Bangladesh domestic & international events — highlights for job exam preparation.
Bangladesh's power generation shortfall surpassed 3,000 megawatts for the first time since the Moheshkhali LNG terminal fire, with distribution companies scheduling multi-hour outages across Dhaka, Gazipur and Khulna divisions.
Switzerland marked its 735th National Day with nationwide celebrations, even as European leaders monitored Middle East shipping disruptions affecting Alpine energy imports.
Applications opened via dme.teletalk.com.bd for 23 Directorate of Madrasah Education posts — including personal assistant, data entry operator, office assistant typist and accounts assistant — under a revised re-job circular closing 23 August.
Diplomatic sources said US and Iranian negotiators resumed indirect talks through Oman on safe inbound and outbound shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz, though Tehran publicly denied direct negotiations with Washington.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association warned that severe gas shortages in Dhaka, Gazipur and Savar were forcing factories to cut shifts by 30–90%, raising risks of missed export deadlines for international buyers.
Global oil prices retreated as US officials signalled progress in Oman-mediated talks with Iran on reopening Hormuz shipping lanes, with Brent crude dipping below $82 per barrel.
BGMEA officials met representatives of Buyers Forum Bangladesh in Dhaka, requesting one-to-two-week shipment flexibility for factories hit by gas shortages and assuring that FSRU repairs could restore industrial gas supply after 8 August.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the IDF would not withdraw from current Gaza lines until Hamas is fully disarmed, publicly pushing back against a White House-backed disarmament proposal negotiated by Trump's Board of Peace.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told a visiting Saudi vice minister that Bangladesh seeks a strategic long-term partnership and greater Saudi investment, especially in solar power and renewable energy under the country's clean-energy expansion programme.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was involved in Oman-Iran negotiations on Hormuz transit lanes and that progress had been made, while Qatar's emir held a phone call with President Trump on de-escalation efforts.
Bangladesh's worsening gas shortage cut industrial production, left CNG stations with near-zero pressure and forced households to switch to LPG or electric burners, while the power deficit exceeded 3,000 MW according to Power Grid Bangladesh.
Jordan convened an emergency meeting of Arab and Islamic foreign ministers for 6 August, citing an imminent threat to the status of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque ahead of major Jewish holidays and Israel's October election.
Russia attacked Kyiv and surrounding areas with ballistic missiles and drones overnight, killing at least two people and injuring 24, as Ukraine urged allies for more Patriot interceptors amid intensified cross-border strikes.
Former PM Sheikh Hasina appeared at a Foreign Correspondents' Club of India virtual news conference alongside Sajeeb Wazed Joy, marking two years since her departure to India and reiterating plans to return to Bangladesh in December to face trial.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other officials said a deal to restore Hormuz shipping could be reached within hours or days, sending oil prices down over 6% even as Iran's foreign ministry denied direct talks with Washington.
The Finance Ministry approved a short-term fuel-support package for export-oriented garment factories forced to run diesel generators during the gas crisis, aiming to limit shipment delays for Western buyers.
Foreign ministers from Arab and OIC member states convened in Amman for an emergency session on Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, warning that unilateral changes to the holy site's status could destabilise the wider Middle East.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation adopted a joint statement urging Israel to halt any measures affecting Muslim access to al-Aqsa and calling on the UN Security Council to reaffirm the historic status quo of Jerusalem.
Petrobangla officials told reporters that repair work on the Moheshkhali floating LNG terminal was about 85% finished and that industrial gas supply could begin improving from 9 August if testing proceeds without delay.
Bangladesh Air Force launched its civilian recruitment drive for 342 posts in 45 categories — including cook, driver, office assistant and tradesman roles — with online applications via joinairforce-civ.baf.mil.bd until 22 August.
Development Initiative for Social Advancement (DISA) announced 500 posts in 9 categories and Resource Integration Centre (RIC) announced 1,510 posts in 4 categories in national newspapers, both requiring offline applications by mid-to-late August.
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC continued recruiting Assistant and Relationship Officers online via career.islamibankbd.com (deadline 20 August), while University of Dhaka kept seven active circulars for 19 posts open through 30 August on jobs.du.ac.bd.
Russia and Ukraine completed a UAE-brokered swap of 120 prisoners of war, one of the largest exchanges since early 2026, even as overnight missile strikes continued around Kyiv and Kharkiv.
