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: Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday said to build sustainable and livable cities it is essential to make ‘green building’ policy mandatory in government infrastructures.“Once the government ensures compliance in its p...
Bangla Press Desk: Workers at a protest programme have demanded the cancellation of the decision to appoint foreign operators for three terminals of Chattogram port.The demand was made during a mass hunger strike organised by the Sramik Karmachari Ok...
Bangla Press Desk: Citizens’ purchased properties (plots, flats, and land) are generally leased for 99 years. According to the terms of this lease deed, permission must be obtained from the leasing authority for inheritance, purchase, donation, or tr...
Bangla Press Desk: National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md. Abdur Rahman Khan has said that strict action will be taken against tax evaders.He said, “Those who evade taxes are deceiving the public. NBR will take strict measures against them. Wher...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has instructed the chiefs of the three armed forces to take all necessary measures to ensure foolproof security and a peaceful environment during the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election,...
Bangla Press Desk: A high-level delegation, led by Nepal’s Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut, arrived in Dhaka on Saturday evening.The chief justice and his delegation are on an official visit to the country from 1-4 November at the invitation of...
Bangla Press Desk: Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said that many of Bangladesh’s “worst and most unjust practices” first began during the rule of the Awami League in the early 1970s.Speaking at a roundtable discussion titled “Police Reform in Bangladesh...
Bangla Press Desk: A full court meeting of the judges of both the Appellate Division and the High Court Division of the Supreme Court will be held on Tuesday.The information was revealed in a notice signed by High Court Division's Additional Registra...
Bangla Press Desk: Fisheries and Livestock Affairs Adviser Farida Akhter has said the government is committed to keeping electricity prices stable for citizens, even if it requires providing subsidies.Speaking at the closing ceremony of the ‘CAB Yout...
Bangla Press Desk: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a bus conductor for allegedly harassing a university student on a Ramzan Paribahan bus in the capital’s Mohammadpur area.The arrestee, Nizam Uddin, 45, worked as a conductor and driv...
Bangla Press Desk: Speakers at a seminar in Dhaka emphasised that accurate diagnosis is the cornerstone of effective medical treatment, noting that advanced digital diagnostic systems are now available domestically, enabling patients to receive...
Bangla Press Desk: A public notice has been published in two national newspapers against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 261 other fugitives accused in the much-discussed sedition case related to the “Joy Bangla Brigade”.According to a...
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