News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Five more children died in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning—four from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case.In addition, Bangladesh recorded 9...
Bangla Press Desk: Snake infestations have increased in the areas of flood-hit Chattogram due to continuous rainfall and flash floods from the hills. At least 75 people have been injured by snakebites over the past few days. However, no deaths...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has arrived in Barishal on a one-day official visit.He reached the rally venue at Batajor Union in Gournadi Upazila of the district at around 9:30am on Monday (13 July).Earlier around 6:00am, the...
Bangla Press Desk: The government spent over Tk 9.82 billion (982.91 crore) on programmes marking the Mujib centenary, including implementation of various events, construction of memorial platforms and sculptures of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and i...
Bangla Press Desk: The government will strengthen technology-driven monitoring and take tougher legal action to curb tax evasion by wealthy individuals and large corporate entities, says Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury while detai...
Bangla Press Desk: Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has signalled a cautious approach towards a new IMF credit programme, saying any future arrangement must protect public interests and economic stability as the lender begins discu...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has inaugurated a tree-planting programme beside the Sarikal-Batajore canal in Barishal’s Gournadi.He planted neem and coconut saplings at the canal bank on Monday morning after arriving there ar...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said the nation will remember with respect the contributions of former Speaker Barrister Jamiruddin Sirc...
Bangla Press Desk: A head-on collision between a truck and a battery-powered three-wheeler, locally known as a Mithila, has left four people dead and several others injured in Nilphamari's Domar Upazila.Domar Police chief Md Habibullah Habib said the...
Bangla Press Desk: Torrential rain that lashed the capital since early Sunday inundated major commercial hubs including New Market, Fakirapool and Motijheel, forcing traders to scramble to save their goods as knee-deep water flooded shops and brought...
Bangla Press Desk: The death toll from relentless rain, flash floods, flooding and landslides across Bangladesh has risen to 51, with Cox's Bazar recording the highest number of fatalities.Nearly 268,000 families have been stranded across seven flood...
Bangla Press Desk: Continuous rainfall since early Sunday has triggered waterlogging in many parts of the capital, causing inconvenience for commuters.Rain started pouring down shortly after midnight and continued until Sunday morning.The Bangladesh...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP on Sunday announced a nationwide mourning programme for Monday following the death of party's Standing Committee member and former acting President Barrister Jamir Uddin Sircar.BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Riz...
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