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: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) is continuing its investigation into allegations of misconduct against five judges of the High Court Division, including Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman. Justice Akhtaruzzaman is scheduled for...
Bangla Press Desk: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will arrive in Dhaka on a two-day official visit on Saturday (23 August). He is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a speci...
Bangla Press Desk: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has submitted a final report to the court, recommending exemption of late BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury from a money laundering case filed in 2010, as investigators...
Bangla Press Desk: The National Identity (NID) service has officially been launched at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo, marking a significant step towards easing access to essential services for expatriate Bangladeshis in Japan. Akht...
Bangla Press Desk: Carl Skau, WFP’s Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, will visit the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on 27 August. His visit follows the stakeholders’ dialogue on the Rohingya situation, organised by th...
Staff Reporter: At least 15 people, including Ganodhikar Parishad spokesperson Faruk Hasan, were injured when a passenger bus lost control and fell into a roadside ditch in Parbatipur, Dinajpur. The accident occurred early Sunday (August 24) in the...
Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohammed Ishaq Dar stated that the unresolved issues of 1971 between Bangladesh and Pakistan have been resolved twice. He made the comment while talking to jou...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh and Pakistan on Sunday signed one bilateral agreement on visa-free travel by diplomatic and government passport holders and five memorandums of understanding (MoU). Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain and Pak...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 26 political parties, so far, have submitted their opinions to the National Consensus Commission after reviewing the July Charter. According to the National Consensus Commission, Islami Andolon...
Bangla Press Desk: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to amend the NHRC Act 2009. “The appointment of commissioners must follow a transparent, open, and competitive p...
Bangla Press Desk: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar paid a courtesy visit to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman at his residence in the capital’s Bhatara area on Sunday afternoon. Durin...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire broke out at the Sea Beach Bar and Restaurant of the Bangladesh Tourism Corporation on Station Road in Chattogram city. The blaze started on Monday around 8:45 am. Khalilur Rahman, a wireless operator at the Ch...
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