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: Police have primarily identified two suspects involved in the killing of Jagannath University (JnU) student Jubayed Ahmed in Old Dhaka’s Armanitola area.Confirming the development around 8:30pm, Lalbagh Division Deputy Commissioner...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered legal action against individuals involved in the administration and financial transactions of a Telegram-based pornography ring.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain issued the...
Bangla Press Desk: The government’s decision to regulate tourist access during the peak season on St Martin’s Island, the country’s only coral island, has freshly sparked widespread concern among residents and business owners who heavily depend on to...
Bangla Press Desk: A college student allegedly took her own life in Dhaka’s Shantibagh area under Shahjahanpur on Saturday evening, reportedly out of frustration over her Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination results.The deceased was identif...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has announced an increase in house rent allowance for MPO-listed teachers and employees of private educational institutions in response to their sustained movement demanding better financial benefits.The Finance Divi...
Bangla Press Desk: Members of Bangladesh Navy have detained 14 Indian fishermen along with a trawler for illegally entering Bangladesh waters and fishing in the Bay of Bengal.They were detained on Friday night in Fairway Buoy area of the Bay and were...
Bangla Press Desk: A ship carrying 1,200 tons of goods has sunk near Chattogram Port after suffering a mechanical failure at the estuary of the Bay of Bengal and the Karnaphuli River.Authorities have confirmed that the incident has not disrupted traf...
Bangla Press Desk: Law enforcement agencies conducted a raid at Javan Residential Hotel in Tongi of Gazipur late Friday night following allegations of illegal activities.During a live broadcast of the operation, Kaler Kantho multimedia reporter Al Am...
Bangla Press Desk: The Internal Resources Division (IRD) of the Ministry of Finance has formed a five-member committee to assess the losses caused by the fire at the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).The committee has bee...
Bangla Press Desk: Twelve Bangladeshi sailors, rescued eight months ago by the Indian Coast Guard, returned home on Saturday afternoon through Benapole border of Jashore, under a special travel permit.The sailors were handed over to Benapole Immigrat...
Bangla Press Desk: The bodies of seven expatriates from Sandwip in Chattogram, who were killed in a road accident in Oman, have arrived in Bangladesh.The bodies reached Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport at around 8:15 pm on Saturday (18...
Bangla Press Desk: The MPO-listed teachers and staff have continued their protest at the Central Shaheed Minar for the seventh consecutive day, pressing a three-point demand.Today, they also held a demonstration wearing black badges as a mark o...
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