NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Bangladesh on Saturday moved to bolster their defense relationship and signed agreements for expanding cooperation in maritime security, ocean economy, space, and telecommunication sectors, as New Delhi tries to present itself as a regional power and a counterweight to China. The agreements were signed during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh […]
Under the terms of the deal between IFC and Epic Group, the debt financing package includes a $70 m sustainability-linked loan and a $30m green loan – IFC’s first green loan with sustainability-linked features in the manufacturing sector. The funding will support Epic Group’s expansion in Bangladesh, including upgrading its washing and wastewater treatment facilities, […]
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and 13 others have been indicted at a court in Bangladesh on charges in a two million dollar-plus (£1.57 million) embezzlement case. Yunus, 83, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for pioneering microcredit to help impoverished people, especially women, pleaded not guilty and has been released on bail. […]
An old video of hippos in a muddy creek was repeatedly shared in posts that falsely claimed it was filmed in a dried-up waterway in southwestern Bangladesh following a suffocating heatwave in April 2024. The video has circulated online since November 2022 in posts about a national park in Uganda. “What’s this thing showed up […]
The weakening tropical storm Remal flooded dozens of coastal villages and left nearly 30 million people without power in southern Bangladesh and eastern India. At least 10 people died in Bangladesh. About 3.7 million people along the coast were affected, said Bangladesh’s junior minister for disaster management and relief, Mohibbur Rahman M. More than 35,000 […]
A cyclone has flooded coastal villages, blew away thatched roofs and left hundreds of thousands of people without power in southern Bangladesh and eastern India. At least seven deaths as a result of the cyclone have been reported. Dozens of Bangladeshi villages were flooded after flood protection embankments either washed away or were damaged by […]
By Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Ruma Paul and Subrata Nag Choudhury SATKHIRA, Bangladesh (Reuters) -Strong gales and heavy rain brought by cyclone Remal lashed the coastlines of India and Bangladesh on Monday, killing at least four people and cutting electricity supply to millions before losing intensity. The year’s first cyclone in the region is the latest […]
At least two people have died after a powerful tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal pounded the coastline of Bangladesh and neighbouring India. The cyclone, named Remal, had now crossed the coast and was weakening gradually, Bangladesh’s meteorological department said on Monday. The cyclone, which lashed the coastline with wind speeds of up to […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A cyclone flooded coastal villages and left hundreds of thousands of people without power Monday after making landfall overnight along India’s West Bengal state and Bangladesh, where nearly 800,000 residents had evacuated. Cyclone Remal started lashing Bangladesh’s southern coast late Sunday and was expected to take five to six hours to […]
Bangladesh has evacuated nearly 800,000 people from vulnerable areas as the country and neighbouring India awaited the arrival of a severe cyclone that has formed over the Bay of Bengal. The storm is expected to cross Bangladesh and India’s West Bengal coasts around midnight on Sunday. The India Meteorological Department said it is expected to […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Kolkata airport will suspend flight operations from midnight Sunday for 21 hours after a storm over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, airport authorities said. The cyclonic storm is expected to cross Bangladesh and India’s West Bengal coasts around midnight Sunday, the India Meteorological Department said […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Australia and Bangladesh on Tuesday said that the two countries would work to expand trade and cooperation on areas including security and the Rohingya refugee crisis. The statements came as Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived in Bangladesh’s capital on a two-day visit and held talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina […]