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 witnessed a grand religious procession on Saturday (6 September) as thousands of Sufi devotees gathered to celebrate the holy occasion of 12th Rabiul Awal and Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH). The Jashne Julus, org...
Bangla Press Desk: Pakistan’s newly appointed High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider paid a courtesy call on BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the party chairperson’s office in Gulshan on Saturday morning. Th...
Bangla Press Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has suspended its Deputy Director Mahbubul Alam on corruption allegations. An ACC notification, dated 4 September, has been issued in this regard. ACC Chariman Dr Md Abdul Momen has signed...
Bangla Press Desk: The Savar upazila unit of Bashundhara Shuvosangho organised a lively reading circle and literary-cultural gathering on Sunday morning at the Savar Government College grounds, with enthusiastic participation from members and leade...
Bangla Press Desk: A pre-election survey conducted by the Bangladesh Public Academy (BPA) in collaboration with the volunteer organisation Besorkari has revealed that Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Vice President (VP) ca...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Sunday the interim government believes that unity among political parties is essential for the greater interest of national security, and that despite any conspiraci...
Bangla Press Desk: Badruddin Umar, a prominent writer, historian, and leftist intellectual who passed away on Sunday at the age of 94, had served as a key witness against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a case filed with the Internat...
Bangla Press Desk: Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday arrested former secretary Abu Alam Mohammad Shahid Khan from the capital’s Eskaton area for his alleged involvement in the ‘Manch 71’ conspiracy. He wa...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has been granted Observer Status at the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG). The decision announced on Sunday ma...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh needs $30 billion annually to tackle climate change impact, but bringing just $1-$2 billion from the IMF feels like an exhausting struggle, said Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday. Negotiation...
Bangla Press Desk: Voting in the long-anticipated Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall union elections has commenced amid much enthusiasm and festivity after a six-year hiatus. Balloting starts at 8:00 am on Tuesday (9 Septem...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Monday that the government would ensure round-the-clock surveillance of 33,000 puja mandaps across the country to guarantee the peaceful celebration of Durga Puja – the lar...
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