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 Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has started collecting samples of the family members of 16 victims killed in Tuesday's devastating fire in the capital's Mirpur area for DNA profiling to handover their bodies to their re...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 345 educational institutions achieved 100 percent pass rate in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations-2025 across the country this year.This information was revealed in the results publ...
Bangla Press Desk: Following the Chattogram Port Authority’s (CPA) implementation of revised tariffs on 15 October, HR Lines Limited, the country’s sole seafaring container operator, has announced freight rate adjustments. Denmark-based Maersk...
Bangla Press Desk: Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has indicated that the government may reconsider taking loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if new or stricter conditions are imposed.“If the IMF imposes any new or tough...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday reaffirmed that Bangladesh’s next parliamentary election will be held in February in a “festive mood,” as political parties prepare to sign the long-awaited July National Charter 2025...
Bangla Press Desk: If all goes according to plan, political parties are scheduled to sign the July Charter on 17 October. Yet uncertainty remains over whether every party will actually sign it.Earlier this week, the National Consensus Commission dist...
Bangla Press Desk: Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain Wednesday said that the mosque management policies are being modernised for better, time befitting and disciplined administration and the gazette in this regard will be published this mo...
Bangla Press Desk: Results for the HSC and equivalent exams were published on Thursday morning, revealing a significant drop in pass rate to 58.83%.The rate has dropped by 18.95% from the 77.78% recorded the previous year.BP/SP
Three children drowned in a pond while attending a wedding at Chanpur Tea Garden in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Moskan Akter, 10, daughter of Selim Mia, Shamima Akter, 10, daughter of Sajid Ali, and Shan...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP has said it will donate Tk1 lakh to the families of each of those who died in a fire incident at two buildings in Mirpur’s Shialbari area on Tuesday.BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the donation in...
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Bangla Press Desk: A court here today ordered authorities concerned to publish notices on newspapers, asking 262 people including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to appear before it in a case filed for making attempt to dislodge the current inter...
Bangla Press Desk: The Ministry of Religious Affairs has extended the deadline for Hajj registration until 16 October, according to a press release issued by the Hajj-3 Division on Tuesday.The notice was addressed to prospective pilgrims for Hajj 202...
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