Diplomatic sources said a US-Iran-Oman trilateral working group aimed to publish a provisional framework for safe Hormuz transit by 10 August, though Iran's foreign ministry again denied any direct bilateral talks with Washington.
Bangladesh explored buying LNG from Malaysia using cryogenic ISO tanks and longer-term pipeline gas from Myanmar, while also tendering for US Atlantic-route cargoes to reduce dependence on Gulf shipments disrupted by the Iran war.
The Cabinet Committee on Government Procurement approved an additional G2G LNG cargo from Aramco Trading Singapore, bringing total emergency imports to nine cargoes after eight were cleared earlier from the UK, Australia, Malaysia and Oman.
Excelerate Energy's damaged floating LNG terminal at Moheshkhali began limited operations, restoring partial gas supply to the national grid as Petrobangla said overall grid input rose to around 2,350 mmcfd from roughly 2,140 mmcfd.
Power Grid Bangladesh data showed the electricity deficit widened to 2,167 megawatts as post-rain demand rebounded, coal-handling problems cut output at several plants and expensive furnace-oil generation costs surged to about Tk 90 crore in a single day.
Power Grid Bangladesh reported average hourly load-shedding of around 3,000 megawatts, with coal-fired output falling sharply after handling problems at several plants and gas-fired generation still below pre-crisis levels despite partial FSRU recovery.
The 10 August target for a provisional Hormuz transit framework passed without a public agreement, though Omani mediators said technical talks continued and oil markets remained volatile near $80 per barrel.
The Payra thermal power plant halved output from 2 August for unit maintenance and resumed increasing generation on 9 August, but officials warned coal supplies could be disrupted next month unless PDB clears more than Tk 90 billion in arrears.
The 11-Party Alliance staged a Dhaka sit-in and unveiled protest programmes through November — including long marches to Chattogram, Rangpur and Khulna and a 14 November grand rally — demanding uninterrupted gas and electricity and withdrawal of recent LPG price hikes.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved in principle a 13-year arrangement for 78 LNG cargoes from Gunvor USA LLC via Atlantic routing, avoiding Hormuz exposure as Dhaka diversifies long-term suppliers.
Bangladesh's largest LNG supplier said it may cut scheduled 2026 deliveries from 40 cargoes to 20 after invoking force majeure following attacks on Qatari production facilities, threatening more than one-third of the country's planned LNG imports.
Bangladesh Bank declared Fareast Finance, FAS Finance and International Leasing non-viable and confirmed they would be liquidated, with officials saying a compensation scheme for small investors may follow but sponsor-directors would receive nothing.
Prosecutors submitted a recorded phone conversation to the International Crimes Tribunal in which former PM Sheikh Hasina allegedly ordered supporters to burn homes and businesses of July 2024 protesters, in a case involving Obaidul Quader and six others.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi that Bangladesh wants Hasina and others accused in the Sharif Osman Hadi murder case sent back promptly, as her remarks from India continue to strain Dhaka–Delhi ties.
Bangladesh Power Development Board data showed maximum daily load-shedding reached 3,757 megawatts by 8:00 pm, as authorities increased expensive oil-fired generation in the evening peak but reduced output after midnight.
National grid LNG supply fell to just 408 million cubic feet per day, far below the two FSRUs' combined 1,100 mmcfd capacity, cutting gas-fired power output to around 4,000 MW against 12,154 MW of installed gas-based capacity.
Bangladesh's Power Division ordered shopping malls, markets and shops nationwide to shut by 8:00 pm — an hour earlier than before — with billboards switched off by 7:00 pm and decorative lighting banned to conserve electricity during the worsening gas and power crisis.
Power Grid and Rural Electrification Board data showed deficits exceeding 3,000 MW nationwide, with consumers in Netrokona, Sylhet, Gopalganj and Rajshahi reporting combined day-night outages of up to 16–18 hours.
Ukraine said it hit two frigates, a missile ship, a landing ship and a patrol vessel plus the Sheshkharis oil offloading terminal at Russia's main Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, part of a campaign targeting fossil-fuel export infrastructure.
The Power Division notified that malls, markets and shops must open at 11:00 am and close at 8:00 pm daily, and requested that fairs and cultural programmes end by 8:00 pm as load-shedding intensified across Bangladesh.
Jamaat-e-Islami secretary-general Mia Golam Parwar said gas supply stood at only 2.03 billion cubic feet against 3.8 bcf demand and blamed the BNP-led administration's inefficiency, corruption and lack of long-term energy planning for the crisis.
