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: The European Union plans to deploy a large delegation of election observers to Bangladesh for the upcoming general election, scheduled for the first half of February, marking the first such mission since 2008, EU Ambassador to Bang...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said that the proper implementation of the July National Charter will help free the nation from the burdens of its past and guide it to move forward.“This is a matter of great...
Bangla Press Desk: The closing ceremony of the Cyber Security Awareness Month 2025, organised by the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF), was held at Falcon Hall in Dhaka Cantonment on Tuesday. Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations) Air Vice Mar...
Bangla Press Desk: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan urged the developed countries to come forward to fulfil global commitments on climate finance. She said that if developed nations fail to increase their...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU), in collaboration with BIRDEM General Hospital, has launched a daylong breast cancer awareness campaign and announced a special health discount package to promote women’s h...
Bangla Press Desk: Tension has gripped Rajshahi University (RU) after students accused Professor A-Al Mamun, a faculty at the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, of making a “derogatory remark” about the hijab in a Facebook p...
Bangla Press Desk: The next parliament will serve as a Constitutional Reform Council for the first nine months (270 days) alongside its regular functions, and during this period, it will incorporate into the constitution the proposals passed th...
Bangla Press Desk: A night guard was killed as a truck loaded with rice collided with a freight train in the Sagarika area of Chattogram, leaving the truck badly damaged and causing the train to derail. As a result, freight train operatio...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has taken a move to construct 90 three-storey cyclone shelters in 47 upazilas of 12 districts under the Khulna, Barishal, and Chattogram divisions as part of preparedness for the disaster-prone region.&nb...
Bangla Press Desk: The cyclonic storm 'Montha' over the Westcentral Bay and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm.The severe cyclonic storm was centered...
Bangla Press Desk: The Ministry of Food has clarified that there were no irregularities, overpricing, or special privileges involved in the import of wheat from the United States.In a press release issued on Tuesday, the ministry referred...
Bangla Press Desk: Three madrasa girls have remained missing for one and a half months in Thakurgaon, leaving their families in deep distress.The missing girls are Jui, 15, daughter of Shahjalal from Muraripur village in Birganj upazila o...
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