Robbers attack fishermen, leave 51 injured in the Bay
At least 51 fishermen were injured in an attack by robbers in the Bay of Bengal while fishing on Wednesday night.
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Low pressure likely to trigger rain all over country
The low pressure hovering over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to trigger rain all over Bangladesh over the four days starting from today, warned the Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Tuesday...
Navy detains 214 Rohingyas in Bay of Bengal聽
Bangladesh Navy on Tuesday detained 214 Rohingyas travelling to Malaysia illegally by a fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal.
Govt imposes 58-day fishing ban to protect marine stocks
The government on Wednesday imposed a seasonal fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal and riverine water bodies for 58 days, aiming to protect marine biodiversity, ensure safe breeding and sustain fish stocks...
All BIMSTEC member states may join summit
All the heads of governments or states under the seven-nation Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation have given assurances of joining the 6th BIMSTEC Summit scheduled for the first week of April, said BIMSTEC secretary general Indra Mani Pandey on Tuesday...
Lt Gen Aminul Karim joins Cosmos Foundation, Bay of Bengal Institute as honorary board member
Lieutenant General (retd) Mohd Aminul Karim, a distinguished military strategist and academic, has joined the Cosmos Foundation and the Bay of Bengal Institute as Honorary Board Member, a move expected to further strengthen the organisations鈥� contributions to strategic policy research and regional discourse...
MARINE BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION: Bangladesh finalises Swatch of No-Ground management plan
Adviser for the ministries of environment, forest and climate change, and water resources Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday said that the government had finalised the integrated management plan for the Swatch of No-Ground Marine Protected Area in the Bay of Bengal...
BIMSTEC urged to boost trade
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday urged the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation to prepare a roadmap to double regional trade...
19 die in Sri Lanka, India in Cyclone Fengal
Cyclone Fengal killed at least 19 people in India and Sri Lanka and caused flooding in Tamil Nadu state and the Puducherry region after crossing India鈥檚 southern coast from the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, reports South China Morning Post...
Cyclonic storm Fengal moves northwestwards over Bay of Bengal
Maritime ports in Bangladesh have been instructed to keep distant warning signal number two hoisted as Cyclonic Storm Fengal intensifies over the Southwest Bay of Bengal...
Defence of River Naf
THE Naf River is a natural marvel, both magnificent and strategic, forming a vital boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar鈥檚 Arakan State. As it runs from the fall of Khayaparir Tong to the...
鈥楬ypocrisy鈥� of global powers over human rights lambasted
Speakers, including diplomats, researchers and a politician, at a geopolitical conference in Dhaka on Monday criticised the 鈥榮elective鈥� approach of global powers as regards human rights issues, accusing them of maintaining a 鈥榙ouble standard鈥�...
Indo-Pacific free of dominance underscored
Politicians, academics and officials at a geopolitical conference in Dhaka on Sunday called for a free and open Indo-Pacific without dominance of any individual country while...
Professor Yunus calls for creating new civilisation
The interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Saturday called upon all concerned to create a new civilisation, saying that the present civilisation had become disastrous for humankind.
Bay of Bengal Conversation begins in Dhaka today
The third edition of the three-day 鈥楤ay of Bengal Conversation鈥� begins at a hotel in Dhaka today with diplomats, academics, researchers, policymakers and journalists from home and abroad...
Low-pressure area likely to develop over southwest Bay of Bengal
A low-pressure area is likely to develop over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjacent regions within the next 36 hours, says the meteorological office...
Low pressure may form over Bay, says Met Office
A low pressure area is likely to form over the Southwest Bay and adjoining area in 36 hours commencing 9:00am on Saturday...
Maritime ports in Bangladesh asked to hoist local cautionary signal no 3
The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist cautionary signal No 3 as the Cyclonic storm 鈥楧ana鈥� over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining area moved West-Northwestwards.
Low pressure area formed over Bay of Bengal
A low pressure area has formed over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining area...
Eight-member committee to probe into vessel fire at Ctg port
An eight-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the fire in two ships carrying liquefied petroleum gas at Kutubdia point of the Bay of Bengal that occurred early Sunday, officials said.
Erratic monsoon ends after聽extreme rain, flood
The monsoon is set to complete its withdrawal from Bangladesh today, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Sunday, officially noting the end of the most important season...
Bangladeshi fisherman shot聽dead by Myanmar Navy
A Bangladeshi fisherman was killed and his two fellows were injured as the members of the Myanmar Navy opened fire on them while fishing in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday.
Brief relief from hot days ahead
A brief relief from the sweltering heat is likely amidst a low pressure moving inland from the west-central Bay of Bengal, prompting the Met Office to issue a heavy rainfall warning...
Low sparks heavy rain, landslide fear
A low pressure formed over the Bay of Bengal sparked heavy rain and landslide fears in Bangladesh, prompting authorities to issue warnings asking people to remain alert.
Eight fishermen missing after trawler capsizes in Bay of Bengal
Eight fishermen went missing as a trawler with 13 fishermen sank in the estuary of the Bay of Bengal at Shibchar in Charfashion upazila of Bhola district on Friday...
Depression over Bay of Bengal intensified into deep depression
The depression over east-central Bay and adjoining west-central Bay has moved slightly north-northeastwards and intensified into a deep depression...
Cyclonic storm Remal to reach Bangladesh by May 26
A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify and reach Bangladesh and adjoining India鈥檚 West Bengal coasts as a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday evening...
Time for action to stop landslide
BANGLADESH is a country prone to a number of natural disasters. The country is affected by numerous disasters such as cyclones, floods, droughts, earthquakes, landslides, lightning strikes and river erosion because of its unique hydrological and geomorphological realities...
Bay of Bengal under cyclone watch
Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Wednesday confirmed the formation of a low pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal and warned that the low might intensify into a cyclonic storm by tomorrow...
Low pressure area forms over south-west Bay
A low pressure area has formed over the south-west Bay of Bengal and adjoining west-central Bay. It is likely to intensify further, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said on Wednesday morning...