News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, commemorating the birth and death anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed across the country on 26 August with due religiou...
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Bangla Press Desk: Babar Ali has become the first Bangladeshi to reach the summit of Mount Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest peak, marking another milestone in the country’s mountaineering history.He reached the 8,485m (27,838ft) summit at 5:45...
Bangla Press Desk: The Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has resumed electricity generation after repairing a technical fault, restoring partial supply to the national grid.On Friday, the 125MW unit-1 returned to operation and is now...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday inaugurated a project to develop both banks of the Surma River at Chandni Ghat in Sylhet, including beautification and flood protection infrastructure.He laid the foundation sto...
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Bangla Press Desk: President Mohammed Shahabuddin is likely to leave Dhaka for the United Kingdom on 9 May for medical treatment, a source at Bangabhaban told Daily Sun.This will be his first foreign visit since the political changeover on 5 Au...
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Bangla Press Desk: Voting in the election for the 2026–2027 executive committee of the Dhaka Bar Association concluded on Thursday with a voter turnout of 34%.The voting was held on Wednesday and Thursday.According to the Election Commission,...
Bangla Press Desk: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has activated its anticipatory action response to provide early assistance to communities at risk of severe flooding in Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts in the Sylhet Divi...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the legacy of 1971 remains central to the nation’s identity and must always be upheld.He made the remarks on Thursday evening whi...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has granted full tax exemptions on the import of electric school buses to ensure environmentally friendly and modern transportation for students.Under the new decision, all applicable duties and taxes—includin...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has decided to keep fuel prices unchanged for May amid rising global market trends.The Energy and Mineral Resources Division conveyed the decision to the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) through a letter...
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 under-construction embankment in Bishwambharpur h...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said there is no risk of pressure on the budget due to the Family Card and it will not conflict with other services.Describing the Family Card as an investment by the state, he...
Bangla Press Desk: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Wednesday sought five names from the opposition bench in the Jatiya Sangsad to form a 17-member parliamentary special committee on constitutional amendment.In...
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