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: Dhaka, the city synonymous with endless traffic woes, wore a different look today. With the Durga Puja holidays keeping offices, business hubs, and educational institutions closed, the capital’s main roads on Th...
Bangla Press Desk: A prisoner died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday, hours after being admitted there. The deceased was identified as Md Amir Hossain, 38. Amir fell sick at Dhaka Central Jail on Wednesday night, said...
Bangla Press Desk: A joint team of the Bangladesh Navy and Coast Guard has rescued 21 people, including women and children, from a traffickers’ hideout in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, where they had been held captive for trafficking...
Bangla Press Desk: The number of confirmed anthrax infections climbed to 17, with four new individuals diagnosed with the disease in three upazilas of Rangpur. Among the new cases, two were identified in Kaunia, one in Pirgachha, and o...
Bangla Press Desk: The Global Sumud Flotilla consists of more than 40 civilian boats carrying about 500 people, among them parliamentarians, lawyers, and activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. It is the latest sea-borne attem...
Bangla Press Desk: Durga Puja, the most significant religious festival for the Bengali Hindu community, is set to end today with the immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga and her children in water bodies across the country amid festiv...
Bangla Press Desk: At least three people, including two women, were killed and 10 others injured when a speeding bus lost control and ploughed into a roadside shop in Daganbhuiyan upazila of Feni district on Thursday. Two of the deceas...
Bangla Press Desk: A group of journalists on Thursday morning accused NCP activists of harassing them, and boycotted the party’s press briefing on its New York tour. The tour was held on the sidelines of the UNGA summit. The alleged harassme...
Bangla Press Desk: Police have filed three lawsuits against over a thousand unidentified individuals in connection with the violence in Khagrachhari during Saturday-Sunday. One case was filed over Saturday’s violence in Khagrachhari Sadar Up...
Bangla Press Desk: A depression in western Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression and advanced northwards towards the West Bengal coast, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said. It is expected to intensify further and...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, who arrived in Dubai International Airport on Wednesday evening, is scheduled to reach home on Thursday morning. An Emirates Airlines commercial flight carrying the Chief Adviser and his...
Bangla Press Desk: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against six individuals and several unnamed associates over laundering Tk 608 crore through gold smuggling, hundi (informal money transfers), and a fraud sc...
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