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: The government is preparing to launch local government elections at the earliest possible time after completing necessary preparations, Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told parliament on Monday.Spe...
Bangla Press Desk: Six teachers have been removed from the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination duties for setting and supervising a written test using the wrong question paper at a centre in Jashore’s Sharsha Upazila.The decisi...
Bangla Press Desk: A woman and her two daughters were killed after a Nor’wester struck Melandaha upazila of Jamalpur in the early hours of Monday.The victims were identified as Khuki Begum, 65, wife of the late Gani Mandal of Dagi area, and her...
Bangla Press Desk: As the coffin of assistant revenue officer Bullet Bairagi arrived at his ancestral home in Gopalganj’s Tungipara, his wife Urmi Hira did not join the loud lamentations of the neighbours.Instead, she stood in a state of stunne...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has moved to incorporate the BNP government's election manifesto on Dhaka's transport system into its Strategic Transport Plan (STP), although the latest revision of the master plan...
Bangla Press Desk: Syed Abdal Ahmed has been appointed as chief information officer (Grade-1) on a contractual basis.The appointment was confirmed through a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Sunday.According to the gazet...
Bangla Press Desk: The hanging body of a female student of Dhaka University was found in her room at her parents' house in Badda, Dhaka, on Sunday morning.Munira Mahjabin Mimo was a theatre activist and a student of the Department of Theatre and Perf...
Bangla Press Desk: Eight more children died in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning—seven from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case.In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,421 new suspected measles cases and 143 confirmed...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday told Parliament that the fuel rationing system is no longer applicable to police and emergency services following a government decision to lift the restriction two days back.“This embargo on...
Bangla Press Desk: Parliament has passed a Bill scrapping the long-standing privilege allowing lawmakers to import luxury vehicles without paying customs duties.Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman moved the Members of Parliament Remuneration and Allowances (...
Bangla Press Desk: Candidates recommended for assistant teacher positions in government primary schools have launched a sit-in at Shahbagh, demanding immediate appointment and posting.The protesters gathered outside the National Museum in the morning...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit Jashore on Monday to inaugurate different development projects, lay foundation stone of a medical college and join a street rally.The premier will leave Dhaka for Jashore by air in the morni...
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