Category: South Asia

City Bank, Water.org join hands for sanitation financing in Bangladesh

City Bank, Water.org join hands for sanitation financing in Bangladesh

City Bank PLC and Water.org have entered a two-year partnership in Bangladesh to improve access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities through expanded financing for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs) operating in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector. Under the arrangement, entrepreneurs in remote and underserved areas will […]
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Community Bank Inaugurates SICIP EDP Programme

Community Bank Inaugurates SICIP EDP Programme

Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has formally launched an Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) under the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Program (SICIP) at its Training Academy, marking another step in strengthening structured entrepreneurship training in Bangladesh. The programme is being carried out under the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, with Bangladesh Bank serving […]
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Rooppur Enters Key Phase as Nuclear Fuel Loading Starts in Bangladesh

Rooppur Enters Key Phase as Nuclear Fuel Loading Starts in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has officially begun the most critical stage of its nuclear energy programme with the commencement of uranium fuel loading at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna on Tuesday. This milestone places the country among the world’s nuclear energy users, becoming the 33rd nation to utilise nuclear power for electricity generation. The fuel loading […]
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Bogura Exam Blunder Old Papers Used, Five Officials Sacked

Bogura Exam Blunder: Old Papers Used, Five Officials Sacked

A three-member committee has been constituted to investigate an incident in which a Dakhil Mathematics examination in Sherpur Upazila of Bogura District was conducted using question papers from an old syllabus. Following the incident, five individuals, including the hall superintendent and four invigilators, have been removed from examination duties on grounds of alleged negligence. The […]
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UN Petition Filed by 173 Lawyers Over Awami League Ban

UN Petition Filed by 173 Lawyers Over Awami League Ban

A total of 173 lawyers from the Cox’s Bazar District Bar Association have appealed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, seeking the removal of restrictions placed on the political activities of the Awami League. The appeal was confirmed through a joint statement issued on Monday (27 April). In the statement, the lawyers […]
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Post Mortem Confirms Asphyxiation in Mirzapur Double Homicide Post-Mortem Confirms Asphyxiation in Mirzapur Double Homicide

Post-Mortem Confirms Asphyxiation in Mirzapur Double Homicide

A formal post-mortem examination has concluded that an unidentified woman, whose remains were discovered alongside those of a neonate in Mirzapur, Tangail, was murdered by asphyxiation. The bodies were exhumed eight days ago, on 20 April 2026, but the absence of identification and the advanced state of decomposition have complicated the ongoing investigation into this […]
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EC Declines to Appeal High Court Order on Nusrat Tabassums Nomination EC Declines to Appeal High Court Order on Nusrat Tabassum’s Nomination

EC Declines to Appeal High Court Order on Nusrat Tabassum’s Nomination

The Election Commission (EC) has confirmed it will implement the High Court’s directive to accept the nomination of Nusrat Tabassum, a leader of the Nationalist Conservative Party (NCP), for the reserved women’s seats in the 13th National Parliament. In a move that signals a desire to avoid further litigation, the Commission has stated it will […]
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Secret Oath Taking by Ousted Party Activists in Lakshmipur Secret Oath-Taking by Ousted Party Activists in Lakshmipur

Secret Oath-Taking by Ousted Party Activists in Lakshmipur

In a development that has triggered significant discourse across digital platforms, a cohort of over one hundred activists from the Bangladesh Awami League and its youth wing, the Jubo League, convened in the Kamalnagar Upazila of Lakshmipur to participate in a formal oath-taking ceremony. The participants explicitly pledged to launch a movement aimed at facilitating […]
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Death Toll from Lightning Strikes Reaches 22 Within 48 Hours Death Toll from Lightning Strikes Reaches 22 Within 48 Hours

Death Toll from Lightning Strikes Reaches 22 Within 48 Hours

The impact of severe pre-monsoon weather has intensified across Bangladesh, with a total of 22 fatalities reported over a 48-hour period. Official data indicates that eight individuals were killed by lightning strikes on Monday, 27 April 2026, following a devastating Sunday that claimed 14 lives. These incidents, concentrated primarily in agricultural and wetland regions, highlight […]
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Organised Criminal Gang Apprehended for Fatal Assault on Customs Official Organised Criminal Gang Apprehended for Fatal Assault on Customs Official

Organised Criminal Gang Apprehended for Fatal Assault on Customs Official

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has dismantled a professional mugging syndicate allegedly responsible for the death of Bullet Bairagi, an Assistant Revenue Officer within the Customs, Excise, and VAT Department. Investigative findings released by the elite force indicate that the perpetrators utilised a deceptive “passenger trap” to lure the official into a fatal confrontation. Following […]
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