News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Launch fares have been increased by 23 poisha per kilometer for the first 100 kilometers. Additionally, fares for distances exceeding 100 kilometers have been raised by 20 poisha.Th...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC observed National Mourning Day to commemorate the 46th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. MP Anwar Hossain Monju was present as the chief guest...
Staff Reporter: An exhibition of rare photographs of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has closed in Times Square, New York, USA. An exhibition of rare photographs of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Sunday (August 15) at 11:59 pm local time...
Staff Reporter: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, MP said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government is giving top priority to vaccinating Bangladeshi workers and safety of workers. He made the remarks during a meeting with Walmart Vice Presiden...
Parbatipur Correspondent: Former freedom fighter commander of Parbatipur upazila Alhaj Adv. Abdul Hye is dead. He was suffering from various diseases for a long time. He died on Monday (December 28) morning while undergoing treatment at Lab Aid Hos...
Banglapress Desk: People in different parts of the country are suffering from extreme cold due to intensification of winter across the country. Blankets have been distributed among the cold-stricken people in Sadar upazila of Sherpur district to he...
Staff Reporter: Bangladesh has reaffirmed its full and unwavering commitment to the world free of nuclear weapons at the United Nations. Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Rabab Fatima spoke at the UN General Assembly in N...
Staff Reporter: Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima reiterated Bangladesh’s deep commitment to the peacebuilding and sustaining peace efforts of the UN. She was speaking at the High Level Replenishment Conferenc...
Staff Reporter: A day-long freelancing seminar is going to be held at Srimangal in Moulvibazar very soon to make the youth interested in freelancing profession. The seminar will be held next Saturday (January 30) at the Srimangal District Council A...
Banglapress Desk: The results of last year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations show a 100% pass rate as the government published the results without holding the tests due to the coronavirus situation. Prime Minister She...
Banglapress Desk: A Satkhira court on Thursday sentenced former BNP MP Habibul Islam Habib and two others to 10 years of imprisonment in a case filed over the 2002 attack on Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina's convoy in Kalaroa. Chief Judicial Magis...
Staff Reporter: Bangladesh called upon the international community to come together to deal effectively with the Corona epidemic in an efficient and effective manner. Speaking at a briefing on "UN Annual Report and Priorities 2021, raised by Secret...
Staff Reporter: Passport-Tracking System has been launched at the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC, USA. A source at the embassy said that the 'online tracking' system has been introduced for the convenience of expatriates. M Shahidul Islam, Ban...
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