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Bandarban extends tourist sites closure until 12 July amid heavy rain, landslide risks
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (432+ words) Wednesday July 08, 2026 The Bandarban district administration has extended the closure of all tourist sites until 12 July as persistent heavy rainfall continues to create hazardous conditions across the hill district. The decision was announced in a public notice issued today (8 July)…...
Budget sends strongest solar signal yet, but fossil fuel bias remains: Sanem
1+ week, 6+ day ago (178+ words) Thursday June 25, 2026 The FY2026-27 national budget offers Bangladesh's strongest fiscal support for solar energy and electric vehicles (EVs) to date, but continued backing for fossil fuel expansion could undermine the country's long-term energy transition goals, according to an analysis by the…...
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku
1+ mon, 3+ hour ago (38+ words) The Business Standard Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku Energy minister orders roadmap for nuclear-ready power grid amid push for smart system upgrades...
How early warnings help reduce landslide risks in Chattogram's hill areas
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (856+ words) Friday June 05, 2026 On 24 August last year, after days of heavy rain, part of the hill collapsed onto their home, burying Karim's eight-month-old nephew, Mohammad Yusuf, under mud and debris. "We did not know continuous rain could trigger landslides," Karim recalled....
At ULAB, Earth Day is more than just a celebration
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1164+ words) When I stepped into the role of Vice-Chancellor at ULAB, one of the first things I wanted to understand was: what are we truly capable of as a university? Not just on paper, but in practice'through our students, our faculty,…...
FAO project to protect 45, 000 Rohingya from landslide risks
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (530+ words) Wednesday April 29, 2026 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Bangladesh has secured $584, 369 from the Bangladesh Humanitarian Fund to implement urgent slope stabilisation and community preparedness interventions in Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, bolstering disaster risk reduction…...
What is the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources saying about the country's electricity situation?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (95+ words) The Business Standard Lottery or admission test? Both are failing our children Country's lone ethnological museum fading into obscurity Chasing two Cuckoos that read my mind Samiha Khan: Leading by listening More Videos from TBS What is the Ministry of…...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (66+ words) The Business Standard State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit Govt ensures fuel supply for May, preparing for June-July: State minister Highlighting stock, distribution and global situation, the state minister said fuel prices in the global…...
What is the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources saying about the fuel situation?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (97+ words) The Business Standard Now is the time to go for reforms in Bangladesh Three lives, one indomitable journey beyond disability Personal Data Protection Ordinance: A law that protects you from everyone except the state Healthcare And Education: What Brazil got…...
Divisional rounds of National Earth Olympiad held in Chattogram, Cumilla
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (225+ words) Saturday April 11, 2026 The divisional rounds of the 13th National Earth Olympiad kicked off in Chattogram and Cumilla yesterday (10 April), marking the start of a nationwide search for young talents in environmental science. The rounds were organised by the Bangladesh Youth Environmental…...