Meghna Group of Industries closed soybean crushing, edible-oil and flour plants in Narayanganj after gas pressure collapsed, while Delta Agrofood and City Group also halted or cut production at multiple Narayanganj and Chattogram facilities.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Navy could maintain its blockade of Iranian ports indefinitely by rotating ships, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised unprecedented economic isolation measures against Tehran.
Power and Energy Minister confirmed Dhaka had asked New Delhi to increase diesel supplies through the existing cross-border pipeline as the gas crisis forced widespread factory shutdowns and prolonged nationwide load-shedding.
Oil prices climbed after Washington pledged to keep its Iran blockade indefinitely and shipping analytics firm Kpler recorded only nine commodity vessels passing Hormuz on Thursday, well below the August daily average.
Energy Division figures showed national gas supply at 2.03 billion cubic feet against demand of about 3.85 bcf, with the Moheshkhali floating LNG terminal operating at roughly half capacity more than two weeks after the July fire.
The UAE condemned Iran for attacking two Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, bringing ADNOC-attributed attacks in the waterway to 15 since the US-Israel war on Iran began in February.
The US military prepared to rotate the USS George Washington into the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose crew had been deployed more than 260 days amid reports of severe strain on sailors supporting the Iran war.
India celebrated its 79th Independence Day with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the Red Fort, emphasising self-reliance in energy and defence amid Middle East shipping disruptions affecting crude imports.
Bangladesh observed National Mourning Day marking the 51st anniversary of the 15 August 1975 assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and family members, with national programmes, flag at half-mast and special prayers nationwide.
Directorate General of Health Services data showed combined confirmed and suspected measles deaths exceeded 850, prompting an expanded door-to-door vaccination campaign in Dhaka, Chattogram and 28 high-burden districts.
Leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States met in Seoul for a trilateral summit focused on North Korean missile activity and regional supply-chain security amid Middle East energy volatility.
Bangladesh Power Development Board published a major job circular for 587 posts across assistant engineer, sub-assistant engineer, office assistant and other categories, with online applications via bpdb.teletalk.com.bd closing 23 August.
Bangladesh Rural Development Board published a recruitment notice for 185 posts including field assistant, office assistant and computer operator roles, with applications via brdb.teletalk.com.bd until 23 August.
District Commissioner offices published a combined circular for 68 posts — including office assistant, data entry operator and driver roles — across multiple districts, with teletalk applications open through 30 August.
OPEC+ ministers held an emergency virtual session to review output plans after Brent crude traded above $88, with several Gulf producers warning that Hormuz disruptions could force temporary production cuts.
Bangladesh Navy refreshed its official recruitment portal with updated notices for Officer Cadet, Sailor/MODC and civilian (BNDCP) batches, directing applicants to joinnavy.navy.mil.bd and joinnavysailor.org for active intakes.
Petrobangla reported the Excelerate Energy FSRU at Moheshkhali was regasifying about 650 million cubic feet per day — up from post-fire lows but still below its 500 mmcfd single-unit design capacity amid ongoing cable repairs.
Development Initiative for Social Advancement (DISA) announced 500 vacancies in nine categories across 111 branch offices in 19 districts, requiring offline applications at branch offices by 25 August under its August 2026 intake.
Washington and Brussels announced a coordinated 30-day release from strategic petroleum reserves to stabilise diesel and jet-fuel markets as Hormuz insurance premiums kept freight costs elevated for Asian importers including Bangladesh.
UN mediators brokered a 72-hour humanitarian corridor agreement around Kharkiv after overnight missile exchanges, allowing evacuation of civilians even as both sides reported continued drone strikes on energy infrastructure.
Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS) released its August 2026 job circular for 89 active posts in health, education and microfinance programmes across northern Bangladesh, with branch-level application deadlines in late August.
Power Grid Bangladesh data showed average hourly load-shedding eased to around 2,400 megawatts after the ninth emergency G2G LNG cargo began discharging at Chattogram, though gas supply remained about 1.6 bcf below national demand.
Online applications closed at joinairforce-civ.baf.mil.bd for Bangladesh Air Force's civilian recruitment drive covering 342 posts — including cook, driver, office assistant and tradesman roles — after a three-week application window.
Oman's foreign ministry said US and Iranian technical teams had agreed a provisional daytime transit schedule for insured commercial tankers through designated Hormuz lanes, though Tehran stopped short of endorsing a full blockade lift.
