News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Continuous rainfall over the past few days has submerged thousands of hectares of ripened and semi-ripened Boro paddy across 12 upazilas in Sunamganj, while a leak in an...
Bangla Press Desk: Zubaida Rahman, wife of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has said the government is working to ensure quality healthcare services for every citizen of the country as healthcare is a fundamental right."Reforms will be introduce...
Bangla Press Desk: Forty-nine individuals, including at least two BNP leaders, have been accused in a lawsuit for snatching exam papers from examiners after an employee recruitment test in Haripur upazila, Thakurgaon.The incident happene...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has launched a pilot scheme to assess the effectiveness of free wifi internet services at three intercity trains, said a statement issued Saturday.The pilot scheme was launched with the use of Starlink sa...
Bangla Press Desk: The Directorate of National Consumers’ Right Protection (DNCRP) has seized 1,500 litres of petrol and octane illegally stored in a cowshed in the Chinakhara area under Sujanagar upazila of Pabna.The fuel was found in th...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has launched investigations into whether Bangladesh and several other countries are engaging in overcapacity or overproduction in manufacturing sectors and whether a...
Bangla Press Desk: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit has said that Srikail-5 well in Cumilla will be able to supply an average of around 8 million cubic feet of gas per day to the national grid.He sa...
Bangla Press Desk: Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, coordinator of the Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, has called for coordinated efforts from all stakeholders to eliminate disorder and public suffering in the country’s transport sector and other service...
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Bangla Press Desk: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has announced that the fuel rationing system for public transport will be withdrawn, assuring that buses and long-distance vehicles will receive adequate fuel supplies de...
Bangla Press Desk: Journalist Anis Alamgir has been released from Kashimpur Central Jail-2 in Gazipur on bail in two separate cases on Saturday.Senior Jail Superintendent Al Mamun said the approval for Anis Alamgir’s release reached the jail on...
Bangla Press Desk: A powerful syndicate allegedly embezzled nearly Tk659 crore from the government in 2025 through manipulation in the printing of free textbooks distributed to students nationwide. The funds were reportedly siphoned off through...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Friday noon visited BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka.During the visit, Tarique Rahman inquired about the overall physical condition of Mirza Abbas,...
Bangla Press Desk: Four members of a family including the bride who were among 14 killed in a tragic road accident in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat were buried on Friday in Khulna.The deceased were bride Marjia Mitu, daughter of Salam Morol...
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