News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has sought nearly Tk 29 billion in funding to conduct local government elections.The allocation request has been submitted ahead of the 2026...
Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has dedicated his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to the future of Bangladesh and credited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's unwavering...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has said that special operations will continue to ensure a safe and peaceful capital.He made the remarks at a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre on Thursday...
Bangla Press Desk: Police have increased surveillance around the Narayanganj home of former city corporation mayor Salina Hayat Ivy following her release from prison, installing CCTV cameras and deploying plainclothes officers in the area.Polic...
Bangla Press Desk: A meeting on the implementation of the Teesta Master Plan was held on Thursday with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair.The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat...
Bangla Press Desk: A meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, began at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Thursday evening.The meeting started at 7:00pm at the Public Administration Conference Room of the Cabinet Divis...
Bangla Press Desk: A meeting on the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) Embankment was held on Wednesday with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair to find solutions to the long-standing water-logging problem in the embankment area.The mee...
Bangla Press Desk: Inqilab Moncho has announced a torch procession for Thursday, demanding a comprehensive investigation into India's alleged involvement in the killing of its spokesperson, Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.The procession will begin...
Bangla Press Desk: The committee investigating the deaths of six newborns at Dhaka’s Ad-din Hospital has submitted its findings to the health ministry.Md Zahid Raihan, additional director general (administration) at the Directorate Genera...
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Bangla Press Desk: The government has made Joint Secretary Anisur Rahman an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) following the recovery of the decomposing body of his mother Nurjahan Begum from a residence in Pallabi under Dhaka's Mirpur.An offi...
Bangla Press Desk: Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury on Wednesday said the process of selecting a site for a proposed 1,000-bed hospital in Sylhet has begun, with Chinese investors expressing int...
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Bangla Press Desk: A major fire broke out at a slum in Chattogram’s Halishahar area on Tuesday morning, prompting an emergency response from the Fire Service.The blaze originated in the I-Block area of Halishahar, according to the Chattogram Fi...
Bangla Press Desk: State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam has said that local government elections are expected to be held within a short period, with decisions on the election schedule likely to be made after budgetary allocations are ap...
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