Online applications closed for Bangladesh Power Development Board's 587-post drive and Bangladesh Rural Development Board's 185-post circular, ending two of August's largest government recruitment windows on Teletalk.
Brent crude edged lower toward $85 as insurers and shippers began testing Oman's provisional daytime transit windows through the Strait of Hormuz, though freight premiums for Asian importers including Bangladesh remained elevated.
Petrobangla said Moheshkhali FSRU regasification rose toward 700 million cubic feet per day after discharge of the ninth emergency G2G LNG cargo, while Power Grid data showed average load-shedding holding near 2,200 MW.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs launched a winter preparedness appeal for Lebanon after displacement from southern combat zones exceeded 900,000 people despite intermittent ceasefire talks.
Online applications via bpsc.teletalk.com.bd closed for Bangladesh Public Service Commission's 50 non-cadre posts (Grade 6–9), including Medical Officer and Senior Health Education Officer, after a one-month Form-5A submission period.
Development Initiative for Social Advancement (DISA) closed branch-level applications for its 500-post August microfinance intake across 19 districts, with shortlisted candidates to be notified for written tests in early September.
The Power Division retained the nationwide 11:00 am–8:00 pm shopping-hour directive for another week, saying gas supply had improved but still trailed demand by more than 1.4 billion cubic feet per day.
An IMF staff team held talks in Dhaka on energy subsidy targeting and foreign-exchange buffers after months of Hormuz-linked fuel costs and emergency LNG purchases strained Bangladesh's import bill.
Bangladesh Army published its 2026 Sainik recruitment notice for General Duty, Trade-2, and Trade-1 Technical categories, with online applications via army.mil.bd until 30 September.
Bangladesh Bank issued a circular for 332 posts including Officer (General), Officer (Cash), and Assistant Director, with online applications via erecruitment.bb.org.bd from 27 August to 27 September.
Noakhali Science and Technology University published a circular for 20 posts including Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Registrar, with applications via nstu.edu.bd until 17 September.
Public Works Department began accepting online applications for 177 posts including Sub-Assistant Engineer, Draftsman, and Office Assistant, with the deadline set for 31 August via pwd.teletalk.com.bd.
UNESCO observed the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, with events in Paris and online highlighting the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade.
US and Iranian negotiators met in Vienna for the first time in six months, focusing on reviving the JCPOA and formalizing the Hormuz transit schedule, with both sides citing progress on maritime security.
The World Health Organization announced that the measles outbreak in Cox's Bazar camps had been contained, with vaccination coverage exceeding 95% among Rohingya refugees after a three-month campaign.
Bangladesh Bank began accepting online applications for 332 posts including Officer (General), Officer (Cash), and Assistant Director via erecruitment.bb.org.bd, with the deadline set for 27 September.
The Public Works Department closed online applications for 177 posts including Sub-Assistant Engineer, Draftsman, and Office Assistant at pwd.teletalk.com.bd, as per the circular published on 27 August.
The World Health Organization reported a 20% increase in global measles cases in 2026 compared to the previous year, with outbreaks in Africa and Southeast Asia offsetting containment in Cox's Bazar.
The Power Division extended the nationwide 11:00 am–8:00 pm shopping-hour directive for another week, citing a gas supply shortfall of 1.3 billion cubic feet per day despite improved LNG imports.
Following Vienna talks, Iran and the US agreed to extend the Hormuz transit schedule to 24 hours for commercial vessels, aiming to stabilize global oil markets and reduce freight premiums.
The National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) reminded applicants that the deadline for its 85-post recruitment is 8 September, with applications via Teletalk.
The Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA) issued a circular for 42 posts including System Analyst and Programmer, with online applications via Teletalk until 26 September.
The Directorate General of Health Services reported 1,200 new dengue cases in the past 24 hours, with Dhaka hospitals at 80% occupancy as the outbreak continues to strain the healthcare system.
The United Nations observed the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, calling for global efforts to address unresolved cases and support families seeking truth.
Bangladesh Bank extended the application deadline for its 332-post Officer recruitment to 30 September, citing technical issues on erecruitment.bb.org.bd.
Brent crude fell below $80 per barrel for the first time in three months after Iran and the US agreed to 24-hour Hormuz transit, easing supply concerns for Asian importers.
The Public Works Department closed online applications for 177 posts including Sub-Assistant Engineer and Draftsman at pwd.teletalk.com.bd, with written tests expected in October.