State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman says some 4,000-5,000 houses were damaged by cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' which lashed the country's coastal districts early today.

Following cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' which lashed the country's coastal districts, Tuesday's Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations have been rescheduled.

The flight operations at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram resumed after 15 hours of disruption due to bad weather triggered by cyclone storm Bulbul.

Heavy rains and tidal surges owing to the influence of Cyclone Bulbul which has weakened to a depression now has inundated many shrimp farms in Khulna.

Two baby girls, who born at cyclone centres in Khulna and Patuakhali last night, have been named Bulbuli.

At least seven people have been killed in different coastal districts as cyclone ‘Bulbul’ lashed Khulna and adjoining southwestern part of the country before weakening into a deep depression.

An elephant which was rescued from a ditch by forest officials on Friday afternoon passed away last night.

Three people are killed and five others injured as the gas cylinder of a microbus exploded after being hit by a bus and a truck in Cumilla Sadar upazila.

People can get the update of cyclone Bulbul and the current weather situation of their respective area or district from their mobile phone.

The deep depression over Barishal, Patuakhali and Bhola regions moved slightly northeastwards, weakened further into a depression and lies over Noakhali, Barishal and Patuakhali regions yesterday evening.

Cyclone Bulbul hits India and southern Bangladesh, leaving two dead as authorities in the countries ordered more than two million people to get out of the path of the storm.

A masked palm civet (called Gandhogokul in Bangla) was killed, apparently being crushed under the wheel of a vehicle, on a road in Lawachhara forest in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila early yesterday.

A ninth-grade student, abducted and trafficked into India through Hili border in September, was handed over to her family on Friday after she made it back to Bangladesh the day before.

A man, who was severely injured allegedly by his drug addict son in Rajapur upazila on Friday night, died at a hospital in Barisal early yesterday.

A Kushtia court yesterday sent a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Islamic University (IU) unit, to jail in a case filed under the ICT Act and Special Power Act for his derogatory comments about fellow party leaders.

Both hands of Zahidul Islam had to be amputated in an electrocution incident when he was a student of first grade. But that could not deter him from his pursuit of getting education.

Massive attack of brown plant hopper worries paddy farmers in Jaldhaka and Sadar upazilas of Nilphamari as Aman harvesting season is a couple of weeks away.

All army cantonments, its bases, ships and helicopters in the coastal areas are kept ready to face the very severe cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ and protect people from possible disasters.

Echoing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s warning, Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury slams protesting teachers and students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) saying that the government would take action against those who will “create nuisance” on the university campus in the name of protest.

The two-day Kathin Chibardan, the major religious festival of Buddhists community is held at the country’s largest Buddhist temple in Rangamati recently where thousands of devotees from different parts of the country take part.