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Local warning signal 4 for maritime ports; tidal surge forecast

FBD Desk: Local warning signal 4 for maritime ports; tidal surge forecast The Met Office on Friday advised maritime ports to hoist local cautionary signal number 4 and warned that

400 tourists stranded on St Martin’s island

Around 400 tourists are stranded on Saint Martin’s Island, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bangladesh, due to inclement weather. They could not return on Thursday as the

China to initiate ‘tripartite talks’ over Rohingya after Myanmar polls

FBD Desk: Beijing has assured Dhaka that it would take initiatives to arrange second round of foreign ministerial level ‘tripartite talks’ among Bangladesh, China and Myanmar over Rohingya repatriation after

Depression in Bay: Light to moderate rain forecasted

FBD Desk: The highest amount of rain, 254mm, has been recorded in Khepupara of Barishal district. Due to a depression over the Bay, many parts of the country are experiencing

Bangladesh lodges submission to UN on limits of its outer continental shelf in Bay

FBD Desk: Bangladesh lodged an amended submission on the limits of its outer continental shelf in the Bay of Bengal to the United Nations on Thursday. The Submission has formally

Water transport workers call off strike

Staff Correspondent: The water transport workers have called off the strike after the government-mediated meeting of owners and workers at the Ministry of Labour agreed to meet partial demands of