News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: A petition has been filed at a Dhaka court asking for a case to be taken up over the death of doctor Nafisa Tabassum Dhipra in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi against four people, including her d...
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Bangla Press Desk: Voting in the election for the 2026–2027 executive committee of the Dhaka Bar Association concluded on Thursday with a voter turnout of 34%.The voting was held on Wednesday and Thursday.According to the Election Commission,...
Bangla Press Desk: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has activated its anticipatory action response to provide early assistance to communities at risk of severe flooding in Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts in the Sylhet Divi...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the legacy of 1971 remains central to the nation’s identity and must always be upheld.He made the remarks on Thursday evening whi...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has granted full tax exemptions on the import of electric school buses to ensure environmentally friendly and modern transportation for students.Under the new decision, all applicable duties and taxes—includin...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has decided to keep fuel prices unchanged for May amid rising global market trends.The Energy and Mineral Resources Division conveyed the decision to the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) through a letter...
Bangla Press Desk: Continuous rainfall over the past few days has submerged thousands of hectares of ripened and semi-ripened Boro paddy across 12 upazilas in Sunamganj, while a leak in an under-construction embankment in Bishwambharpur h...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said there is no risk of pressure on the budget due to the Family Card and it will not conflict with other services.Describing the Family Card as an investment by the state, he...
Bangla Press Desk: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Wednesday sought five names from the opposition bench in the Jatiya Sangsad to form a 17-member parliamentary special committee on constitutional amendment.In...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has announced that it will continue its work through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety.The announcement came on Wednesday (29 April) following the Blo...
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 unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in August this y...
Bangla Press Desk: Uranium fuel loading at the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant was physically launched on Tuesday, marking a major milestone in Bangladesh’s energy and technology sectors.Science and Technology Minister Fakir Mahbu...
Bangla Press Desk: A delegation from Chevron Corporation called on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday.The meeting was held in the afternoon at the Prime Minister's office in the Cabinet Division at the Bangladesh Secretariat, said a PMO r...
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