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: Bangladesh has reaffirmed its dedication to safeguarding the ozone layer through a strategic phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. This commitment was highligh...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered journalist Mozammel Babu to be shown arrested in an extortion case filed with Banani Police Station. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ziadur Rahman passed the order and...
Bangla Press Desk: On 11 August, Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to visit Malaysia, one of Bangladesh’s closest friends. After the current government took office, Malaysian Prime Minister and long-time well-wisher of Dr Yun...
Bangla Press Desk: Bashundhara Shuvosangho distributed educational materials among the students of Bhola Night and Day Secondary School on Sunday. The event took place in the school’s auditorium, where Bashundhara Shuvosangho provided v...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has revoked gallantry and service awards of 40 fugitive police officers for their allegedly criminal activities committed under the Awami League government. The list includes former DB chief Harun-or-Ra...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Bank has purchased $83 million from 11 commercial banks through a multiple-price auction to keep the foreign exchange market stable. The exchange rate for the transaction ranged from Tk121.47 to Tk121.50...
Bangla Press Desk: Sixteen political parties, including the youth-led NCP, have qualified in the primary probe of Election Commission (EC) to enlist for the upcoming general elections. The EC confirmed the development on Sunday. Till...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has suspended former Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Kazi Moniruzzaman over allegations of misconduct and unauthorized absence from duty. Home Ministry sources confirmed on Sunday...
Bangla Press Desk: Nizam Uddin, Joint Coordinator of the Chattogram City unit of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has been accused of demanding Tk 500,000 to suppress a port-related protest. A video that went viral on social media alle...
Bangla Press Desk: A journalist of a local newspaper was seriously injured in an attack allegedly over a previous enmity in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia district early Monday. The injured is Firoz Ahmed, Mirpur upazila correspondent of loc...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Adviser Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has announced that over 80,000 members of the army will be deployed for the upcoming national parliamentary elections. In addition, personnel from the police, RAB, BGB, and oth...
Bangla Press Desk: Citizens will be able to pick the “no vote” option during the February general elections, said Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Monday.Citizens will be able to pick the “no vote” option d...
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