Bangladesh

Dhaka: The central bank of Bangladesh will allow its currency to float freely for the first time in the country’s history, giving into demands from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to unlock more funds from the 4.7-billion…

Dhaka: Cash-strapped Bangladesh shut its biggest power plant Monday because it was unable to afford the coal to fuel it, as a sweltering heatwave creates increasing electricity demand. The 1,320-megawatt government-run Payra Power Plant…

New Delhi: In a significant move, India on Thursday agreed to allow Nepal to sell power to Bangladesh using the Indian transmission network under a trilateral arrangement, in a move that is seen as significant for greater regional…

Dhaka: Cyclone Mocha on Sunday afternoon made landfall in Myanmar and Bangladesh. The deadly cyclone has killed three and injured several people in the two Asian-pacific countries in less than 24 hours. No casualty has been reported in…

Dhaka: Cyclone Mocha slammed into Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, sparing sprawling refugee camps but bringing a storm surge to swaths of western Myanmar where communications were largely cut off, news agency AFP reported.…

New Delhi: "Extremely severe" cyclonic storm Mocha is making landfall over the Myanmar-Bangladesh coasts, the weather office said, adding that the landfall process has started. The maximum sustained wind speed would be 180-190 kmph gusting…

Dhaka/Coxs Bazar: Authorities in Bangladesh on Saturday launched a massive evacuation campaign to relocate close to half a million people along the southeastern coastlines as a "very dangerous" tropical cyclone is expected to make landfall…

Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over Bay of Bengal near Anadaman and Nicobar Islands which is likely turn into a full blown cyclone by tonight, will have no impact on Odisha and neighbouring State like Andhra Pradesh IMD DG Mrutyunjay…

Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" is all set to be released in Bangladesh theatres on May 12, production banner Yash Raj Films announced on Friday. Fronted by Shah Rukh Khan, the Siddharth Anand directorial released in…

Dhaka: Veteran politician Mohammed Shahabuddin was sworn in as the 22nd president of Bangladesh on Monday at a state ceremony attended by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her cabinet colleagues. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury…