Cyclone Sitrang: Maritime ports asked to hoist danger signal no 7
Maritime ports of Mongla and Payra have been advised to lower local cautionary signal number 4 and to hoist danger signal no seven as the cyclonic storm Sitrang is approaching Bangladesh.
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Representational photo Dhaka TribuneHow Cyclone Sitrang was named
As Bangladesh and India brace for Cyclone Sitrang, here is how the storm was named.
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Cyclone Sitrang CollectedSubway: Dhaka airport to Kamalapur in 24 minutes
The upcoming launch of the country's first subway system, in Dhaka, promises to cut down the travel time from Hazrat Shahjal International Airport to Kamalapur from over an hour to just 24 minutes.
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Representational image BigstockInside Awami League: Everyone wants to be a leader, hold a post
The ruling Awami League is holding party conferences across the country to strengthen its grassroots ahead of the next general elections, as the party has been facing challenges from insiders in addition to the mass rallies in divisional cities by opposition BNP.
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File photo of Awami League Headquarters at Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneGrid failure: Distribution companies seek more time to complete probe
The four probe bodies formed by the electricity distribution companies, to identify the persons responsible for the disastrous blackout that paralyzed the whole country on October 4, could not submit their investigation reports within the stipulated time.
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Representational image BigstockCyclone Sitrang: 409 shelter centres prepared in Khulna
As the deep depression over the Bay is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm, the local administrations in Khulna have prepared 409 shelter centres.
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Cyclone resilient houses in Kalapara, Patuakhali Gawher Nayeem WahraAlikadam, Thanchi also off-limits to tourists
Following a ban on tourist movement in Ruma and Rowangchhari upazilas on October 17, the Bandarban district administration yesterday imposed a similar ban for Alikadam and Thanchi upazilas due to a joint operation of security forces in the border areas.
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FILE PHOTO: CHT border road in Bandarban, August 2019 Dhaka TribuneSunak favourite to be UK PM after Johnson drops comeback bid
Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain's next prime minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest on Sunday, saying that although he had enough support to make the final ballot he realized the country and the Conservative Party needed unity.
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File Photo: British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street on the day of the Spring Statement, in London, Britain on March 23, 2022 Reuters