Category: Bangladesh

Severe Storms Now Top Global Insurance Losses

Severe Storms Now Top Global Insurance Losses

Severe convective storms (SCS), including intense thunderstorms and related weather events, have overtaken cyclones as the leading cause of insured losses globally in 2025, according to Aon’s 2026 Climate and Catastrophe Insight report. The report highlights that medium-intensity, high-frequency natural disasters are increasingly accounting for a substantial portion of insurance claims, posing structural challenges for […]
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Gas supply will be cut off for five hours today in the following areas Gas supply will be cut off for five hours today in the following areas

Gas supply will be cut off for five hours today in the following areas

Residents and businesses in several areas of Narayanganj are expected to face a temporary gas supply disruption today, Wednesday, 21 January, as Titas Gas undertakes urgent maintenance work on its network. The outage will last for a total of five hours, affecting both domestic and commercial consumers. According to a recent notice issued by Titas […]
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Low-Interest Loans for Primary Teachers

Low-Interest Loans for Primary Teachers

Government primary school teachers in Bangladesh operate within tight financial constraints while shouldering significant family responsibilities, social obligations, and long-term security concerns. Most are posted within their own localities, which deepens their engagement with family life, community participation, and the local economy. Alongside their teaching duties, many teachers seek supplementary income through small-scale, productive activities […]
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Symbols allotted today election campaigning to begin on Thursday Symbols allotted today; election campaigning to begin on Thursday

Symbols allotted today; election campaigning to begin on Thursday

The window for withdrawing candidacies in the 13th National Parliamentary Election has now officially closed. Today, the Election Commission (EC) is set to allocate symbols to all confirmed candidates. Once the symbols are distributed, candidates will be permitted to commence formal election campaigning from tomorrow, Thursday, 22 January. According to the Election Commission’s official circular, […]
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Military Deployed as Peerbagh Becomes a Political Battleground Military Deployed as Peerbagh Becomes a Political Battleground

Military Deployed as Peerbagh Becomes a Political Battleground

The streets of Dhaka’s Mirpur district became a theatre of political volatility on Tuesday evening as supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami engaged in a violent skirmish. The confrontation, which centred around the Al-Mubarak Mosque in the Peerbagh neighbourhood, reportedly left ten people injured and necessitated an emergency deployment of the Bangladesh […]
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Uncertainty Plagues Bangladesh Camp as World Cup Loom Uncertainty Plagues Bangladesh Camp as World Cup Loom

Uncertainty Plagues Bangladesh Camp as World Cup Loom

In a startlingly blunt exchange with the media, Bangladesh’s T20 captain, Litton Das, has laid bare the internal disarray currently gripping the national side. Speaking at a press conference in Mirpur following his team’s exit from the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) play-offs, Das revealed that even as the captain, he remains oblivious to where—or even […]
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Academic Freedom Under Fire UAP Closes Amid Blasphemy Scandal Academic Freedom Under Fire: UAP Closes Amid Blasphemy Scandal

Academic Freedom Under Fire: UAP Closes Amid Blasphemy Scandal

The University of Asia Pacific (UAP) has shuttered its doors indefinitely following a volatile weekend that saw two senior academics summarily dismissed. On Monday, 19 January, the administration issued an emergency directive via email, suspending all academic activities just twenty-four hours after bowing to student demands to terminate the staff members over allegations of “religious […]
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Bulawayo Washout Leaves Bangladesh Youth in Precarious Position Bulawayo Washout Leaves Bangladesh Youth in Precarious Position

Bulawayo Washout Leaves Bangladesh Youth in Precarious Position

The aspirations of the Bangladesh Under-19 squad suffered a significant meteorological blow at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, as persistent rainfall forced the abandonment of their pivotal group-stage encounter against New Zealand. With the match declared a “No Result,” the young “Tigers” now face a precarious path to the knockout rounds, effectively turning their […]
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Indian Gifted Life Support Ambulance Misused as Political Campaign Vehicle Indian-Gifted Life-Support Ambulance Misused as Political Campaign Vehicle

Indian-Gifted Life-Support Ambulance Misused as Political Campaign Vehicle

In a startling breach of administrative protocol, an advanced life-support ambulance in Natore, Bangladesh, was recently converted into a mobile propaganda unit. The vehicle, which was donated by the Indian government to provide critical emergency care, was seen patrolling the streets of the municipality not to save lives, but to broadcast political slogans for an […]
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