News and updates from Bangladesh
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 un...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Jatiya Sangsad on Friday passed a bill to remove the maximum age limit of 67 years for the post of governor of Bangladesh Bank and thus clearing the legal path for experienced individuals to lead the central bank regardl...
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Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Friday placed former DGFI official, dismissed Major Manjil Haider Chowdhury, 48, on a four-day remand in a case filed over the murder of businessman Abdul Wadud in the New Market area of the capital, linked...
Bangla Press Desk: The parliament on Friday passed the “Welfare and Rehabilitation of Families of Martyrs and Fighters of the July Uprising Bill, 2026” through voice vote.The proposal was placed in the House in the afternoon by Liberation War...
Bangla Press Desk: Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Friday urged opposition lawmaker Hasnat Abdullah to have patience when voicing opposition at the parliament, and cautioned him that the assembly was not a place for “demonstrations.”“You cannot g...
Bangla Press Desk: The National Parliament has passed a total of 91 bills converting ordinances promulgated during the interim government into laws, within the stipulated timeframe of 30 days after the first meeting of Parliament in line with t...
Bangla Press Desk: Authorities have introduced a QR code-based “Fuel Pass” app on a pilot basis in a bid to restore transparency and discipline in the distribution of fuel across Bangladesh.Under the new system, each vehicle will be assigned a...
Bangla Press Desk: The Ministry of External Affairs India has announced the appointment of Pranay Verma as the next Ambassador of India to Belgium and the European Union.According to an official press release, Pranay Verma, a 1994-batch Indian...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 4.0% in fiscal year 2025-26 and 4.7% in FY27, up from 3.5% in FY25, according to the latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2026 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire that broke out at a slum in Diabari, Uttara, on Thursday evening was brought under control without any casualties.The blaze started at Oli Matborer Bosti around 6:40 pm, according to Warehouse Inspector Anwarul Islam...
Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman is now in Port Louis, the capital of the East African country Mauritius, to attend the 9th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC-2026), which begins on Friday.It will bring together leaders, policy...
Bangla Press Desk: Parliament passed a total of 31 bills on Thursday, including the National Human Rights Commission (Repeal and Re-introduction) Bill, 2026, bidding to adopt, repeal or amend ordinances promulgated during the tenure of the int...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP candidates have won by landslide in the Bogura-6 by-election and Sherpur-3 election held on Thursday.In the Bogura-6 by-election, occasioned by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s abdication in favour of his other seat at Dh...
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