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Heavy rains and strong wind brought by Cyclone Remal have lashed the costal districts in the country, leaving at least eight people dead, flooding villages and uprooting trees. According to reports, eight people died in Patuakhali, Barishal, Bhola and Satkhira districts on Sunday (26 May) night and Monday. Among the deceased, three died in Bhola, two each in Barishal and Patuakhali districts and one in Satkhira district. In Bhola, three people including a woman and a child died during heavy rains influenced by the cyclone.

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Dhaka experienced heavy rainfall triggered by cyclone Remal, resulting in waterlogging in various parts of the city. This situation has disrupted life and work for many individuals on the workday. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department recorded 116 mm rains in nine hours till 3 pm on Monday (27 May). Different areas including Uttara Airport to Kakoli, Mirpur, Shewrapara, Kazipara, Agargaon, Bijoy Sarani, Rampura, Badda, Shyamoli, Manik Mia Avenue, and Mouchak were inundated, causing suffering to the residents.

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The Election Commission on Monday postponed the elections to 19 out of 109 Upazila Parishads slated for May 29 due to the landfall of cyclone Remal on Sunday (27 May). EC Secretary Md Jahangir Alam said this at a press conference in the Nirbachan Bhaban in the city’s Agargaon area. He said the EC and the field-level administration took preparations to conduct elections to 109 upazila parishads in the third phase of the sixth upazila parishad election on May 29 next.

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Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox`s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to lower cautionary signals as cyclonic storm Remal crossed the coastal areas. The severe cyclonic storm "Remal" has weakened into a deep land depression while moving northwards, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department in its 19th special bulletin on Monday (27 May). According to the bulletin, the storm moved northwards from Koyra, Khulna before weakening into a cyclonic storm and then weakening even further over Jashore and the adjoining area.

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The severe cyclonic storm `Ramel` affected four lack people, damaging 50,000 homesteads, uprooting trees, breaking electric and telephone poles, causing a wind-driven surge inundating a vest area of Sundarbans and embankments in low-lying regions, an official said. "At least four lakh people of 68 unions in nine upazilas of Khulna have been affected by `Remal`," said District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer Md. Abdul Karim.

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Child marriage is a serious social problem in Bangladesh. It has the highest rate of child marriage compared to other countries in the world. According to UNICEF, 59 percent of girls in Bangladesh are married before the age of 18, and 22 percent are married before the age of 15. Child marriage has various negative effects on girls, including health problems. Due to child marriage, their educational opportunities are limited, violence increases, and various risks increase. According to a recently released report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

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Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday (26 May) hit turbulence, airport authorities said. Dublin Airport said in a statement that the plane landed safely as scheduled before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT).

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Awami Swechchhasebak League (ASL) central committee today directed its leaders and activists to help the affected people of cyclonic storm Remal. Swechchhasebak League President Gazi Mesbahul Hossain Sachu and its acting general secretary Khairul Hasan Jewel urged them through a statement. They said the ASL leaders and activists will stay beside the affected people of cyclonic storm Remal following the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

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Paris Saint-Germain finished the season with a domestic double after beating Lyon in Saturday`s French Cup final but will now start building for another assault on the Champions League next year, this time without Kylian Mbappe. The France captain brought the curtain down on his seven-year spell at PSG in the 2-1 win over Lyon, in which he failed to add to his club-record tally of 256 goals as Ousmane Dembele and Fabian Ruiz netted on the night.

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Rafael Nadal admits he will be facing "one of the toughest opponents possible" when he plays Alexander Zverev in the French Open first round on Monday. This year`s event was expected to be the 14-time champion`s farewell to Roland Garros, but he has since insisted he could not confirm "100 percent" it would be his last appearance. Nadal has only played four tournaments since January 2023 after suffering a hip injury and then a muscle tear.

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Two people died and another was injured when a portion of the roof of a multi-storied building collapsed on a tin shed hotel in Barishal`s Rupatali area amid heavy rain caused by Cyclone Remal early Monday (27 May). The victims were identified as hotel owner Lokman Hossain and his employee Mokchedur Rahman. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Barisal Kotwali Model Police Station Arichul Haque said that the roof collapsed in the area adjacent to Rupatali Lily Petrol Pump in the city around 4:30 am on Monday.

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Over 100 shrimp enclosures in Khulna`s Koyra, Dacope and Paikgacha upazilas were washed away by tidal surges after cyclone Remal struck the Bangladesh coast on Sunday night. Besides, at least 30 villages were inundated after the collapse of dams in 9 places in these upazilas. Liaqat Ali, deputy assistant engineer of Water Development Board, said efforts were made to repair the vulnerable dams with the help of local people and contractors after receiving the warning signal of the cyclone.

