News and updates from Bangladesh
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Bangla Press Desk: The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection has fined 120 establishments across 46 districts a total of Tk 9,93,200 following market inspections targeting essential commo...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh recorded three more measles-related deaths – two among children with symptoms and one confirmed measles fatality – in the past 24 hours, the country's health authorities said on Wednesday. During the same period, 99...
Bangla Press Desk: The death count from dengue has reached 50 in 2026, with three more fatalities reported in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning.In the 24-hour span, 534 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total caselo...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman talked over telephone with Malaysian premier Anwar Ibrahim and also wrote to him separately seeking cooperation to tackle the country's energy crisis, which has deepened lately.State M...
Bangla Press Desk: Two people were killed and at least eight others injured after a boundary wall of Mirpur University College collapsed onto people waiting in a queue to buy subsidised goods from a Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck sale...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has urged consumers not to panic over reports of microplastics in toothpaste, saying it is conducting scientific assessments and laboratory tests before determining whether an...
Bangla Press Desk: Online Editors Forum, a platform of publishers and editors of the country's online news portals, has been formed.A nine-member convening committee was formally announced on Tuesday following a meeting of editors and publishers.Shar...
Bangla Press Desk: Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, on Tuesday received his first ceremonial salute and held his first official engagements at Bangabhaban after taking charge.On his arrival at Bangabhaban around 11:15 am, a smart...
Bangla Press Desk: The government is planning to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI)-based data analytics system to monitor the supply of essential commodities and detect potential shortages before they disrupt the market, Commerce Minist...
Bangla Press Desk: Stressing the importance of research and innovation in advancing modern healthcare technologies, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday praised the developers of a locally built ventilator and a high-flow oxygen machine.Dur...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has sought Japan’s continued cooperation to ensure the timely opening of the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), with preparations under way to inaugurate the facility on 16 Decembe...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, also chief patron of ‘Amra BNP Paribar’, on Tuesday sent gifts for Saifa Nur Subha, the newborn daughter of Mohammad Sujan, an injured fighter of the July 2024 mass uprising. A delegation o...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh's under-construction Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway has emerged as one of the world's most expensive elevated highways in terms of construction cost per kilometre, despite offering fewer infrastructure features...
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