News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman today (Tuesday) said 300 megawatts of electricity will be added to the national grid from the first un...
Bangla Press Desk: Outgoing German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Troster and his wife paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia on Friday night. The meeting took place around 8:30pm at the B...
Bangla Press Desk: Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder on Friday said the country's food situation remains highly satisfactory, thanks to a bumper Boro harvest, significantly boosting food grain stocks. Speaking at a view-exchange meeting...
Bangla Press Desk: The government on Friday signed an agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to obtain loans for the construction of a dual gauge double line railway between Gazipur’s Joydebpur and Pabna’s Ishwardi...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$1.3 billion disbursement of the third and fourth tranches of Bangladesh's $4.7 billion loan program. “The Executive Board of the IMF completed the combined 3r...
Bangla Press Desk: Ukraine authority is planning to urge the European Union to impose sanctions on Bangladeshi entities it alleges are importing wheat stolen from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, after its warnings to Dhaka faile...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government has set Tuesday for holding talks with protesting NBR officials to resolve disagreements over recent reform measures approved for the tax regulatory authority. The Ministry of Finance announc...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday said the government has taken comprehensive plans for the development of Mongla Port as China has shown interest in setting up industries in the area. “Chin...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government is considering handing over the operation of the much-talked-about New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chattogram Port to the Bangladesh Navy in cooperation with the port authorities. Thi...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Bank has injected an unprecedented amount of Tk52,500 crore into 12 financially weak banks by printing new currency, despite maintaining a tightened monetary policy stance. According to central bank...
Bangla Press Desk: Serious questions have been raised about whether Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, the interim government’s adviser to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, lawfully met the requirements for his firearm licence, with allegation...
Bangla Press Desk: The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday pressed charges against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdu...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has accepted all the demands raised by the protesters of Jagannath University (JnU), including housing allowances, full budget approval, campus expansion and justice for the police action against teache...
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