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...
Dengue fever is transmitted through mosquito bites, and while mosquito control remains essential, vaccination offers an additional layer of protection. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies dengue as one of the top 10 global health threats...
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Bangla Press Desk: No evidence of rape was found in the medical examination of a Marma schoolgirl, whose alleged sexual abuse led to deadly demonstrations in Khagrachhari this week, doctors have said. All the 10 indicators of rape were found to be...
Bangla Press Desk: Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman on Tuesday night assured he will stand by the Hindu community to ensure a peaceful Sharadiya Durga Puja, even if it requires “the last drop of his blood.” He made the remark while exch...
Bangla Press Desk: The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) announced fresh aid commitment of US$ 96 million in the first ever High Level Conference on the Situation of the Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar at the UN h...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today left here for home wrapping up his nine-day US tour. A commercial flight of Emirates airline carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage departed John F Kennedy International A...
Bangla Press Desk: Palestinian Ambassador to Bangladesh Yousef SY Ramadan paid a courtesy visit to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at the latter’s residence in Gulshan, Dhaka on Tuesday evening. During the call-on, the BNP chief condemned the Is...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called on the international community to act decisively on the Rohingya crisis, urging the development of a clear roadmap to ensure their safe and dignified return to Myanmar. Speakin...
Bangla Press Desk: Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant would begin trial operations in December as the fuel for the plant has already arrived in the country. “We had written to Russia requestin...
Bangla Press Desk: Law enforcement agencies and armed cadres of the then ruling Awami League engaged in a killing spree that was spread across 438 locations in 41 of the 64 districts in the country during the student-led uprising in July-August 202...
Bangla Press Desk: The situation in the hills of Khagrachhari has returned to normal, Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury claimed on Tuesday. He made the claim while talking to reporters after a meeting at his ministry rega...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has binned the allegations of persecutions on Hindu minority in Bangladesh under the interim government. "There is no anti-Hindu violence," Professor Yunus said in an interview with journal...
Bangla Press Desk: The indefinite road blockade enforced by Jumma students and local residents entered its fourth day on Tuesday, severely disrupting normal life in the hill district. Although the blockade has been relaxed on the Chattogram-Khagra...
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