News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Five more children died in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning—four from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case.In addition, Bangladesh recorded 9...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram, MP, returned to Dhaka on Friday after concluding a brief official visit to Thailand.The Speaker arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:15pm afte...
Bangla Press Desk: Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad is returning home on Friday after cutting short his visit to Bangkok amid growing speculation about the possible resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin.A source at the Parliamen...
Bangla Press Desk: The Ministry of Food along with various donor agencies have launched a new analysis on food insecurity in Bangladesh.The agencies include Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations World...
Bangla Press Desk: Rumours of a sudden fuel shortage triggered long queues at filling stations across Thakurgaon on Wednesday and Thursday, with customers rushing to buy fuel and scuffles breaking out at some pumps.Large crowds began gathering...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister’s Adviser and spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office Mahdi Amin has said the government will develop a skilled and competent workforce by addressing the aspirations of young people.“Empowering the youth mean...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has given his consent for the potential privatization of the country’s power distribution system, said Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Iqbal Hassan Mahmood.The government is movi...
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Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to remove obstacles hindering the growth of the country's garment industry as soon as possible.He gave the instruction at a meeting with a delegati...
Bangla Press Desk: Miscreants set fire to the country's first July Martyrs Memorial in Narayanganj early Tuesday, prompting police to launch an investigation.The memorial, located in the Hajiganj area on the Chashara-Adamjee Road, was inaugurat...
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Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is presiding over a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at the Bangladesh Secretariat here today.The meeting began at 10:00am at the Cabinet Division's con...
Bangla Press Desk: Dubai police have sought clarification on several issues before extraditing former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed.The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says the request includes case documents following his ar...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh's passport has climbed three places in the latest global passport ranking, but it remains among the world's weakest travel documents, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to only 35 destinations.The passpor...
Bangla Press Desk: The Teesta River was flowing just 1 centimetre below the danger level at the Dalia point on Wednesday morning following heavy upstream flow and persistent rainfall, raising fears of flooding as water began entering several lo...
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