News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Four people, including two women, were killed and two others injured after a pickup van overturned in the Manikchhari area of Rangamati early Sunday.The accident occurred in f...
Bangla Press Desk: Tulip Siddiq, British MP and niece of ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, says graft allegations against her are “completely absurd”. “There’s no extradition treaty, I looked that up myself actually,” says...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s financial sector has made significant strides towards stability by averting a major disaster over the past year under the interim government, but persistent political uncertainty ahead of the 13th parliamen...
Bangla Press Desk: A young man was stabbed to death at Mawna intersection in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Jewel of Haluaghat upazila in Mymensingh district. Quoting witnesses, Moha...
Bangla Press Desk: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said on Saturday the government will take a well-structured programme to increase the coverage of state-controlled forests to 20% of the country's total l...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s real estate sector is going through one of its toughest periods in recent years, with industry insiders warning that survival until the upcoming national election has become a major challenge. In an inter...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) will publish the draft of updated voter list on Sunday (10 August), ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliament election. EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said Saturday that the draf...
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...
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