Bangladesh joins Sudan, Syria, and Yemen in the top 10 food-insecure nations. The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises cites conflict and rising fuel costs as the primary drivers of the hunger risk.
Power generation at Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant has fully stopped after a mechanical fault in Unit-1. The shutdown leaves the northern region facing a significant supply deficit.
Bangladesh’s energy crisis deepened Wednesday as a technical fault at the Adani Power plant in India knocked a major generating unit offline. Electricity imports plummeted from 1,497 MW to just 746 MW, leaving the national grid struggling to bridge a 2,500 MW gap during peak heat. With repairs expected to take up to four days, the North and Rangpur regions are bearing the brunt of the shortfall with near-constant load-shedding.
The recovery of 50-year-old priest Nayan Sadhu’s body has sparked alarm in Cox’s Bazar. Missing since April 19, his remains were found hanging and partially burned in a remote forest area on Tuesday. While an autopsy is pending at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital, police have launched a high-level investigation into what they describe as a "highly suspicious" death.
