News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh sets an ambitious target of creating 21.94 million jobs in the tourism sector alone by 2040 as part of a broader strategy to transform tourism into a major co...
Bangla Press Desk: President Mohammed Shahabuddin has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating health condition of former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.In a message issued on Saturday, the president urged the country...
Bangla Press Desk: Nearly 87,000 expatriate Bangladeshi voters from different countries across the world have so far registered through a mobile app, “Postal Vote BD”, in the past 10 days to vote in the upcoming national election and the refere...
Bangla Press Desk: Religious Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain has asked all to avoid seeking mob justice, and to refrain from taking law into own hands since there are the judiciary and the government to punish culprits.Failure to comply would lead to lega...
Bangla Press Desk: Law adviser Asif Nazrul visited Evercare Hospital on Friday night to inquire about the health of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who remains in a critical condition. He spoke with doctors and offered support to her family as she...
Bangla Press Desk: Considering BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s physical condition, party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman may return to the country soon. This indication has come from party sources. However, the exact time of his return is still uncert...
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Bangla Press Desk: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday provided emergency food assistance to families affected by the devastating fire that swept through the Korail slum on Tuesday (25 November).According to a WFP media stat...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 70,660 Bangladeshis living abroad have so far registered to vote through a postal ballot system for the first time ahead of the 13th national election and the upcoming referendum. According to the latest updat...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 39 more Bangladeshis have been deported from the United States. They arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a special US military flight on Friday morning.After their arrival at 5:30am, BRAC provided...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said India is examining Bangladesh’s request to extradite Sheikh Hasina after her conviction in the July massacre case, adding that the process is expected to begin with the e...
Bangla Press Desk: The National Communication Association (NCA) 2025 Annual Convention in Denver drew international academic attention to Bangladesh’s July 2024 student-led mass uprising, with multiple presentations examining how a...
Bangla Press Desk: The government on Thursday approved the draft of the RAJUK Ordinance 2025, while Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus directed the authorities concerned to create a separate authority to oversee the approval of buildings a...
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Bangla Press Desk: Anvir Bashundhara Group donated Tk1 lakh to each of the families of the three Fire Service members who were killed while risking their lives to extinguish the devastating fire in Gazipur in September. As part of hi...
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