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Bangladesh braces for season's first cold wave as winter peaks

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The feeling of cold has intensified across Bangladesh over the last five days, mainly due to a slump in day temperature, up to 8degC, as the country approaches its coldest winter mon... Read More


Bangladesh power board posts record losses, signalling a deepening energy crisis

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- The numbers tell a stark story. In the 2024-25 financial year, the Power Development Board (PDB) slid deeper into the red than ever before, its losses swelling to levels unseen sinc... Read More


Court orders Nestle to withdraw batch of KitKat chocolates from market over 'health concerns'

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- A Pure Food Court in Dhaka has ordered Nestle, the Switzerland-based food and beverage company, to withdraw a batch of KitKat chocolate from the Bangladesh market, declaring it "unsa... Read More


'Arbitrary pricing' turns Barapukuria coal into 'windfall' for staff, 'financial burden' for PDB

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- For nearly a year, a domestic coal pricing dispute between Bangladesh's Power Division and Energy Division has created friction between the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Bo... Read More


By 2100, 'extreme heat, intense rain' could transform life in Bangladesh, climate report says

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- A new government climate report has warned Bangladesh of a warmer, wetter future, with more frequent heatwaves and intensified monsoon rainfall. Daytime temperatures could rise by 4... Read More


Payment disputes strain Power Development Board's ties with private producers

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Payment disputes have deepened tensions between the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and private power producers, several of whom are now threatening to take legal action and... Read More


Record-breaking November rain submerges ripening crops, stirs fears of dengue outbreak

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Unusually heavy rains have lashed Bangladesh over the past three days, flooding vast stretches of farmland with ripening rice and vegetables and setting new records for November rainf... Read More


Probe links government-corporate collusion to AL-era power deals

, Sept. 29 -- Top government officials, including former power and energy state minister Nasrul Hamid, reportedly colluded with several corporate entities in Bangladesh and India to secure controversi... Read More