Bangladesh desk: Amidst a sweltering heatwave and worsening power crisis, Bangladesh’s largest power plant, 1,320MW Payra power plant, is set to shut its operation from tomorrow midnight because of coal shortage induced by a crippling ...

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Sunday said that it will take about two weeks to improve the power crisis. He admitted that the frequency of load shedding has gone ...

Classroom activities in the government primary schools across Bangladesh will remain closed for four days between Monday and Thursday due to the ongoing heatwave. The primary and mass education ministry announced the decision on Sunday. ...

Online desk: US Ambassador in Dhaka Peter Haas has said the new US visa policy applies to “everyone” and it is to encourage all in Bangladesh to make right “behaviour” to ensure free and fair ...