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: Active engagement of the media has been sought to ensure the success of the nationwide typhoid vaccination campaign set to start on 12 October. The authorities made the call at a workshop titled “TCV Vaccination Campaign 2...
Bangla Press Desk: The Army chief has not made any statement about giving indemnity to anyone accused of enforced disappearances, murder, or other crimes against humanity, read a statement of the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) o...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday placed former education minister Dipu Moni on a four-day remand in a murder case filed with Shahbagh police station tied to the student-mass uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arifu...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Army published a Facebook post on Monday, rejecting “ill-motivated and unfounded” allegations against Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman. A vested group is attempting to create divi...
Bangla Press Desk: Three officials of Sonali Bank PLC (SBPLC) today testified in three cases filed against 53 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana, over irregularities in the allocation of plots in the...
Bangla Press Desk: Preparations for the upcoming national election are nearing completion in Khulna division, with the Election Commission (EC) almost finalising the draft list of polling centres and updated voter rolls across its 10 district...
Bangla Press Desk: Leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the Gono Odhikar Parishad are trying to build a separate alliance of like-minded parties, highlighting their moderate democratic position and their differences from the...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 33rd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 66 at 9:20am this morning (October 6, 2025). Today Dhaka’s air was classi...
Bangla Press Desk: The Ministry of Law has introduced four major reforms under its Reform Initiative–1 programme, aimed at modernising the criminal justice system. One of the key changes mandates that police officers must wear nameplates and...
Bangla Press Desk: A five-day international training programme titled “Chemical Incident Preparedness for Hospitals (HOSPREP)” commenced on Sunday at the Golden Tulip The Grandmark Dhaka. The event is being jointly organise...
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Bangla Press Desk: A team of young Bangladeshi students won four medals, including the country’s first-ever gold, at the 4th Open World Astronomy Olympiad held in Sochi, Russia. Competing against 90 participants from 20 countries, the...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday issued a message on the occasion of World Children’s Day and Child Rights Week-2025, extending his heartfelt greetings and love to the children of Bangladesh. Banglade...
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