efficiently manage the flood situation in Bangladesh, and post-flood operations are aligned with the call of the interim government Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus

Despite slight improvements in the flood situation in Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram, residents of six unions remain waterlogged

When Tuhin Rana heard last week that his remote village in Noakhali was being flooded, he called his parents and wife who just gave birth to a daughter and told them to stay safe.

Over Tk 5.23 crore have been collected over the last four days by the students for flood-affected people across the country, said the anti-discrimination student movement this evening

Student organisers today said that the relief materials for flood victims will now be collected at the central field of Dhaka University instead of at TSC, where only cash and medicine will be collected

The country’s main rivers, except the Meghna, were flowing below the danger level this morning, after days of flash floods that submerged vast tracts of the north- and south-eastern regions

Cumilla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) have declared general holyday for two days from today (Sunday) as the flood situation in Cumilla deteriorated

Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, yesterday said power supply in flood-affected areas will be restored soon after the water recedes

The economic lifeline of the country, the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, remains flooded in Feni.

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has changed its decision to open 16 spillways of the Kaptai Dam and said the water will be released in tomorrow morning

BPDB says all 16 spillways will be opened to a height of six inches to release water in regulated way

Says Chief Adviser's Office