News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman today (Tuesday) said 300 megawatts of electricity will be added to the national grid from the first un...
Bangla Press Desk: Increased fuel supply from the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) coupled with the introduction of a 'fuel pass' system has helped ease the motorists' rush to petrol pumps to some extent.Spot visits to some filling...
Bangla Press Desk: Director General of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom Alexey Likhachev met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday.The meeting was held at the Prime Minister's Office in the Secretariat at around 10:00 am, repo...
Bangla Press Desk: A worrying rise in child deaths linked to measles-like symptoms continues at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH), where three more children have died.Hospital Assistant Director Md Mynuddin Khan said on Tuesday t...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh has called for enhanced global efforts to ensure information integrity, combat misinformation and promote inclusive communication at the 48th session of the Committee on Information at United Nations Headquar...
Bangla Press Desk: A steep pressure gradient is lying over the north Bay of Bengal and adjacent areas, prompting the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) to issue cautionary signal No. 3 for four maritime ports.In a special warning...
Bangla Press Desk: Heavy to very heavy rainfall could trigger flash floods in the low-lying areas of Sylhet, Habiganj, and Moulvibazar districts starting Thursday, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has warned.The state-run a...
Bangla Press Desk: The government is preparing to launch local government elections at the earliest possible time after completing necessary preparations, Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told parliament on Monday.Spe...
Bangla Press Desk: Six teachers have been removed from the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination duties for setting and supervising a written test using the wrong question paper at a centre in Jashore’s Sharsha Upazila.The decisi...
Bangla Press Desk: A woman and her two daughters were killed after a Nor’wester struck Melandaha upazila of Jamalpur in the early hours of Monday.The victims were identified as Khuki Begum, 65, wife of the late Gani Mandal of Dagi area, and her...
Bangla Press Desk: As the coffin of assistant revenue officer Bullet Bairagi arrived at his ancestral home in Gopalganj’s Tungipara, his wife Urmi Hira did not join the loud lamentations of the neighbours.Instead, she stood in a state of stunne...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has moved to incorporate the BNP government's election manifesto on Dhaka's transport system into its Strategic Transport Plan (STP), although the latest revision of the master plan...
Bangla Press Desk: Syed Abdal Ahmed has been appointed as chief information officer (Grade-1) on a contractual basis.The appointment was confirmed through a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Sunday.According to the gazet...
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