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: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday forecasted rain in different parts of the country in next 24 hours commencing 9 am. "Light to moderately heavy rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is li...
Bangla Press Desk: Police have arrested a teacher and a student in Cumilla's Debidwar upazila over allegations that the student was used to evaluate SSC examination answer scripts.Md Bacchu Mia, senior teacher and acting headmaster of Abdullahpur Haj...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) reports that 82mm of rain was recorded in Dhaka from 6am to noon on Sunday. The agency predicts that such rain will continue for two more days.Meteorologist Md Omar Faruk told bdnews24...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said that it is possible to fully restore the people's confidence and trust in the country's healthcare system through the sincere and humanitarian approach of doctors and healthcare...
Bangla Press Desk: The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations in all districts under the Chattogram education board have been postponed until 16 July due to adverse weather conditions and ongoing flood situation.Pr...
Bangla Press Desk: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued special emergency directives at the field level to tackle the country's flood situation and ensure emergency healthcare services in the affected areas.The dir...
Bangla Press Desk: Thousands of people have been marooned in their homes as torrential rain and flash floods over the past several days have inundated vast areas of Rangamati district, severely disrupting normal life.Low-lying areas of Ba...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister's Adviser and PMO spokesperson Mahdi Amin said on Saturday that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is closely monitoring the country's worsening flood situation and has directed a coordinated nationwide respon...
Bangla Press Desk: Fresh concerns of short-term flooding have emerged in five northern districts of Bangladesh due to upstream inflows and persistent rainfall.The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Bangladesh Water Develop...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has moved to introduce ration facilities for all officers and employees serving in government institutions under Grades 12 to 20 in response to rising commodity prices and the increasing cost of living.&n...
Bangla Press Desk: Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has credited the East Bengal Regiment's armed resistance against the Pakistani military's 1971 genocide with paving the way for Bangladesh's independence.Speaking at an event at the...
Bangla Press Desk: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 3,960 Indian mobile phone displays worth about Tk 31.7 million during an anti-smuggling drive along the borderin Brahmanbaria's Bijoynagar upazila early Saturday.A patrol team...
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