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...
Bangla Press Desk: Rezaul Karim Badsha, the candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has secured a decisive victory in the by-election for the Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency.Returning Officer and District Election Officer Fazlul Kari...
Bangla Press Desk: Social Welfare Minister Abu Zafar Md Zahid Hossain has informed parliament that the Department of Social Services has registered a total of 71,591 voluntary social welfare organisations across the country. Of these, 60,...
Bangla Press Desk: Authorities at Dhaka Medical College Hospital have formed a six-member probe committee following a clash between Dhaka University students and intern doctors, while announcing the resumption of emergency medical services.Hos...
Bangla Press Desk: The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) arrested 79 Bangladeshi nationals during a raid on two rubber glove factories in the Kanthan Industrial Estate, Chemor.The raid was carried out on Wednesday night, starting around 7:...
Bangla Press Desk: A ruling party lawmaker on Wednesday called for the official recognition of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as a child freedom fighter, while also urging the same honour for the premier’s late brother Arafat Rahman Koko.BNP MP...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton has emphasized that encroachment-free sidewalks can help avoid road crash-related fatalities in the capital.“Pedestrians in Dhaka city are forced...
Bangla Press Desk: Emergency medical services at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have been suspended following a clash between a group of Dhaka University (DU) students and the hospital’s doctors and Ansar members.Witnesses said the i...
Bangla Press Desk: Hours after shooting a Bangladeshi national to death near the Patgram border in Lalmonirhat and taking away his body, the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has apoligised.The apologies were offered during a commander-level f...
Bangla Press Desk: The United Kingdom has expressed interest in undertaking the ground handling operations at the third terminal of Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport.UK Trade Envoy Baroness Rosie Winterton on Wednesday conveyed the intere...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh has renewed its request for the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina during high-level talks in New Delhi.The issue was raised during Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s official visit to India, the fo...
Bangla Press Desk: Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Wednesday said the government is considering launching a pilot hybrid education system – combining online and offline classes – in selected Dhaka schools, citing the global energy...
Bangla Press Desk: A festive atmosphere has spread across the hills as Khagrachhari welcomes ‘Baisabi’, one of the major festivals of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, with a vibrant blend of colours, music and tradition.The three-day programme began...
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