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: Four elected leaders of the Jagannath University Central Students’ Union (JnUCSU) have accused Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) of exploiting the student body as a tool to further its political agenda.They have also accused ICS, t...
Bangla Press Desk: A major controversy has emerged in Bangladesh cricket following allegations that the country’s decision to withdraw from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was influenced by a hardline stance taken by interim government adviser Asif...
Bangla Press Desk: A new chapter in the recognition of Bengali heritage has begun as the New York State Senate adopted a significant resolution calling for April 14 to be officially declared as "Bangla New Year Day".The resolution, adopted on A...
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Bangla Press Desk: City-dwellers brace for greater power outage as the government decides to go for a trial 110-megawatt load-shedding in the capital for uninterrupted electricity supply for irrigation in rural areas amid nationwide heatwave an...
Bangla Press Desk: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday instructed all the government hospitals not to refuse patients with measles or measles-like symptoms due to bed shortage.The instruction came as some public...
Bangla Press Desk: India’s Border Security Force (BSF) is reportedly divided over a proposal to deploy crocodiles and snakes in unfenced riverine stretches along the Bangladesh border to deter “infiltration and smuggling”.Many senior BSF offici...
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Bangla Press Desk: Electricity generation at the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has come to a complete halt from Wednesday night after a mechanical fault shut down its last operational unit, officials said.According to plant source...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 174 Bangladeshi nationals detained in various centres in Libya were repatriated today (Thursday) through a joint initiative involving Bangladesh authorities, the Libyan government and the International Organi...
Bangla Press Desk: Joy has quickly turned into devastation for a Bangladeshi couple in Malaysia, as a road accident involving an allegedly intoxicated driver cut short their holiday just after they had arrived in Kuala Lumpur.The husband was ki...
Bangla Press Desk: A dispute over control of a transport workers’ union office in Rajshahi has intensified into violent clashes, including a crude bomb explosion and widespread vandalism near a busy bus terminal.Two groups clashed at the Rajsha...
Bangla Press Desk: The government may refrain from renewing the work permits of foreign nationals found involved in illegal activities, particularly in Bangladesh's export-oriented apparel sector, officials said.Several foreign nationals, most...
Bangla Press Desk: Motorists in Dhaka continue to endure long queues and hours of waiting for fuel despite the introduction of a fuel-pass system at selected filling stations, with many describing the situation as unprecedented and deeply frust...
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