News and updates from Bangladesh
BanglaPress Desk: Police have recovered the belongings—including a laptop and a camera—of German tourist Cyril Lander-Weber, which had gone missing at Natore Railway Station during his visit to Bangla...
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Bangla Press Desk: Due to unavoidable circumstances, two scheduled Biman Bangladesh Airlines flights on the Dhaka-Riyadh-Dhaka route have been suspended until further notice. The flights in question are BG339 and BG340.Biman authorities have requeste...
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Bangla Press Desk: Forty-two types of allowances and benefits for government employees have been exempted from income tax, subject to specific conditions. These are outlined in the National Board of Revenue's (NBR) income tax guidelines for the 2026-...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tareq Rahman is set to visit Japan on October 26 for a four-day trip. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir stated that the visit will prioritize strengthening bilateral relations and economic partnerships...
Bangla Press Desk: Approximately 50 million people in the country are suffering from thyroid-related issues. Among affected women, 60 percent are unaware that they have a thyroid problem. Additionally, one in every 2,300 children is born with a thyro...
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Bangla Press Desk: Light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, may occur in one or two places across the country's eight divisions. Additionally, the Department of Meteorology has indicated the possibility of moder...
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Bangla Press Desk: A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held tomorrow, Sunday (October 11), to determine the date for the holy month of Jamadi-ul-Awwal (1448 Hijri).This information was conveyed in a press release issued on Satur...
Bangla Press Desk: The Japanese consortium set to manage the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has proposed four companies to handle ground handling operations. This initiative aims to introduce competition to the ground handli...
Bangla Press Desk: Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, has pledged to ensure that electricity generated on a trial basis from the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is supplied to the national grid as soon as possible.A pre...
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Banglapress Desk: Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh Joris van Bommel paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir.The meeting took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday afternoon (October 8).During the meeting,...
Bangla Press Desk: Additional DIG Tutul Chakraborty has been dismissed from service on charges of unauthorizedly leaving his duty station before his sanctioned leave began and for using the airport's VIP lounge by falsely identifying himself as the D...
Bangla Press Desk: The 16th meeting of the Bangladesh-India Joint Working Group on Trade concludes today. Held in New Delhi, the meeting is expected to address various aspects of bilateral trade, including trade barriers, anti-dumping duties on jute...
Bangla Press Desk: Ayesha Siddika Minni has been held in the condemned cell of Barishal Jail since the death sentence was handed down in the Rifat Sharif murder case in Barguna. With the case yet to reach a final resolution, she spends her days livin...
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