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Another man died while going to a shelter during a storm caused by Cyclone Remal. The incident occurred in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district on Sunday evening. The victim was identified as Shawkot Hossain Morol, 65. He was a resident of Napitkhali village under Gabura union of the upazila. Masudul Alam, chairman of Gabura Union Parishad, said Shawkot was going to the shelter around 7:30 pm on his bicycle. He slipped and fell on the road and died on the spot. Locals suspected

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Kabir Steel Re-Rolling Mills (KSRM), one of the leading steel manufacturing groups in the country, has brought its employees under the Universal Pension Scheme, becoming the first industrial group to do so. Around 1,000 employees of the KSRM Steel Plant in Sitakunda were brought under the pension scheme during an event in Chattogram on Saturday. Other employees of the organisation will gradually be brought under the programme. As part of the company`s corporate social responsibility, KSRM authorities will pay the first instalment of the pension

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Celebrating 40 years of the country’s pioneering band Warfaze, Coke Studio Bangla season 3 has released a mesmerizing collaboration with the band on Saturday, as the platform brings a revived rendition of the iconic Warfaze song ‘Obak Bhalobasha’. Admired by listeners for decades, the song was originally written, composed and performed by the former lead vocal of Warfaze Babna Karim and was featured in the band`s sophomore album titled ‘Obak Bhalobasha’, released in 1994 from Sargam. Uploaded on Coke Studio Bangla’s digital platforms

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A severe cyclone called `Remal` started crossing coastal regions of Bangladesh packing winds up to 120 kilometres per hour tonight while authorities managed to evacuate over 800,000 people to safety. "The cyclone has made the landfall and started crossing our Khepupara alongside India`s West Bengal coasts," a met office spokesman said. He added that the storm approached from Bangladesh`s southwestern coastlines and West Bengal`s Sagar Island and was proceeding towards northern direction and was "likely to cross the coastlines in next five to seven hours".

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As Cyclone Remal gains strength, government agencies are intensifying safety measures, leading to a significant decrease in LNG supply to the national grid. The floating terminal at sea has reduced its output by 1,050 mmcfd, causing a decline in gas supply to power plants. Consequently, load shedding is increasing nationwide. According to Power Grid Company Ltd, load shedding has been recorded on Sunday 8 am 200 MW, on 9 am 287 MW, 10 am 378 MW, 11 am 315 MW and on 12 pm 414MW while demand was 13,100 MW, 12,800 MW, 12,950 MW, 12,850 MW, 12,600 MW respectively and generation was recorded at the same day same time 12,667 MW, 12,487 MW, 12,554 MW, 12,549 MW, and 12,391 MW.

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Giriraj Singh waited for hours on Sunday (26 May) to recover the body of his nephew but was told to head home as the remains were "burned beyond recognition." "The bodies are unidentifiable and authorities asked me to wait for the DNA tests," said Singh, a retired army officer. His 24-year-old nephew was with three friends when a massive fire broke out Saturday at an amusement park in the city of Rajkot in western India, killing 27 people, including children, during the busy weekend coinciding with schools` summer vacation in the state.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday (26 May) urged US President Joe Biden and China`s President Xi Jinping to attend a peace summit in Switzerland next month. The Ukrainian leader made the request in English in an emotive video showing him standing in front of ruins in the heavily bombarded eastern city of Kharkiv.

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The United States and South Korea are ramping up their aerial reconnaissance against North Korea, which poses a serious threat to Pyongyang’s security, North Korean Vice-Minister of Defense Kim Kang Il has said. "Various air spying means of the U.S. and the ROK puppet air force are openly intensifying their hostile air espionage against the DPRK recently," the vice-minister was quoted as saying.

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At least one person has died and more than 200 have been evacuated due to floods in northern Armenia that have destroyed key roads and bridges, officials said Sunday (26 May). Floods caused by heavy rain in the northern Lori region have left one person dead and another missing, the interior ministry said, while 232 people were evacuated from their homes.

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All educational institutions in Chattogram City Corporation will remain closed on Monday due to the severe cyclonic storm Remal. Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Rezaul Karim Chowdhury shared this information, saying that 81 educational institutions under CCC will be used as shelters.

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The coastal district of Khulna is experiencing gusty wind and rain due to the influence of cyclonic storm Remal which is likely to make landfall in the country soon. Due to the impact of Remal, the Sundarbans have been flooded by the wind-driven surge of 4 feet above normal tide. Harun-or-Rashid, in charge of Mongla Weather Observatory, said the cyclonic storm may cross the Sundarbans and Mongla coastal areas between 6 pm to 9 pm on Sunday (26 May) night.

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Bangladesh Bidi Sramik Federation, Greater Rangpur region on Sunday (26 May) staged demonstrations in the district town demanding to protect the bidi industry from the aggression of British American Tobacco and to reduce tariffs on bidis in the budget for the next 2024-25 fiscal year. Around Thousand workers under the bannnee of Bidi Sramik Federation, Greater Rangpur region demonstrated in front of Rangpur Public Library premises around 11:00 am to press home their demands.

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Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-1) have arrested eight members of a snatchers’ gang from the city’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Tongi areas. The arrested were identified as Md. Hriday Hossain,28, Md. Sagar,22, Md. Rubel,32, Md. Emran Hossain,28, Md. Shanto, 22, Md. Ali Hossain,22, Md. Khorshed Alam,35 and Md. Mobarak Mia, 22, Mahfuzur Rahman.

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