News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Efforts are underway to begin supplying electricity from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to the national grid by next November. Initial physical and criticality tests for the projec...
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Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Fahim Al Hasan on a two-day remand in connection with the murder of his wife, Sharmin Jahan, a student of Jahangirnagar University, who was found dead at a rented house in Savar, Dhaka.Dhaka Se...
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Bangla Press Desk: The government has taken various programmes across the country to celebrate the Great Independence and National Day in a befitting manner.On the occasion, the messages of President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tari...
Bangla Press Desk: A court has granted a five-day remand for retired three-star general Masud Uddin Chowdhury in connection with a case involving alleged embezzlement of Tk 240 billion and human trafficking.Masud, a former army officer who came...
Bangla Press Desk: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said Bangladeshi citizens currently in Iran remain safe despite ongoing strikes by the US and Israel.She added that the government is prepared to evacuate anyone who fe...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s remittance inflows have maintained a powerful upward trajectory during Eid-Ul Fitr, recording a robust 7.4 per cent monthly growth in 23 days of March 2026, compared to the same period last year. Accor...
Bangla Press Desk: Three members of a family have been killed in a road accident in Bagharpara, Jashore. Three others were also injured in the incident.The accident occurred around 2am on Monday night at Gaidghat Bazar in Bandabila Union...
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Bangla Press Desk: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir has called on police personnel to play a more effective role in maintaining law and order across the country.He made the call while addressing an Eid reunion progra...
Bangla Press Desk: Tania Tunu, a Bangladeshi-origin woman, has been elected as a councillor in France’s municipal elections, marking a significant milestone for the community’s representation, particularly among women.Tania secured victo...
Bangla Press Desk: After a seven-day closure for Eid-ul-Fitr, government offices, banks, and insurance institutions across the country will reopen today marking the return to full-scale administrative and economic activities.Office hours...
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Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court ordered the seizure and freezing of movable assets belonging to former Member of Parliament for Feni-3, Lieutenant General (retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury, following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Co...
Bangla Press Desk: Following a continuous 7-day holiday for the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, all government offices, including the Bangladesh Secretariat, as well as banks, insurance companies, and financial institutions, reopened on Tuesday.After r...
Bangla Press Desk: After a seven-day Eid holiday, government and private offices reopened on Tuesday. Office activities at the Secretariat, the highest administrative center, began at 9:00am. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived at the...
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