A mobile court sentenced three fishers to 20 days in jail for catching brood hilsa in Padma river at Shibchar upazila of Madaripur today (October 9, 2022), defying a government ban.

An elephant calf was found dead in Modusia forest of Khutakhali union in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar today.

Bangladesh is said to have about 712 species of birds although the IUCN Red List of Bangladesh confirmed about 570 species.

Police and forest officials rescued a hoolock gibbon, locally called Ulluk, while being trafficked to Chattogram city from its Lohagara upazila this morning.

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said there is no scope to reduce the price of fuel.

If a unit of thermal power plant is not started immediately, it takes at least four to five days to fix the temperature level. As a result, power generation at unit 5 of Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant in Narsingdi has been stopped temporarily, according to power plant sources.

The Power Division has formed a separate committee to identify the reasons behind Tuesday's national grid failure and submit recommendations to avert the recurrence of such incidents.

Regarding Tuesday’s national grid failure, the State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said, "Such technical fault is not an unusual incident."

Experts blame poor electricity transmission equipment, the lack of a smart grid, and the ill-equipped National Load Dispatch Centre for Tuesday’s national grid failure that caused power blackouts in half the country.

A total of 20.45 kilometres of flood-control embankments have been damaged in eight upazilas of Patuakhali due to downpour and tidal surge, triggered by depression over the Bay.

More light to moderate shower is likely to drench Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, the weather department said yesterday.

Investigation committee of the state-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has started its probe to identify the reasons behind the national power grid failure that triggered a seven-to-eight-hour long blackout across most of the country, starting at 2:04 pm yesterday (October 4, 2022).

Business and industrial activities were disrupted for several hours since yesterday afternoon as the national power grid failed, plunging half of the country into darkness.

The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has formed a 5-member inquiry committee to investigate the reason behind the grid failure yesterday (October 4, 2022) that triggered a countrywide blackout for hours.

The country yesterday suffered the worst power outage in eight years, which, according to officials, was triggered by a trip at a substation in Ghorashal.

The failure of the national power grid caused disruptions to telecommunication and internet services in parts of the country yesterday.

At least 90% power supply was restored across Bangladesh after nearly seven hours of blackout following the national power grid failure today (October 4, 2022).  

Some parts of the country including the capital have been witnessing blackout since this afternoon (October 4, 2022) due to the national grid line failure. Below are some photos of how commuters, shop keepers and patients in the hospitals have been suffering due to the power outage.

Power supply was restored in some parts of Dhaka city under Maniknagar and Hasnabad grid substations and also a good number of districts under Sylhet, Chattogram and Mymensingh at 7pm. But supply could not be restored in the areas under Ulon grid substations in Dhaka.

About 20-25 percent electricity was restored after four hours of power outage, said a spokesperson of Power Grid Company of Bangladesh.