News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Continuous rainfall over the past few days has submerged thousands of hectares of ripened and semi-ripened Boro paddy across 12 upazilas in Sunamganj, while a leak in an...
Bangla Press Desk: The Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) has released its June 2025 ‘Misinformation and Disinformation’ report, uncovering an alarming spike in misleading narratives across Bangladesh. A total of 324 verified cases of m...
Bangla Press Desk: Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 83 this year. The recent fatalities occurred in the Dhaka...
Bangla Press Desk: Amid strong opposition from several political parties, the National Consensus Commission (NCC) has decided to revise the draft of the “July National Charter 2025”. The revised draft will be placed today. The commission...
Bangla Press Desk: More than 90 people, including students, journalists and police personnel, were injured, and at least 100 were detained on 31 July as student-led demonstrations demanding justice for the killings of protesters and the rel...
Bangla Press Desk: Despite efforts by law enforcement agencies, the country continues to witness an alarming surge in murders, terror activities, and widespread extortion. From bustling city centres to remote upazilas, criminals are o...
Bangla Press Desk: With almost three out of ten children (28.9%) living in multidimensional poverty, which is significantly higher than the rate for adults (21.44%), children are disproportionately impacted by deep-rooted challenges of po...
Bangla Press Desk: Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has met Nozmul Haque Nannu, acting President of the Bangladesh-China Friendship Association (BCFA) and discussed ways to deepen people-to-people exchanges between the two countrie...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Army does not support any particular party as it works to ensure safety for all, said a senior official at a press briefing at the Dhaka Cantonment on Thursday. During the Awami League attack on an NCP rally in G...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday tightened private sector credit growth in its newly unveiled monetary policy for the first half of FY2025-26, aiming to contain inflation and ensure macroeconomic stability. As part of...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said that the country's capital market could not achieve its potential. "Many investors have taken short-term loans from banks, creating a mismatch. Although t...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladeshi expatriates have sent inward $2.36 billion in remittances in the first 30 days of July, the first month of the current fiscal year 2025-26. Executive Director and Spokesperson for the Bangladesh Bank Ar...
Bangla Press Desk: At 11:45 pm, a young YouTuber in Dhaka hits "publish" on his latest smartphone unboxing video. Within 24 hours, it racks up over 150,000 views. The phone? A new mid-range model from a well-known Chinese brand. The verdic...
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