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Power tariff unchanged for up to 75 units: Energy Minister
Power tariff unchanged for up to 75 units: Energy Minister

Power tariff unchanged for up to 75 units: Energy Minister

The price of electricity has not been increased for consumers using up to 75 units per month, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku has said. He said the government took this decision considering the financial capacity of the marginalised population.

Flood fears in five Rangpur districts within 3 days
Flood fears in five Rangpur districts within 3 days

Flood fears in five Rangpur districts within 3 days

Short-term floods may occur in five districts of Rangpur division within the next three days, the Bangladesh Water Development Board's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre has said. Water levels in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna and Ganges-Padma rivers may also rise for the next five days.

Stage collapses from crowd surge at relief distribution, finance minister unhurt
Stage collapses from crowd surge at relief distribution, finance minister unhurt

Stage collapses from crowd surge at relief distribution, finance minister unhurt

A section of the main stage collapsed due to excessive crowding by leaders and activists during a relief distribution programme for flood victims in Chandanaish, Chattogram, on Friday, July 17. Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury was on the stage at the time, but he and others present escaped unhurt.

Three electrocuted by hanging wires over river
Three electrocuted by hanging wires over river

Three electrocuted by hanging wires over river

Three people have died and several others injured in electrocution incidents in two separate locations in Mirzapur, Tangail. The injured have been hospitalised.

Four children drown in canal, buried together in Narsingdi
Four children drown in canal, buried together in Narsingdi

Four children drown in canal, buried together in Narsingdi

Four children who drowned in a canal in Raipura, Narsingdi, were buried side by side after a joint funeral on Thursday evening. Even before the grief could subside, two more children drowned in the Meghna river in the same upazila on Friday morning.

Government fully prepared to tackle disaster: Home Minister
Government fully prepared to tackle disaster: Home Minister

Government fully prepared to tackle disaster: Home Minister

The government has all necessary preparations to tackle disasters, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said. He also said government and private initiatives to assist flood-affected people are ongoing.

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