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: Today is Jail Killing Day, marking the assassination of four top Awami League leaders in jail.The leaders — Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Captain M Mansur Ali, and AHM Quamaruzzaman — were assassinated inside the Dhaka...
Bangla Press Desk: Dr Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, former principal secretary of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, passed away early Monday.According to a government statement issued in the morning, he breathed his last at Gulshan residence.He will...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has issued a major reshuffle at the top bureaucratic level, appointing new secretaries to four key ministries.Among them, three additional secretaries were promoted and assigned to three different ministries,...
Bangla Press Desk: The government on Monday urged the anti-fascist political parties to reach an agreement through discussions within a week on disputed issues such as the implementation of the July Charter and the proposed referendum.“Regardi...
Bangla Press Desk: A high-level expert panel under the Power Division has uncovered extensive irregularities and corruption in numerous power sector contracts, including deals with India’s Adani Group. The committee found that during the tenure...
Bangla Press Desk: Nobel laureate and Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus has once again been featured in the list of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims for 2026.The annual ranking, titled “The Muslim 500: The W...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Justice of Nepal Prakash Man Singh Raut held a bilateral meeting with Chief Justice of Bangladesh Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Sunday morning.During the meeting, both chief justices discussed the...
Bangla Press Desk: The Climate Justice Alliance, Bangladesh (CJA-B), a coalition of more than 50 national and international civil society organisations (CSO), has urged world leaders to ensure bold, just, and inclusive decisions at the upcoming COP30...
Bangla Press Desk: Workers of Opsonin Chemical Industries in Barishal have continued their protest for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday to protest the retrenchment of over 500 employees.The agitated workers gathered in front of the factory early m...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday called for accelerating the integrated development of roads, railways, airways, and waterways while keeping nature, the environment, and rivers free from negative impacts."We must accompl...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for greater awareness on cancer across the country, particularly cancers caused by fatty liver and breast cancer which has emerged as a major cause of death among women in Banglades...
Bangla Press Desk: Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain has announced that the next Bishwa Ijtema will be held after the 13th national parliamentary election.AFM Khalid said, “Both factions of Tabligh Jamaat have agreed to hold the Ijtema aft...
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