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: Urging political leaders to have talks for a fair and festive election, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday said that the signing of the ‘July National Charter 2025’ symbolises a tune of unity and this unity will guide them...
Bangla Press Desk: The historic July National Charter-2025 was signed by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and leaders of 25 political parties on Friday at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.Under the widely discussed charter, no individual...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh government has strongly condemned the killing of three Bangladeshi nationals by a mob in India's Tripura state on October 15.In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "This heinou...
Bangla Press Desk: The families of July martyrs and injured demonstrators have taken position at the venue of the July Charter 2025 signing ceremony, reiterating their demands for state recognition and legal protection. The sit-in began ea...
Bangla Press Desk: The seven-storey building that caught fire in the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) area did not have a fire safety certificate, the Fire Service said. The Fire Service has stated that the building’s construction...
Bangla Press Desk: Firefighters have brought a massive blaze at a factory in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (EPZ) largely under control after 16 hours of efforts, officials said on Friday.According to the Fire Service and Civil Defence,...
Bangla Press Desk: The University Teachers Link (UTL), an organisation of government and private university teachers, has formed a 26-member convening committee for its Dhaka University (DU) branch.Professor Zubair Muhammad Ehsanul Haque, chair...
Bangla Press Desk: A new national pay scale will be introduced soon, said Education Secretary Rehana Parven, assuring that the move will address long-pending issues related to teachers’ salaries and housing allowances.Speaking at a press confer...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Justice of Bangladesh Syed Refaat Ahmed is currently in Bangkok attending the UNDP-organised Regional Convening on Judicial Leadership for Women Judges in Asia, titled “Shift Underway: Advancing Gender on the Bench for...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh and Uganda on Wednesday signed an instrument on the commencement of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between the two countries, establishing a structured mechanism for regular discussions covering the full...
Bangla Press Desk: A massive fire has broken out at a garment factory in Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) on Thursday afternoon.The fire originated around 2:00pm in the nine-storey building of Al Hamid Textile, which reportedly ho...
Bangla Press Desk: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam has applied to the judges’ panel for the death sentence for ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina, and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.Tajul filed the plea on Thu...
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