News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The government has decided to provide laptops to 40,000 students who achieved a 'Golden GPA-5' in the SSC and equivalent examinations. This information emerged from the first meetin...
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Bangla Press Desk: Highlighting the significance of the holy Ashura, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has laid emphasis on establishing ‘equality, justice and peace’ in society and wished for the ‘unity, solidarity and continuous progr...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court has summoned deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and several former officials of her administration to appear in six cases over alleged corruption involving plot allocations. Anti-Corrupti...
Bangla Press Desk: National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has said they will not leave the street until July charter and July declaration is materialized. “We are going to 64 districts for July declaration, July charter an...
Bangla Press Desk: Three hundred and seventeen more new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours till Sunday morning, taking the total number of cases past the 12,000-mark this year. No new deaths were reported over the period, lea...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday urged Islamic NGOs to take up more social business to support the Muslim world. He made the call when a group of NGO (non-governmental organisation) leaders from differen...
Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said Bangladesh will send a fresh 'substantive' letter to India, reminding them of set mechanisms to deal with the push-ins, noting that push-ins are still happenin...
Bangla Press Desk: Two siblings were killed allegedly by their paternal uncle over a land dispute at Dakkhin Kathalkandi village in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Masuma Begum, 2...
Bangla Press Desk: A 23-kilometer stretch of the Dhaka-Tangail highway is facing sporadic traffic congestion, triggered by a surge in Eid holiday travel compounded by multiple accidents and vehicle breakdowns. Starting from midnight...
Bangla Press Desk: Millions of Muslims around the world on Thursday are observing Arafat Day, one of the most sacred dates in the Islamic calendar. The day holds a deep significance for pilgrims at Hajj and believers globally. Arafat...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh will celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, on June 7. The government holidays will begin on Thursday and will conclude on June 14. During the holidays, all government...
Bangla Press Desk: An association of retail investors has demanded that undeclared income be allowed for investment in stocks to save the moribund equity market. The market index tumbled to a five-year low while market capitalisation...
Bangla Press Desk: A four-member committee has been formed to investigate the recent train accident on the Kalurghat Bridge in Chattogram, where a train collision caused a deadly crash. As an initial measure, four railway staff have bee...
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